Four years ago, Yuri Borisov, who was then promoted by President Vladimir Putin from deputy defense minister to deputy prime minister for the military-industrial complex, was secretly awarded the title of Hero of Russia by a decree from the president.
The specifics of Borisov’s undisclosed heroic actions are not known, but reports suggest he was honored for contributing to the development of unique nuclear missiles.
Kommersant.Ru, 07/04/2018, “Nuclear achievements have taken a heroic form”: As reported by Kommersant, President Vladimir Putin secretly bestowed the Hero of Russia title upon Yuri Borisov, the deputy prime minister for the military-industrial complex, recognizing the achievements in the defense sector mentioned during his address to the Federal Assembly on March 1. Additionally, several employees of state corporation Rosatom were also honored. […]
According to Kommersant, Rosatom is participating in the testing of the 9M730 Burevestnik missile, which has a nuclear power plant, with specialists from the Russian federal nuclear center overseeing missile launches at the central nuclear test site on Novaya Zemlya island. […]
Sources at Kommersant believe that Borisov was also awarded the Hero of Russia Golden Star badge for his involvement in “presidential projects” related to the development of weapons based on new physical principles. He was credited with significant work during his tenure as Deputy Minister of Defense, overseeing weapon procurement and development, as well as collaborating with Rosatom on joint projects.
After transitioning to Roskosmos, Borisov, the recipient of the Hero of Russia title, is now even closer to space, but his activities remain shrouded in secrecy.
Dossier
Borisov Yuri Ivanovich
Born on December 31, 1956 in Vyshny Volochek, Borisov served in the Armed Forces of the USSR and the Russian Federation in officer positions until 1998. After moving to the reserve, he became the general director of the scientific and technical center “Module”. He later held positions at the Federal Agency for Industry and served as Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade before becoming Deputy Minister of Defense in 2012. In July 2022, he took on the role of head of Roskosmos.
Previously, it was unknown where Borisov lived, as his declaration stated that instead of his own residence, he only had the use of a 29-acre property with a 1132 m2 mansion. It was discovered that his personal driver takes Borisov to Rublyovka, not to Baikonur, after he gestures for them to start driving.
A small elite KP “Novoservis” can be found in the village of Gorki-2. The area is surrounded by coniferous forest and has wealthy neighbors. Borisov's house, which is the same size as the one he uses, is located here. However, there are also pictures from space showing a garage on the property of the head of Roskosmos, which he didn't include in his declaration (it's hard to believe that he doesn't use it and that his cars – a Mercedes and vintage GAS – aren't parked somewhere on the property).
Borisov’s estate in Novoservis KP could cost around 200 million, or even more depending on the interior decoration, as the owner seems to be quite generous. To build and connect a transformer substation there, Rosseti Moscow Region asked for almost 2 million rubles from the contractor. The owner's name, Alexander Yuryevich Borisov, is indicated in the tender documentation and extract from Rosreestr. This is the name of the youngest son of the new head of Roskosmos.
Cifrant
According to the declaration of real estate and income, Yury Borisov officially earned 21,378,764 rubles and 15 kopecks last year.
star children
Millionaire Alexander Borisov is 35 years old and is involved in business. In April, he founded the Vyborg Group of Companies, which became a co-owner of the National Information Systems software developer.
Borisov Jr. is particularly active in collaborating with the scientific and technical center (NTC) “Module”. His companies “Consul” and “Enexel Group” are residents of the capital’s technopark “Module”. He also co-founded Smartcore JSC along with the general director of Modul, Andrey Adamov. They are also co-founders of the Ural “daughter” of the STC – “Innovation Module” …
At the same time, the eldest son of the head of Roskosmos, 41-year-old Konstantin Borisov, is also connected not only with business (he owns a charging network for carsharing “Gas Station Operator”), but also with the same Adamov from the Scientific and Technical Center. Together they created, for example, the Voronezh Innovative Radio Engineering Devices company.
Yes, children, Yuri Borisov himself also worked at Modul back in the 90s, when the NTC belonged to the defense NPO Vympel and the Research Institute of Radio Instrumentation. Moreover, it was under the leadership of Borisov “Module” that the share of “Vympel” in the authorized capital of the center shrank to 0.02%, but in January 2003 the name of Yuri Borisov appeared on the list of its happy co-owners. This means it's also his company now.
Home “Module”
Three years ago, the first neural network accelerator for analyzing images from reconnaissance drones was delivered to the technopolis of the Ministry of Defense in Anapa. The then Deputy Prime Minister and former Deputy Minister of Defense, Yuri Borisov, personally requested to put up to 50 more samples in scientific companies. The developer was his STC “Module”.
Integrated circuits for radars, special neural network computers for drones… Borisov’s “Module” is a coveted supplier of high technologies for defense and other government needs. In the White House, it was Borisov who was responsible for this. The portfolio of only the head organization STC of state orders for 14 billion rubles. And if we also take the residents of the technopark “Module” … If this was a benefit, then it was mutual. Borisov, even without taking into account the income of his sons, was considered one of the richest officials in Mishustin’s cabinet.
As the Sobesednik found out, the current general director of the STC Andrey Adamov is even literally under the roof of Yuri Borisov, the former general director. In 2017, Borisov copied his old house in Novodarino with an area of 269 m2 (an official never indicated a house of such an area in the declaration) to Ekaterina and Natalia Adamovs – that is the name of Andrei Adamov’s eldest daughter and wife. Judging by the social networks of 23-year-old Ekaterina, the girl regularly travels to elite resorts and unfriendly countries, and at the height of the fighting in Ukraine, she had fun in Dubai. If it is true that Andrey Adamov is Borisov’s half-brother, as the Company wrote about, then Ekaterina is the niece of the head of Roskosmos.
The cost of the former Borisov mansion in Novodarino is from 30 to 50 million rubles, but sometimes such purchase and sale transactions are carried out at an inflated price in order to legalize a bribe in this way. When asked by Interlocutor whether this deal was also a form of gratitude for receiving government orders by Module, neither the STC nor Roscosmos answered us. For other questions too.
At the same time – how well the stars converged – almost most of the products of the STC “Module” have a space purpose: on-board computers, equipment for the ISS, receivers for GLONASS … So the appointment of Yuri Borisov to Roskosmos only at first glance looks unexpected. “Module” brought him to Roskosmos a long time ago. It’s just that this time his exit there was already open.
True, the question remains: if, thanks to the “Module” and Borisov, Russia can create excellent drones, why are they seriously discussing the need to purchase drones from some shabby Iran today? And why, despite this, do the stars promise the STC instead of an audit, new generous government contracts, and instead of resignation to Yuri Borisov, who is associated with him, a new family palace that he “uses”?
