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Former Deputy Prime Minister Valeriy Khoroshkovsky, who recently returned to Ukraine, is kept busy by more than his election campaign ahead of the Oct. 26 snap vote. He's also finishing construction of a luxurious mansion in Koncha Zaspa, a rich suburb of Kyiv. 

At the center of the residence is a four-story palace. There are several lakes on its territory, and even a church, according to Groshi investigative TV program on 1+1 channel. Khoroshkovsky is the former co-owner of Inter TV channel, which he sold to his business partners Serhiy Lyovochkin and Dmytro Firtash in 2012. 



A four-story palace is seen in Valeriy Khoroshkovsky’s residence in Koncha Zaspa.

According to the official statement at the time, Inter was valued at $2.5 billion. Khoroshkovsky owned 61 percent of it. Currently, his wealth is estimated by Forbes at $426 million.

Khoroshkovsky’s property is believed to be sprawled on a stretch of land bigger than 138-hectare Mezhyhirya of former President Viktor Yanukovych.

Mykhailo Tkach, the journalist of Groshi who conducted the investigation, says it’s one of the biggest mansion he has ever seen. “We went there first in 2012 to check his buildings and then came back now to find out what’s going on there,” Tkach explained.

The journalist said the residence, which is located in the forest and is surrounded by a number of recreation facilities, is hidden from people’s eyes. The residents who live nearby, however, know about their famous neighbor who spent the last few years abroad hiding out from the Yanukovych regime after a loud resignation from the government in 2012.

Groshi investigative TV program on 1+1 channel shows Valeriy Khoroshkovsky’s residence located in Kyiv’s rich Koncha Zaspa suburb.

The land on which Khoroshkovsky residence sits is protected from all directions. The only way to peek at the politician’s mansion is by quadcopter. Tkach says he was amazed with what he had seen. 

“I saw many buildings while doing my investigations, but this time I was shocked with what I’ve seen,” Tkach adds. 

The style of the buildings resembles that of Yanukovych’s Mezhyhirya. And likewise, the place is dotted with CCTV cameras and motion sensors.

“There are construction workers there now, so apparently he’s planning to finish building his residence soon,” Tkach says.

Khoroshkovsky, number two in Sergiy Tigipko’s Strong Ukraine party, was living in Monaco for almost two years. He claims he was there doing public works and “was meeting different people and negotiating on restoring Ukraine’s international image,” Khoroshkovsky said during a TV show on Oct. 5.

Ukraine’s election legislation specifically says that the prospective candidate has to reside in Ukraine for the last five years to qualify for registration by the Central Election Commission. Despite that, Khoroshkovsky’s candidacy was registered, and the registration was then challenged by a number of former journalists who are also running for parliament on Petro Poroshenko Bloc’s list.

The ex- journalists, Serhiy Leshchenko of Ukrainska Pravda and Mustafa Nayyem of Hromadske TV, lost the case because Khoroshkovsky presented evidence in court that he was in Monaco on a business trip.

Kyiv Post staff writer Olena Goncharova can be reached at [email protected]