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Project and construction in the same hands: Yurii Romashko’s company Countryinvestbud will spend over half a billion on reconstruction in Kyiv
In the Solomianskyi district of Kyiv, a two-story building is planned to be turned into a rehabilitation center for children and adults with disabilities for more than 688 million hryvnias. The large-scale contract, whose implementation will last three years, was awarded to LLC “Construction Industry Countryinvestbud” (which earlier developed the project for this site for almost 12 million hryvnias).
All of the company’s orders were awarded without competition and, it appears, because the procuring entity wrote the tender requirements specifically for this company. Meanwhile, less than half a year after the project was approved, the estimated cost of the reconstruction increased by more than 230 million hryvnias — almost by half. Countryinvestbud is by no means new to public contracts. The company previously worked, among others, for the Heart Institute and Energoatom (including building protective structures at nuclear power plants). Incidentally, the topic of building such structures was mentioned in the so-called Mindich tapes, although the contractor’s involvement in the investigated schemes has not been stated to date.
As KV learned from the announcement in the Prozorro electronic public procurement system, on 1 October 2026 the Department of Social and Veteran Policy of the Solomianskyi District State Administration in the city of Kyiv signed a contract with LLC “Construction Industry Countryinvestbud” (*) for the reconstruction of a non-residential building at Mykhailo Dontsia Street, 18-V into a comprehensive rehabilitation center for children and persons with disabilities. The contract value is 688,11 million hryvnias.
LLC “Construction Industry Countryinvestbud” received this contract without competition because it was the only participant in the procurement. The company offered a price only 1 thousand hryvnias lower than the expected cost including VAT.
Details of the reconstruction
Under the contract, the contractor must complete the reconstruction by 30 September 2029. It includes preparatory, demolition, earthworks and general construction works, installation of external and internal engineering networks, a fire protection system and lightning protection, as well as landscaping and greening of the area. The work will be carried out in a single phase, without separating commissioning complexes.
According to the financing schedule, for 2026 year the local budget plans to allocate 19 million hryvnias, for 2027 year — 324 million hryvnias, for 2028 year — 240 million hryvnias, and for 2029 year — 105,11 million hryvnias.
According to the DREAM system, the reconstruction foresees adding two floors to the existing two-story non-residential building. The main goal of the project, as stated, is to help adapt and integrate children and persons with disabilities into society. At the center, people with disabilities will be able to stay temporarily, undergo social, medical, physical, and vocational rehabilitation, receive education, and participate in day activity programs. The duration of stay and rehabilitation will be determined individually.
The need for creating the center is explained by a growing number of children and youth who require rehabilitation and social support. According to published data, in the Solomianskyi district of Kyiv there are 1036 children registered who, due to health conditions, may need early intervention services, 1437 children with disabilities, and 3990 people with disabilities aged from 18 to 35 years with various conditions.
Visualization of the project for the future comprehensive rehabilitation center (source: DREAM)
Design and construction — in the same hands
The Department of Social and Veteran Policy of the Solomianskyi RSA commissioned the development of the reconstruction project for the building on Mykhailo Dontsia Street, where the rehabilitation center is planned, in May 2025 for 2,92 million hryvnias. The contractor chosen was the aforementioned LLC “Construction Industry Countryinvestbud,” which was to develop the design and estimate documentation and ensure the passing of expertise to obtain a positive expert opinion.
In February 2026 the district administration signed another contract with Countryinvestbud for 8,94 million hryvnias — this time for the development of working documentation for the reconstruction of the building on Mykhailo Dontsia Street.
Note that LLC “Construction Industry Countryinvestbud” was the only participant in the tender. One potential tender participant suspected the procuring entity of writing some procurement requirements specifically for this company. In particular, he pointed to the requirement to provide floor-by-floor planning solutions even though an approved project already existed. The Department of Social and Veteran Policy of the Solomianskyi RSA denied the allegations, stating that there were no violations of the law and that anyone could meet this requirement. In the end, no one else participated in the tender besides LLC “Construction Industry Countryinvestbud,” and the contract was concluded with it without obstacles.
The design brief states that the building at Mykhailo Dontsia Street, 18-V, is planned to be reconfigured into a four-story comprehensive rehabilitation center for children and people with disabilities. The first floor will house early rehabilitation and day stay units for children, doctors’ offices, psychologists, a speech therapist, sensory and play rooms. The second floor will accommodate facilities for physical, medical and psycho-pedagogical rehabilitation; the third — spaces for social, vocational and psychosocial rehabilitation; and the fourth — administrative offices, a conference room and an assembly hall. The project also includes provision of a radiation shelter for 150 people.
Recall that the initial reconstruction project was approved by the Kyiv City State Administration (KCSA) on 24 March 2026 by its order No. 44. According to the document, after reconstruction the total area of the facility will be 5369,5 sq. m, and the center will be able to receive up to 100 visitors per day. At that time, the total estimated cost of the reconstruction was assessed at 486,34 million hryvnias.
By KCSA order of 17.08.2026 No. 194 the project was reapproved. The total estimated cost of the reconstruction rose from 486,34 million to 716,46 million hryvnias — by more than 230 million hryvnias, or 47%. The total area of the complex slightly increased to 5390,3 sq. m, while the center’s throughput remained at 100 visitors per day.
About the contractor
According to the analytical system YouControl, LLC “Construction Industry Countryinvestbud” was registered in 2020 in Kyiv. Its founder and director is Yurii Romashko. In October 2020 he ran for the Hlevakha settlement council from the Country party, but did not win a seat.
According to Clarity Project, LLC “Construction Industry Countryinvestbud” signed 93 contracts through Prozorro totaling more than 3 billion hryvnias. The company received most of its contracts in Kyiv and the capital region, but also works in Cherkasy, Khmelnytskyi and Lviv regions. The largest customers are the Heart Institute of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine and the separate subdivision “Atomproektinzhiniring” of JSC “NNEGC Energoatom.”
In particular, in May 2026 the state non-commercial enterprise “Heart Institute of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine” ordered from LLC “Construction Industry Countryinvestbud” a large-scale reconstruction of a building and the creation of units for innovative cardio-neurorehabilitation and intensive care for its Kyiv branch. The cost of the works is 841,08 million hryvnias.
According to the Bi Prozorro module, Energoatom and its subdivisions have, since 2023, chosen Countryinvestbud as a contractor for various repair and construction works totaling 930 million hryvnias. In particular, without open tenders the company was assigned the construction of protective structures at the South Ukraine, Rivne and Khmelnytskyi nuclear power plants and at the Centralized Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage.
Recall that the topic of building protective structures at nuclear power plants appeared in Operation Midas — the NABU and SAP case that unfolded around the activities of a criminal organization in the energy sector, which used, among others, JSC “NNEGC Energoatom” to obtain illicit gains and launder funds. As the Bi Prozorro module shows, there was only one contractor at the facilities — the aforementioned Countryinvestbud.
Note that Yurii Romashko owns two other companies: LLC “Alt Vector” and LLC “Ukrainian Electric Systems.” The latter also receives public contracts, including in the capital: on behalf of the Kyiv City Enterprise “Kyivzelenbud” it carried out repair work in Sovky Park for a total of 7,14 million hryvnias.
The Department of Social and Veteran Policy of the Solomianskyi RSA is headed by Tetiana Shakhrai. The head of the Solomianskyi District State Administration in the city of Kyiv is Serhii Movenko (in the collage).
* LLC “Construction Industry Countryinvestbud” (EDRPOU code: 43534236)
Authors: Yelyzaveta Kovalenko, Alona Momot
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