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2,31 a billion hryvnias for roads in Dnipropetrovsk region: who is Pavlo Chukno and what is the FBI doing here
From March to October 2022 of the year the Dnipropetrovsk Regional State Administration paid road contractors 2,31 billion UAH. Of these, 1,5 billion UAH, or 65% of the total amount, was received by one company — LLC “Budinvest Engineering.”
In spring 2021 of the year, by 49% the company was owned by fitness trainer Yana Khlanti, whom journalists call a close associate of the then head of the regional state administration Valentyn Reznychenko, and by the Dnipro businessman Pavlo Chukno.
Chukno is vice president of the basketball club Prometey, which he founded in 2018 year together with Volodymyr Dubinsky. Schemes call Chukno a business partner of the Dubinsky brothers, and Forbes calls him a “manager and partner” of the Dubinsky brothers.
Links with the Dubinsky brothers and the FBI investigation
Volodymyr and Leonid Dubinsky are being sought by the FBI. 14 in September 2012 of the year a federal court in Sacramento issued arrest warrants for them on charges of mail fraud. According to the FBI, the brothers used relatives and acquaintances as straw buyers of houses in California. The court did not determine their guilt. As citizens of Ukraine, they are not subject to extradition.
What is known about the road repair case
9 November 2022 of the year. A week after the case was opened, SAP revealed that Yana Khlanta exited the ownership of Budinvest Engineering, and the main owner became Pavlo Chukno, reported Censor.NET.
26 December 2022 of the year. NABU conducted searches, including at the company’s office and at Chukno’s office, reported Schemes.
12 September 2024 of the year. SAP announced suspicions against five individuals, including the company director. According to the investigation, road repairs were documented as “operational maintenance,” expenses were increased to 1,5 million UAH, and the contractor inflated prices for materials.
12 August 2026 of the year. An indictment was sent to court against Reznychenko, his deputy, the head of the roads department, and the head of the business entity. The investigation estimates the amount of embezzled funds at over 392 million UAH.
There is no public data about declaring a suspicion against Pavlo Chukno himself. His procedural status in the case is unknown.
Who owns Budinvest Engineering now
According to the state register, currently 100% of Budinvest Engineering is owned by Lithuanian citizen Laurynas Grambas, and the director of the company is Kyrylo Sklyar. When and for how much Chukno sold his stake, is not visible from open data.
Olena Chukno, whom the media call Pavlo’s relative, was a co-owner of asphalt-concrete plants that supplied materials for Budinvest.
Leonid Dubinsky was detained by NABU in January 2025 of the year in another case — regarding 129 million UAH allocated for a water supply in the Kamyantsi district. In October 2026 of the year this case was sent to court.
Pavlo Chukno refused to comment to Schemes about the company’s funds and links with Dubinsky.
All named individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court. Schemes notes that they are ready to give each of them a word.
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