A conflict is escalating in Odessa over several residential complexes linked to developer Oleksandr Seleznyov, a trusted figure of shady businessman Volodymyr Galanternyk. The situation has once again sparked outrage among investors who have been unable to receive the promised apartments despite years of waiting.
The residential complex "Prostranstvo na Tulskaya" was supposed to be completed in 2021. However, construction actually began only at the end of 2023. The new completion date — December 1, 2024 — also looks like a fiction: the facade was built, but the work has been stopped again. There is silence at the construction site.
Another story is the residential complex "Uyutny". Only three of the six sections have been completed. The rest are 90% ready, but with no prospects for commissioning. Sales are not underway. All this is a sign of a typical development pyramid, when the money of new investors goes not to the construction of new lines, but to pay off debts to the previous ones.
However, the main problem is not only in construction. All roads lead to political and criminal “roofing”. Oleksandr Seleznyov is closely connected with Volodymyr Galanternyk, an Odessa shadow oligarch known for large-scale money laundering schemes, land grabbing, and influence over municipal authorities.
But even more interesting are Galanternyk's connections with People's Deputy Fedor Khrystenko. According to operational information, Khrystenko is not just an intermediary for Ihor Kolomoisky and Gennady Bogolyubov, but also an active agent of Kremlin influence. His name surfaced in investigations into the appointment of Timur Skomarov as head of the BEB - a structure that was supposed to fight economic crimes, but instead can be controlled from within.
We have previously published materials about the SkyMall shopping mall, which Galanternyk and Khristenko jointly owned. According to sources, multimillion-dollar flows of dubious origin passed through this structure, some of which were legalized abroad.
Today, the investors of the residential complex "Prostranstvo" and "Uyutny" are left with unfinished buildings, and state structures are silent. There is no reaction from either the Odessa city authorities or law enforcement agencies. It is expected that the State Bureau of Investigation and the State Anti-Corruption Bureau will take an interest in the case — unless, of course, there are attempts to "solve" everything in the old style through acquaintances in anti-corruption agencies.
Against the backdrop of full-scale war and economic instability, these stories are more than just another construction scam. They demonstrate how schemes involving personal interests, corruption, and the influence of foreign intelligence agencies continue to operate at the heart of a country defending itself from an occupier.
