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London, Athens and Business in Ukraine: How Friedrich Pollak’s Wife Lives Amid the Bankruptcy of Union Standard Bank
Tetyana Pollak — the wife of the scandal-plagued former head of the bankrupt Union Standard Bank, Friedrich Pollak — runs a travel business in London.
While Ukrainian entrepreneurs are forced to cope with the pressure of inspections and the consequences of war, some members of the business elite quietly set up lives in multiple countries at once, leaving behind debts in Ukraine, convoluted company schemes, and legal disputes.
A striking example of this model is the family of Friedrich Pollak and his wife Tetyana Pollak (Medvedeva).
Tetyana is a co-founder of the popular online service for searching and booking tours, Farvater Travel, and recently has also presented herself as a psychotherapist for top managers.
According to registration and banking records, she has close ties to Zakarpattia: since 2006 she has been registered as a sole proprietor (FOP) in Uzhhorod at Zalyznichna Street, 4/22, apt. 210. In addition, Tetyana Pollak is the founder, director, and beneficiary of several companies:
LLC "FARVATER GROUP LTD" (EDRPOU code 34489623),
LLC "FARVATER TRAVEL GROUP LTD" (code 37692428),
LLC "FARVATER TRAVEL" (code 38889745),
LLC "AGENCY FARVATER" (code 43010656)
NGO "GENDER RESOURCE CENTER" (code 33614372).
The businesswoman’s real life has long since extended beyond the Zakarpattia registers.
Tetyana, together with her children (daughter Frida and son David), currently lives in London, and in September 2026 the family vacationed in the upscale Athens neighborhood of Vouli.
In March of this year, the Uzhhorod court opened proceeding No. 308/3451/26 on Friedrich Pollak’s suit seeking divorce, division of property, determination of the children’s place of residence, and alimony.
However, just five days later the plaintiff’s representative withdrew the suit, and the court returned the filing without consideration.
Behind these family events lies a large financial infrastructure: dozens of accounts at leading banks are registered in Tetyana Pollak’s name, including at JSC "Alfa-Bank", JSC "Pravex Bank", JSC "Ukrsibbank", JSC "Universal Bank", JSC CB "PrivatBank" and PJSC "Union Standard Bank", and an apartment in Uzhhorod on Hrushevskoho Street, 39, is also registered in her name.
Friedrich Pollak himself is linked to the fraudulent Money24 network and the bankruptcy proceedings of Union Standard Bank.
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