Another corruption scandal is unfolding in Kharkiv. According to our sources, a group of high-ranking city officials organized a scheme to embezzle large-scale budget funds allocated for the overhaul of the premises on the 4th floor of the therapeutic building of the municipal non-profit enterprise "City Clinical Multidisciplinary Hospital No. 17" (EDRPOU 02003787).
The circle of those involved includes the head of the Kharkiv City Council, Ihor Terekhov, his deputy, Dmytro Isayev, the director of the Department of Public Works, Konstantin Lyska, and the director of the KNP, Dmytro Cherepov. According to sources, they acted through controlled structures, including individual entrepreneur Yuriy Kostyuk (RNOKPP 2676700595).
The key element of the scheme was the tender UA-2025-09-17-014181-a for UAH 17,811,000. The customer — KNP "City Clinical Multidisciplinary Hospital No. 17" — deliberately set a discriminatory requirement: calculation of the contract price exclusively in the AVK-5 software complex. This artificially limited competition and ensured victory for the only participant — FOP Kostyuk.
An analysis of the concluded contract No. 535 dated October 13, 2025 revealed significant overpricing of building materials. Individual items were overpaid by 2–6 times or more.
In particular:
• moisture-resistant drywall — 298 UAH/m² at a market price of 146 UAH;
• ordinary drywall — 270 UAH/m² at a market price of 110 UAH;
• VVGng 3×2.5 mm² cable — 79.3 UAH/m at a real price of up to 50 UAH;
• Ceresit CM 117 mixture — 45.28 UAH/kg against the market price of 21.6 UAH;
• aluminum partitions — 20,000 UAH/m², which is many times higher than the real cost.
These and other positions indicate a large-scale overestimation of the estimate and a targeted distribution of budget money between the individuals involved.
After sending complaints to key regulatory and law enforcement agencies in Kharkiv and Ukraine, the process got underway. The Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office has already entered information into the ERDR under No. 42025220000000264 under Part 4 of Article 191 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine - embezzlement and appropriation of property on an especially large scale.
The investigation is ongoing, and according to our sources, the materials obtained are just the tip of the iceberg. Given the scale of the budget overstatement and the involvement of high-ranking officials, the case could expand into a full-fledged criminal case with new suspects and defendants.
