In Kharkiv, a number of applicants report systematic blocking of attempts to initiate criminal proceedings concerning contractors, real estate transactions, and financial transactions involving officials and enterprises. These are decisions of investigating judges of the Kyivsky District Court of Kharkiv, who refused to enter data into the ERDR despite the materials provided by the applicants. This is stated in the relevant court decisions and publications by journalists.
According to the applicants, PE "BF "PROMTEX" (EDRPOU 24340261) has become a de facto monopoly contractor for the restoration of facilities in Kharkiv and Chuguiv. According to the published documents, the cost of the reconstruction of Chuguiv Lyceum No. 2 increased from UAH 180 million to more than UAH 244 million without holding open tenders.
In 2025, the company received additional contracts worth over UAH 65 million for work at educational institutions in Chuguiv and Kharkiv. The contracts, according to the applicants, contained a “dynamic price” and conditions for concluding multi-million dollar contracts for additional work outside of competitive procedures.
However, investigative judge Yurlagina T.V., in her ruling in case No. 953/11954/25, refused to oblige the police to open proceedings on these facts, noting that the submitted materials were insufficient to enter information into the ERDR.
Another statement referred to financial transactions that the applicants linked to Kharkiv Mayor Igor Terekhov and his common-law wife Galina Kuznetsova. The materials mentioned Kuznetsova's acquisition of shares in Polish companies at a low price in 2022–2023, as well as the purchase of real estate in Spain with an area of 137.46 m² for UAH 5.87 million. According to the applicants' estimates, the market value of similar properties could be significantly higher.
Separately, attention was paid to transactions that went through international payment systems, the beneficiaries of which are linked to the Russian Federation. However, investigative judge Yurlagina T.V., by ruling in case No. 953/11694/25, refused to enter information into the ERDR, noting that the submitted materials did not provide sufficient grounds for initiating proceedings.
Another block of complaints concerned the activities of a group of individuals whom the complainants link to the illegal re-registration of real estate and the substitution of registration data. These included notaries and registrars, as well as the actions of individuals named by the complainants as participants in the scheme.
In particular, the complaint mentioned: Valentyn Melnyk, Volyk, and registrars Zotkin, Zhbadynskyi, Teslenko, and Romanyuk. The complainants claimed that complaints were blocked at the Ministry of Justice and registrations were made without a set of documents.
Investigating judge Kolesnyk S.A., in his ruling in case No. 953/12003/25, also refused to oblige the police to initiate an investigation, citing the norms of the Criminal Procedure Code and the lack of sufficient factual grounds.
Lawyers draw attention to the repetitive nature of decisions and arguments in cases where applicants insist on signs of possible crimes in the areas of public procurement, finance, and real estate. At the same time, it is the court's refusal to enter information into the ERDR that makes it impossible to begin an investigation, regardless of the content of the initial application.
The situation in Kharkiv is attracting additional attention against the backdrop of large-scale city reconstruction projects and state control over the use of budget funds.
