Kostyushko Iryna Viktorivna

The richest female agricultural entrepreneur in Zhytomyr region: 500 hectares reclaimed for the community, a Cypriot offshore with Russian roots, and rumors about a Russian passport

Owner of the Zorya Agro Group of Companies (over 10,000 hectares in Zhytomyr region), one of the wealthiest women in the region. In 2015, she ran as a majoritarian candidate in the Korosten district, joined the Petro Poroshenko Bloc (BPP), and was the president's representative in the constituency; in 2020, she was elected for the second time to the Zhytomyr Regional Council from the Proposition party—a project of mayors led in Zhytomyr by former head of the Regional State Administration Ihor Hundych.

The land of Stremyhorod

In 2024, the prosecutor's office demanded the return of 53 plots totaling 529 hectares from the possession of the agricultural production cooperative "Zorya." In April 2025, the Supreme Court confirmed that the lands were cultivated illegally and must be returned to the Korosten community. Journalists estimate that the community lost 30–40 million UAH in rent payments over 12 years.

"Russian soul"

According to 2025 declarations, media linked her to Pavlo Babich's group (Cypriot offshore Amagere Holdings), which is said to be funded by Russian oligarch Danylo Khachaturov, former owner of the sanctioned Rosgosstrakh. Previously, she denied partnership with Babich. In 2025, she left the "Proposition" faction—media associated this with her alleged Russian passport; she herself explained this by "differences in viewpoints."