Direct control and tenders: connections to "Stroyinvest" found in the phone of the "Great Construction" curator Holyk

Manual control and tenders: in the phone of the curator of the “Great Construction” program, Holyk, connections to “Stroyinvest” were found

Coordinator of the state infrastructure program “Great Construction” Yuriy Holyk advised and effectively managed the work of some contractors of project contracts.

In Holyk’s ideologue’s phone, correspondence with former owner of the construction company “SC Stroyinvest” was revealed, which in recent years received from the state more than 4 billion hryvnias for various works.

In May 2023 year, NABU detectives seized two mobile phones from Holyk. Among the files, correspondence with “SC Stroyinvest” was found, whose owner for a long time was (and likely still controls the company) businessman Denys Ostrovskyi.

Denys Ostrovskyi

In the correspondence Holyk gives instructions on obtaining subventions, and also demands reports on the progress of work at specific facilities. The tone of the messages indicates that Ostrovskyi plays the role of a subordinate in this process. In particular, one of his messages reads: “Understood the task. It will be done.”

In cases where Holyk mentioned potential future subventions, “Stroyinvest” subsequently received either additional funding or won tenders.

For example, in one of Ostrovskyi’s messages it said: “I’m waiting for the figure today. If you don’t give it today, the next subvention in April. If you give it today, you’ll take the money in November.” A message sent in October 2021 referred to a new cultural center in Kaneva, Cherkasy region.

In November, a new tender was announced for works at this cultural center. The cheaper bid was rejected, and the winner was precisely “Stroyinvest.”

Despite a series of scandals and criminal cases regarding possible misappropriation of funds, the company continued to receive significant state orders.

After the full-scale invasion began, Holyk, in the Office of the President, began supervising reconstruction issues of damaged facilities. Already in 2023 year, “Stroyinvest” took on the reconstruction. In particular, companies ordered works in Zaporizhzhia and Borodyanka in Kyiv region. Later, journalists revealed substantial overpayments encoded in the estimates.

This is not the only connection between Holyk and Ostrovskyi that journalists managed to establish.

Parallel to business in Ukraine, Ostrovskyi created a company in Austria. The firm ODM BAU & Investition was registered in Vienna. Journalists found out that it is supervised by local lawyer Serhiy Baharyev, who confirmed that Ostrovskyi is his client. Baharyev also accompanies another Austrian company — DEVERTE HOLDING GMBH, which through a Ukrainian firm has long been co-owner of the Creative States coworking network, where Holyk owns a significant share.