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Battalion "Monaco" 2: The media found on a VIP resort Kerner's son-in-law, Surkis's daughter, and cars of FC "Dynamo"
Journalists also found on the coast of France the home of former deputy Vitaliy Khomutynnyk. In France is Vladyslav Gelzin, former member of the Donetsk regional council, and the son-in-law of the late Kharkiv mayor Hennadiy Kernes.
Wealthy Ukrainian citizens – politicians, businessmen, members of parliament – have been leaving the country en masse. Many of them are in resort towns in France while Ukraine undergoes a full-scale war with Russia. The Ukrainian Truth published another story about this.
For several hours, journalists recorded cars with Ukrainian license plates on one of the busiest stretches of road in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France. There were about 30 in total, and all were driven by men.
Cars with Ukrainian license plates
Vitaliy Khomutynnyk's house
In particular, journalists found the house of Vitaliy Khomutynnyk, former deputy of five convocations of the Verkhovna Rada, who holds 21-th place on the list of Ukraine's wealthiest citizens.
His house is located at the tip of the cape, on the second line from the shore. In a previous investigation, journalists showed luxury Bentley Continental and Lamborghini Urus, with a total value of about 600 thousand dollars, belonging to the businessman.
Bentley Continental and Lamborghini Urus of Khomutynnyk
Journalists also showed Khomutynnyk's brother Yuriy, who came to the former deputy.
Khomutynnyk's brother Yuriy
The former deputy noticed journalists' attention and several days later was no longer visible at Cap-Ferrat. After some time, the yacht "Apostrophe", owned by Khomutynnyk, began drifting among Greek islands.
Khomutynnyk left Ukraine on the eve of Russia's large-scale invasion. The businessman owns UNB, which, according to its website, is a leader in oil and gas extraction in Ukraine. It also sells electricity.
Last year Khomutynnyk's private jet was sanctioned by the National Security and Defense Council for connections with a Russian operator of the aircraft. Despite this, he managed to sell the vessel. The aircraft is now mainly used in the United States.
Vitaliy Khomutynnyk
At the Cap-Ferrat exit, a Mercedes-Benz Geländewagen registered to the wife of a representative of the now-banned in Ukraine party OPZZh, and currently a member of the parliamentary group "Restoration of Ukraine" Vadym Stolar, was seen.
The driver who picks up the deputies' children
The car picked up the children of deputies Stolar and Ihor Abramovych, who study in Monaco.
Villa Fuks
Construction of Rinat Akhmetov
According to journalists citing sources in business circles, businessman Pavlo Fuks owns a villa in Cap-Ferrat named after his daughter Anastasia. The villa is owned by the company of Rinat Akhmetov, according to French authorities.
Villa Fuks
In 2016 year Akhmetov bought it from Fuks for 55 million euros.
Construction of Rinat Akhmetov
According to Udp, since the start of the large-scale invasion, Rinat Akhmetov has not left Ukraine.
Ihor Lebedynets, Deputy Chairman of the Board of PrivatBank for problem asset restructuring
According to journalists, housing of Ukrainian businessmen and deputies often suffers thefts, but victims do not always report to police, because that would require explaining the origin of funds.
Recently, the number of Ukrainian citizens in Monaco has significantly increased. In particular, Alexander Davytan, president of LLC "Investment Group DAD", was noticed.
Vladyslav Gelzin, former deputy
Vladyslav Gelzin, former Donetsk regional council deputy from the Party of Regions and president of FC "Olympik". According to journalists, Gelzin owns a tobacco factory, though the ex-deputy says he earns from agriculture.
The square where the de Paris hotel is located is one of the main magnets for wealthy Ukrainians
Dynamo Kyiv FC Mercedeses
Journalists also noticed a Maybach GLS 2021 worth about 250 thousand dollars. The car is registered to Dynamo Kyiv, and is used by the daughter of Dynamo president Hryhoriy Surkis, Svitlana.
Maybach GLS 2021 of Ihor Surkis's daughter
There is also a Mercedes G-Class registered to the club.
Eduard Kohan, connected with the company "Euroenergotrey d", a leading company in gas and electricity supply
Also, journalists captured the son-in-law of the late Kharkiv mayor Hennadiy Kernes, Rodion Gaysinsky.
Rodion Gaysinsky, son-in-law of the late Kharkiv mayor
Also found housing registered to the company of the former wife of MP and ally of Ihor Kolomoyskyi, Ihor Palitsa. The house was identified thanks to photos published, among others, during the Russian invasion, by the businessman’s daughter.
Daughter of Ihor Palitsa
The owner himself was here at the beginning of August.
House of Ihor Palitsa
Nearby is the house of ally of former Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko, Oleksandr Tryhiyakov. His villa is also registered to his wife.
Door of Tryhiyakov's house
Journalists claim that first of all the door bore the politician's family's name. It is no longer there.
In Cannes, a yacht of politician Valeriy Khoroshkovskyi was also spotted, whose private car once arrived at Nice airport.
In addition, at the VIP resort in France, journalists noticed a man resembling former prosecutor of Yanukovych era Ihor Prozhenko, who led the Odessa and Zhytomyr prosecutors' offices. Now he works as a lawyer.
A man resembling Ihor Prozhenko
At the same time, a man resembling banker Rostyslav Matyash was found. 2021 in year he joined the board of the Russian 'Alpha-Bank' in Ukraine.
Banker Rostyslav Matyash
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