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Yurii Holyk, a long-time consultant to the "Great Construction" program, is not listed among the defendants in the case about the alleged misappropriation of budget funds during road repairs in Dnipropetrovsk region. In August 2026 the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office sent an indictment to court concerning four people, while Holyk’s role in this story remains a separate question. According to NABU and SAP, in 2022 year 1,5 billion UAH was allocated for road works, and the overstatement of material costs exceeded 392 million UAH.
According to NABU, the case participants are suspected of classifying current or major repair works as routine road maintenance, write the media. Such a classification allowed them to obtain funding more quickly under martial law conditions and to bypass certain procedures for preparing project documentation, expertise, and technical supervision. The investigation believes that part of the funds was transferred to the accounts of other companies connected to officials. According to official information from the anti-corruption bodies, contracts totaling 1,5 billion UAH were concluded with the company Budinvest Engineering. According to the investigation, the contractor overstated the cost of materials used by more than 392 million UAH. The indictment concerns former head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional State Administration Valentyn Reznichenko and his alleged accomplices. At the same time, an accusation does not equal proven guilt: that must be established by a court. Yurii Holyk did not hold a formal state position, but for several years he was involved in state construction projects. He worked as an external adviser to Reznichenko, consulted Prime Minister Oleksii Honcharuk and the leadership of Ukravtodor, and also participated in work on the "Great Construction" program. In an interview with Babel, Holyk said he deliberately avoided official positions so as not to become a public figure. Journalistic investigations previously described Holyk as one of the informal participants in discussions of infrastructure projects in the Office of the President. Publications mentioned his contacts with Reznichenko and his presence at working meetings. At the same time, informal influence, even if supported by testimony or journalistic material, is not in itself proof of participation in a criminal offense. Journalists paid particular attention to Holyk’s ties with Yana Khlanta, a fitness trainer from Dnipro and co-owner of Budinvest Engineering. According to an investigation by Skhemy, Khlanta and Reznichenko were in a relationship, and Holyk, Reznichenko, and Khlanta crossed borders on nearby dates or traveled on the same flights at different times in 2019–2022 years. These circumstances drew attention to possible informal links among people involved in road contracts, but they alone do not prove collusion or a crime. NABU conducted searches at Holyk’s in December 2022 and June of 2023. However, in the case sent to court, he was not included among the accused. According to information cited in the journalistic piece, Holyk formally has the status of a witness. Publicly available statements from NABU and SAP do not fully answer whether materials about his possible role were separated into a separate proceeding and at what stage that proceeding is. That question remains key for further coverage of the case: whether law enforcement is checking Holyk’s possible role in decision-making on road contracts, whether his actions have a separate legal assessment, and whether they plan to report the results of any additional investigation. NABU and SAP should provide answers to these questions. Until new procedural decisions are officially confirmed, there are no grounds to assert Holyk’s involvement in embezzlement. The investigation into the road contracts began after suspicious operations with budget funds allocated during the full-scale war were identified. In September 2024 the suspects were notified of suspicion; in December of 2025 the investigation was completed; and in August 2026 the indictment was sent to court. Further proceedings must determine whether the prosecution’s evidence is confirmed and who is responsible for any damage to the state budget.
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