Group of Ivan Fedorov. Criminal dossier

Recently anonymous Telegram channels circulated an announcement of troubles for the head of the Recovery Agency, Ivan Fedorov. Allegedly, during his tenure as head of the Zaporizhzhia regional administration he and his team made many mistakes, so law enforcement will go after him despite his status as Zelensky’s favorite. And precisely because of that status, Ivan Fedorov this summer managed to outpace Mariupol mayor Vadym Boychenko in a behind-the-scenes contest for the State Recovery position.

Ivan Fedorov and Servant of the People MP Serhiy Minko. Old friends since the Melitopol days.

Volodymyr Zelensky favored him, if not on the first try, then without difficulty. Possibly a role was played by Servant of the People member of the Verkhovna Rada law enforcement committee Serhiy Minko. He is a long-time friend of Fedorov from the time they jointly led Melitopol, before it was occupied.

Nashi Groshi conducted a "check of the rumor" and found the following. Yes, there are people dissatisfied with Fedorov’s activities.

The National Association of Road Builders of Ukraine issued a statement. They say Fedorov is fighting against market monopolization. Nashi Groshi have for many years observed the shifting of contracts in this sector by various methods. And the current story is not unique. Here we root for both teams)))

But this clash nevertheless highlighted a very important fact. The background of Ivan Fedorov and his team is indeed described in criminal proceedings. Various law enforcement agencies have opened so many cases during the invasion that from them you can make a portrait of modern corrupt Ukraine.

So, on 4 September Ivan Fedorov was appointed head of the State Agency for Restoration and Development of Ukraine’s Infrastructure. Within a few weeks Nashi Groshi noticed that Fedorov’s staffing rise gave a financial boost to one of the most successful contractors in Zaporizhzhia region ‒ LLC "Construction Company Kalmius."

The company received contracts worth 2,1 billion UAH, of which 1,1 billion came from the Zaporizhzhia service for arranging anti-drone protection. By comparison: the largest contract Kalmius had previously received from a Zaporizhzhia client did not exceed 70,3 million UAH.

Recently RBC-Ukraine published a piece about a number of firms from Fedorov’s circle and their billion-hryvnia successes. Nashi Groshi checked not only procurements but also court materials in which companies linked to the head of the State Recovery appear.

Construction of school shelters

Specialists of the Main Unit of BEE detectives are investigating proceedings under articles on embezzlement on an especially large scale, tax evasion, and forgery of documents for firm registration.

One of the rulings contains contract numbers indicating that the case concerns 11 shelters in schools, with the customer being the state enterprise "Local Roads." Among them are Gymnasium No. 107, School No. 88, "Sich Collegium," Lyceum "Leader," "Logos," and others. Contractors are LLC "Company Positive," LLC "Melsiti," and LLC "Adonia Kompani."

Nashi Groshi had already drawn attention in June 2024 to some of the repairs featured in the proceedings due to hidden estimates and lack of competition.

Investigators suspect that officials of the state enterprise in collusion with contractors "appropriated budget funds" through false acceptance certificates and inflated prices for concrete and rebar ‒ in total about 27,6 million. The money was then, according to the investigation, cashed out through firms showing signs of being fictitious.

From the materials: the official owner of one such supplier confessed to investigators that she re-registered the firm in her name "in exchange for receiving a benefit," and handed over seals and keys to "other participants in the crime."

In addition, the case records a markup on the rental cost of a crawler crane by 2,4 times: a subcontractor took the crane for 965 thousand UAH, while the state enterprise was billed for 2,35 million UAH. The case is at the stage of forensic examinations and study of seized evidence.

Fortifications: beer sellers, taxi drivers, and repentance in court

A number of firms "close" to Fedorov appear in another BEE detectives’ proceeding concerning the misappropriation/theft of property during construction of support points under contracts of the Melitopol district state administration with LLC "PBK Akvi-Bud" and LLC "Melsiti."

The investigation established inflated prices for metal posts, dragon’s teeth, and mesh, with damages exceeding 5,4 million UAH. Moreover, according to the investigation, both firms, together with suppliers Morena SK, Alians Som, and Fundament-L, "are controlled by one person." The formal director of Melsiti, according to the ruling, sells food products and beer drinks, while the director of Akvi-Bud provides taxi services.

In January 2026 the materials concerning one of the managers were separated into a separate proceeding. Prosecutors reclassified the charge from theft of property to official negligence. The accused admitted guilt, fully compensated the damages, and transferred 2 million UAH to the Armed Forces. So the court released him from liability due to effective repentance.

Millions from the National Health Service of Ukraine (NHSU)

Among the freshest cases is a proceeding of the Main Investigative Department of the National Police under the article on embezzlement of funds on an especially large scale. It involves LLC "Ukrmedgroup," which received 703,22 million UAH from the NHSU as payment for medical services, the actuality of which is now being established. About 247 million UAH of those funds, according to the investigation, were transferred to accounts of risky firms.

During the investigation a number of searches were conducted and copies of orders by the head of the regional military administration for the years 2024-2025 were seized, from which it follows that at least two firms involved in the case ‒ LLC "Ukrmedgroup" and LLC "Liky+" ‒ were recognized as critically important.

In addition, the investigation gained access to databases to "establish the circle of 'patients' who were allegedly provided services."

"Ukrmedgroup" is a company that was registered at the address of the "St. Nicholas Clinic" in Zaporizhzhia. Its founders are the clinic’s medical director Kostiantyn Milytsia and former Zaporizhzhia city council deputy Mykola Bilyi. According to Nashi Groshi, Bilyi is the godfather (kum) of Ivan Fedorov. He also heads the Zaporizhzhia regional football federation.

Contractors and their connections

Nashi Groshi checked all procurements of Zaporizhzhia region customers for the years 2024-2026 with a value from 1 million UAH.

The largest customer is the state enterprise "Local Roads of Zaporizhzhia Region." This enterprise reports to the regional military administration, and since May 2024 it has been headed by Viktoriia Repashevska, the former head of Melitopol’s Department of Capital Construction and a former adviser to Fedorov. The lion’s share of this state enterprise’s contracts went to the companies mentioned above.

LLC "BK Kalmius" was founded in March 2025, its manager and owner is Danylo Sandyriov. Nashi Groshi reported that three days after registration the firm became a subcontractor to "Company Positive," and that experience allowed it to get its first contracts worth over half a billion. Currently the firm has contracts totaling 5,6 billion UAH. The most in Zaporizhzhia region.

LLC "Company Positive" is owned by Maksym Haidai, and earlier belonged to former official and ex-deputy of the Zaporizhzhia city council Mykola Bilyi ‒ co-owner of LLC "UkrMedGroup," LLC "Liky+" and founder of the charitable organization "BF St. Nicholas Clinic." The firm "Positive" is on the Antimonopoly Committee’s blacklist for tender collusion. The firm won tenders worth 1,13 billion UAH.

LLC "Melsiti" belongs to Volodymyr Novoseltsev. As Bihus.info journalists found, the firm together with "Akvi-Bud" purchased construction materials from the company "Fundament-L," which belongs to former Melitopol deputy Serhiy Bilovol. Ivan Fedorov and Serhiy Bilovol simultaneously ran for Melitopol city council from the Petro Poroshenko Bloc. Ivan Fedorov told Bihus.info that he is acquainted with Bilovol, but "Akvi-Bud" and "Melsiti" received contracts not because of that. The firm has contracts totaling 1,74 billion UAH.