Two universities in Kyiv were purchasing food for cadets at triple the inflated prices

Two universities in Kyiv have been reported to procure food for military cadets at prices that are triple the inflated rates. The Ministry of Defense signed agreements with the National Aviation University (€100,000) and Kyiv Shevchenko University (€1,250,000) for catering to the dietary needs of military cadets in the cafeterias of these educational institutions. Notably, the listed prices from these universities surpass those of all other food suppliers for the Ministry of Defense.

The National Aviation University submitted an invoice to the Ministry of Defense at €3.73 per person per day, while Kyiv Shevchenko University billed at €3.72 per day. Simultaneously, a company named “Grand Consult,” owned by Tetiana Hlyniana, who possesses hotels in Croatia, secured one of its contracts with the Ministry of Defense at a rate of €2.87 per day. Another company, “Trade Lines Retail,” won its tender with the Ministry of Defense at a rate of €2.58 per day. The latter firm was previously registered to Svitlana Hrynkevych, the wife of Lviv businessman Igor Hrynkevych, known for disrupting other deliveries to the Ministry of Defense and recently detained by the State Bureau of Investigations for an attempted bribe to an investigator.

Consequently, the costs for food in university cafeterias in Kyiv are significantly higher than those for military units. For instance, potatoes at universities average €0.39 per kilogram, while companies charge €0.17 per kilogram. Similarly, regular drinking water in contracts in the capital costs €0.37 per liter, compared to €0.15 per liter for companies. The universities secured their contracts without competitive bidding, as they provide meals to cadets in their own cafeterias. Thus, Kyiv Shevchenko University and NAU, not being part of the Ministry of Defense structure, set military prices that the ministry is compelled to pay.