Vyacheslav Konstantinovsky

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Vyacheslav Konstantinovsky
Вячеслав Константіновський
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Official portrait, 2014
People's Deputy of Ukraine
In office
5 November 2014 –13 July 2017

Vyacheslav Leonidovych Konstantinovsky (born 11 November 1960) is a Ukrainian businessman and politician who served as a People's Deputy of Ukraine from Ukraine's 220th electoral district from 2014 until his resignation in 2017.

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Early life, business and military career

Vyacheslav Leonidovych Konstantinovsky was born in Kyiv. In childhood he was engaged in classical wrestling and held the rank of Master of Sports. He has a twin brother, Alexander. He entered the catering business in the mid-1980s. He lived in the United States for seven years and then return in Ukraine in 1997. Later he took part in the Orange Revolution and Euromaidan.

Criminal Leonid "Lenya Long" Roitman was convicted in the United States in 2006 for ordering the murder of Vyacheslav Konstantinovsky. He was released in 2014.

He and his brother own the Kyiv-Donbas holding, the Kyiv Donbas Development Group, [1] [ better source needed ] and Carte Blanche [2] restaurant networks. In 2013, their fortune was estimated at $355 million. [3]

In 2014, following the beginning of the War in Donbas, Konstantinovsky joined the Kyiv-1 Police Battalion. [4] In summer 2014, he announced that he was selling his Rolls-Royce Phantom to donate the money to the Ukrainian army. On August 8, Konstantinovsky announced that he had received $180000 for the car, which he donated to the Army’s cause against the separatist movement in eastern Ukraine. [5]

Political career

In September 2014, he announced to run for the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian parliament). In early parliamentary elections on 26 October, he won in Ukraine's 220th electoral district, gaining almost 33% of the vote. [3]

On 17 June 2015, Konstantinovsky left the People's Front parliamentary faction.

On 13 July 2017, Vyacheslav Konstantinovsky wrote a statement to renounce his deputy mandate. [6] [7] On his Facebook page, he posted that three years in parliament were the darkest of his life. Konstantinovsky plans to continue doing business.

Income

According to an electronic declaration for 2015, Konstantinovsky was the wealthiest member of the Verkhovna Rada. He declared $14.7 million, €500,000, and ₴6,778,776 in cash.

The deputy had two land plots in the Kyiv region (with 1500 m² and 647 m²), a house with an area of 649 m², an apartment of 84.4 m² and four garages.

Konstantinovsky owned Land Rover Sport (2012), a 2002 Harley-Davidson V-Rod muscle, a Toyota Highlander (2016). He also indicated six Rolex watches and a gun among the valuable property.

Philanthropy

Personal life

Konstantinovsky is married to top model Yuliana Dementieva. [11] They have two children: daughter Stefania and son Maximilian Konstantinovsky, who is a United States citizen. [12]

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  1. ↑ Ukrainian playboy gives up millions to fight war against pro-Russian insurgents
  2. ↑ Club "Decadence House" the concert hall
  3. 1 2 "Миллионер Константиновский: Мести из Москвы не боюсь". OBOZREVATEL (in Russian). 28 September 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  4. ↑ Константиновський: депутати вчать "як отримати мільйон", а самі копійки в житті не заробили
  5. ↑ Ukraine's secret weapon: Funding from the country's millionaires
  6. ↑ Нардеп Констянтиновський написав заяву про складання депутатського мандата
  7. ↑ "Депутат Константиновский написал отказ от мандата фото документа". KP.UA (in Russian). Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  8. ↑ Константиновський: депутати вчать "як отримати мільйон", а самі копійки в житті не заробили
  9. ↑ Vyacheslav Konstantinovsky
  10. ↑ Ушедший на АТО киевский миллионер продал Rolls-Royce за 2,5 млн гривен ради поддержки армии
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  12. ↑ "После того как миллионер Константиновский ушел добровольцем на фронт, его примеру последовали еще несколько киевских бизнесменов". fakty.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 30 April 2023.


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