In August 2025, Kyiv concluded over 5,600 contracts for a total of UAH 5.67 billion. The largest expenditure items were construction and repairs, the purchase of equipment for utility companies, and electricity for transport. At the same time, the most expensive contract of the month was the purchase of telecommunications equipment for the metro from a Slovenian company, which was recently suspected of circumventing supplies to Russia.
For the sixth month in a row, construction and repair work remain the main expenses of Kyiv. In August, UAH 3.15 billion (55% of all purchases) was allocated for them. Among the largest projects are the construction of a shelter at school No. 186 (UAH 195.86 million), the reconstruction of the silt field dams of the Bortnytsia aeration station (UAH 147.07 million), and the installation of a cogeneration unit at the Kyivteploenergo utility facility (UAH 118.91 million).
Separately, over UAH 380 million was spent on road infrastructure repairs — from storm sewers on Bratislavska Street to emergency measures on the Southern Bridge and the reconstruction of the tram overpass across Shukhevych Avenue.
The second largest item among the expenses is telecommunications and electrical equipment (UAH 760.82 million). Of this, over UAH 316 million was allocated to a contract with Kontron, doo to supply systems for the Kyiv metro. This equipment is necessary for the backup and expansion of communication and data transmission systems in the subway.
This deal was the largest purchase of August. However, it raised questions: the contract was signed without a competition, and previously Kyiv had placed similar orders with other suppliers. State auditors have already become interested in why the Kyiv Metro chose Kontron as the “sole manufacturer.”
In May of this year, Politico reported that Kontron could have supplied Russia with dual-purpose telecommunications platforms capable of monitoring and intercepting communication traffic. The company's Slovenian unit, according to journalists, exported products worth more than 3.5 million euros to Russia in 2023.
In third place in terms of expenses is electricity for the Kyivpastrans Commune (UAH 256.44 million). Also among the orders for August are 12 dump trucks for Kyivavtodor (UAH 145.44 million), a tomography system for the city oncology center (UAH 80 million), meals for schoolchildren (UAH 81 million), as well as digitization of documents on property ownership (UAH 11.16 million).
Among the customers, the leader was the Kyivteploenergo enterprise, which signed 354 agreements for almost UAH 660 million. The largest expenses were the installation of cogeneration units and the reconstruction of the boiler house on Kudryavskyi Uzviz.
Thus, the capital's August expenditures once again confirmed that the main funds go to repairs, transport infrastructure, and utilities. At the same time, the largest purchase from a company with an ambiguous reputation may become the subject of separate inspections.
