A large luxury estate near Kyiv was found belonging to the family of a former mayor
The mother of former customs official Yaroslav Ilyashevich purchased a cottage in a prestigious suburban complex near Kyiv, with a market value estimated at around 24 million hryvnias. However, the official purchase price was significantly lower.
This is reported in an investigation by hromadske.
In February 2023, the former official’s mother, who works as a school principal in the village of Horoshine in Poltava Oblast, purchased a home in the Riviera Zoloche DeLuxe cottage community. The property’s area is approximately 245–286 m², depending on the calculation.
According to sales listings, in 2023 similar houses cost between $675,000 and $700,000, which is equivalent to approximately 24.5 million hryvnias.
At the same time, as journalists established, the official value of the house and land plot, as declared at the time of purchase, was approximately 7 million hryvnias, which is about 3.5 times less than the market price.
According to the investigation, the former customs official himself actually uses this house. During a conversation with journalists, he confirmed that he lives in the cottage community and also acknowledged a connection to the property registered in his mother’s name.
The official’s mother, Tamara Ilyashevich, works as a school principal and previously served as a local council member. In her declarations from previous years, she reported savings of approximately $11,000.
Yaroslav Ilyashevich himself explained the origin of the funds as dividends from his mother’s business, specifically from the company “Novitni Energetichni Rishennya,” which she owned from 2017 to 2024.
However, according to analytical systems, the company’s revenue for 2021–2023 amounted to approximately 3.2 million UAH, and 2023 was a loss-making year. Journalists note that even if all profits were allocated to dividends, these funds would not be sufficient to purchase a luxury estate.
Specialized lawyers interviewed for the investigation point to possible signs of violations of anti-corruption laws and call the explanation for the origin of the funds implausible.
Earlier, Ukrainian law enforcement officials contacted banks to obtain information on the movement of funds in the accounts of the official from Zakarpattia, his wife, and two relatives. Transactions over a two-year period—from 2022 to 2024—are being reviewed.
According to media reports, the family of Vitaliy Bort, a member of parliament from the banned “OPZZh” party, owns an agricultural company in the temporarily occupied part of Zaporizhzhia Oblast. The company has been re-registered under Russian law and pays millions of rubles in taxes to the Russian Federation’s budget.
