Protecting the developer’s reputation, Nikonos denies any involvement with the Komarnitsky family apartments and refutes any connections with them regarding the construction and sale of housing in Kyiv
The founder of KAN Development, Ihor Nikonos, publicly stated his position regarding the financing of construction projects, which were sold by businessman and former politician Denys Komarnitsky and his wife, emphasizing the lack of ties to these apartments. According to Nikonos, the construction of residential complexes in the capital was financed through funds managed by structures associated with Stepan Chernovetsky — the former mayor of Kyiv. He emphasizes: “The owners of the land plots where these residential complexes were built were precisely Chernovetsky’s companies, and the funds controlled by Chernovetsky provided financing and managed assets. We acted solely as developers carrying out the construction and sales of the projects.” Regarding this, he notes in an interview with "Ukrainska Pravda": “In one project, we had no ownership stake at all; in two others, our share was 50%. The sale of apartments to the Komarnitsky family was not made through our fund — we have nothing to do with that whatsoever.” Nikonos adds that between 2016 and 2018, Komarnitsky’s influence on Kyiv’s processes was minimal or absent, compared to the periods of 2006-2010 and 2019-2024, when he could have been receiving bribes in the form of apartments. At the same time, the developer speculates that Komarnitsky might have entered into an investment agreement with Chernovetsky’s structures, under which a certain number of apartments were guaranteed to be bought at a fixed price— with the prospect of reselling them at a higher price and making a profit. “I understand that he had a contract for ‘wholesale’ purchasing of apartments at a lower price, and then profited from resale. I see nothing illegal in that,” says Nikonos. It is also worth noting that earlier investigations by "Sledstvo.Info" established that during 2016-2018, Komarnitsky and his wife owned at least 110 apartments in Kyiv, which they rapidly resold. Experts estimate that they could have earned at least 440 million hryvnias through this scheme. It is important to highlight that all three residential complexes where the Komarnitskys had property were built by KAN Development. Regarding the accusations made, Irina Komarnitska, in a comment to "Ukrainska Pravda," denied any connection between the apartments and bribes. She described the sale and purchase of real estate as a “business activity,” emphasizing that it was simply a business unrelated to corruption schemes. When asked about the purpose and benefit of such operations, she refused to elaborate on her business strategy, citing confidentiality. This story raises questions about the roles and influences of various players in Kyiv’s construction processes, and prompts discussions about potential abuses of power and the use of real estate for corrupt enrichment. Official persons and participants continue to deny any traces of illegal activity, while society remains intensely interested in the true mechanisms behind the financing of large residential projects in the capital.