A controversial former prosecutor has purchased an abandoned building in the resort area of Lviv region.
On January 10, the State Property Fund conducted an auction for the sale of an abandoned non-residential building in the village of Maidan in the Drohobych region through the electronic trading system Prozorro. Sales. The starting price for the lot was set at 1 UAH, with 10 participants competing for it.
Details About the Lot
This is a brick administrative building, covering an area of 168 m2, decorated with wood, built in 1980. It is on the balance sheet of the state enterprise "Lviv Scientific and Production Center for Standardization, Metrology, and Certification." The decision to privatize it was made by the State Property Fund in the summer of 2023.
The lot description states that the condition of the building is satisfactory. The area of 168.1 m2 consists of two floors and an attic. The building is situated on a municipal land parcel of 0.0163 hectares, which is classified as recreational land and is located near the lands of the "Skole Beskids" National Park.
The first auction for the sale of the building took place in September 2023, attracting 50 participants, two of whom bid 10 and 11 million UAH. However, both contenders were disqualified, and the auction was deemed unsuccessful.
The State Property Fund attempted to auction the building in the village of Maidan again in October 2023, but the auction did not take place due to a lack of participants. A third attempt was made by the SPFU to sell the building in August 2024, where Lviv resident Roman Svystunov offered 8 million UAH, but he did not make the payment after the auction.
This time, the bid of 1.76 million UAH was won by LLC "Nature Park," a company specializing in construction. According to the YouControl service, it was registered in January 2023, and its owner and director is Oleg Prots.
Information About the Buyer
Oleg Prots is a former employee of the prosecutor's offices in the Ternopil and Cherkasy regions. After a media scandal involving expensive cars, the prosecutor transferred to work in the Transcarpathian region.
Companies associated with the Prots family operate in construction (LLC "Nature Park," PE "Olerom"), advertising (LLC "Advertising Group 'Effect'"), and computer programming (LLC "HatsHub").
LLC "Nature Park" owns eight land parcels near the "Skole Beskids" National Park, one of which is adjacent to the administrative building purchased by the firm on January 10. It houses a recreation center owned by the Prots family. Journalists link both the recreation center and Oleg Prots with the MP from the "Servant of the People" party, Ostap Shipailo. According to the YouControl service, both are connected through their membership in the Ternopil organization of the party.
In 2024, a criminal proceeding was opened regarding the blocking of the road by LLC "Nature Park" in the village of Maidan. Neither the Skhidnytska village council nor the Drohobych district military administration know how the former prosecutor privatized land in the resort area.
Additionally, it is worth noting that 36-year-old Oleg Prots is also the head of GO "Headquarters-24".