Kyrylo Tymoshenko is accused of living a very comfortable and extravagant life
Some time ago, the author of this article had a conversation with a powerful government official, as reported by UP.
—I recently wanted to rent a car and you know what was the first thing I thought?
—What?
– What will I say to journalists, in particular, to you, when you take a picture of me and ask what kind of car it is?
– Knowing you have control over power is useful not just for society, but also for power. It's your safety catch, even though you usually don't want to understand it.
—Do you know what I thought right after that?
—No.
– What you won't shoot. That there will be no questions. You don't need to answer. The country is under martial law.
(Due to the curfew and a number of martial law restrictions, it is now almost impossible to control those in power – ed.).
Because of martial law, we decided to share this story.
The editors of Ukrainska Pravda had a lengthy professional discussion about the upcoming topic.
In the end, we agreed that the lifestyle of one of the most influential members of the presidential team at least does not correspond to “martial law ”, in which the country has been living for the tenth month already.
During a war, is it acceptable to use a new, very expensive car as a mode of transportation and live among the wealthiest people in the country?
Can the authorities of a country, a quarter of whose territory is already in ruins, live in luxury?
And most importantly, were these privileges obtained transparently, and not through abuse of power?
Experiencing Kirill Timoshenko's Porsche Taycan
At the end of June, city cameras recorded a new Porsche Taycan in Kyiv in 2021.
The car was bought on June 8, 2022, and by June 25, it was captured seven times during the day by the Safe City video surveillance system. It was spotted on the Novoobukhovskaya and Staroobukhovskaya highways, near the main settlement of Ukrainian millionaires – Koncha-Zaspa, or officially – Kozin.
The car is valued at around 100,000 dollars on specialized websites.
Porsche Taycan by Kirill Timoshenko
The following day, on Sunday, the car appeared on camera several times.
In one of the photos taken at 4 p.m. in the urban-type settlement of Kozin, we see a man resembling Deputy Head of the Presidential Office Kyrylo Tymoshenko behind the wheel with a woman in the passenger seat.
Porsche Taycan by Kirill Timoshenko
Once again, we decided not to burden the official's guards during a full-scale war. Therefore, we began gathering evidence without the usual monitoring from the vehicles of powerful individuals.
Journalists managed to obtain photos from the Safe City system for other days.
The next time, on July 9, once again during the weekend, the camera on the Stolichnoye Highway captures a man behind the wheel – and once again resembling Tymoshenko. .jpg” class=”wpg_image” title=”Porsche Taycan by Kirill Timoshenko” width=”690″ height=”659″ alt=”Porsche Taycan, Kirill Timoshenko” />
After a few hours, the car comes back — and once again to the right of the driver, we see a woman.
Porsche Taycan by Kirill Tymoshenko
Then, the camera captures a man who appears to be one of the leaders of the President's Office on July 17. And again on Sunday morning.
After some time, a woman is already driving a car, and in the passenger seat, the camera captures a man who looks like Kirill Timoshenko.
On July 23, a man similar to Tymoshenko driving is once again seen by the cameras in the same area.
Then, on July 30, on Saturday afternoon, the camera captures the same man behind the wheel again. This time, the quality of the photo suggests that it is Kirill Timoshenko with his son.
You can also notice that there is a KSCA pass on the windshield for the curfew period.
Kirill Timoshenko driving a Porsche appears in the camera's field of view in August as well. Specifically, on the 6th and 7th. This is also a weekend.
The vehicle belongs to Novem Logistik LLC, registered in Kyiv at Parkova Doroga, 16a. This is the address of the Parkovy Congress and Exhibition Center, where the faction of the Servant of the People party regularly met until February 24.
The only owner of the company is non-public businessman Vemir Davityan.
UP sources in political and business circles refer to Davityan as an informal supervisor from the authorities of the Zaporozhye region.
A year ago, it was reported that Davityan visits the President's Office and regularly contacts the head of the presidential faction in parliament, David Arakhamia. Arakhamia and Davityan explained such contacts as friendship. However, then Davityan refused to explain who he visits in the OP.
Could a valuable car have been bought by Tymoshenko and registered to Davityan's company? Or did the businessman give the Porsche to the deputy head of the OP for free use?
Ukrayinska Pravda addressed questions to both heroes of the material.
Kyryl Tymoshenko responded that the car was not his, and he indeed took it from Davityan, used this car 3-4 times and returned it already a few months ago.
At the same time, evidence published by the editors indicates that this time it was at least twice as much. The car drove along the same route on other days, but the camera did not capture the driver's face.
Additionally, according to sources of “UP” in law enforcement agencies, the car vanished from the view of the cameras. For instance, on June 26 at 16:18, the car was recorded by cameras in the Kozin village, and the next fixation took place on August 9 in Kyiv at the intersection of Institutskaya and Shelkovichnaya streets near the President's Office. This may indicate that the car could also have different license plates, or the cameras could not capture the car for technical reasons.
The question arises, could Vemir Davityan give a brand new car to Kirill Timoshenko for two months two weeks after the purchase?
In a comment to journalists, Davityan said that he provided the car for a test drive, because it did not suit him. Based on the materials from the Safe City cameras available to the editorial staff, Davityan was not recorded driving even once.
Kirill Timoshenko's “eOselya” on 1000 m2
In early summer, a new unexpected level was reached not only non-public but also public life of Kirill Timoshenko.
For the first time since taking high positions, he started sharing photos and videos of his runs on social media.
Observant readers quickly noticed and identified one of the top suburban settlements of Ukrainian elite in the rhinestones.
We are not naming the settlement for security reasons, and we are also not revealing Tymoshenko's new influential neighbors, who are former heads of state and large businessmen.
Through sources in political and business circles, we found out where the deputy head of the presidential office settled.
He settled in an estate of almost 1,200 square meters with its own access to a pond, which belongs to businessman Igor Nikonov.
Nikonov is one of the 100 richest people in the country according to Focus and is considered one of the largest developers in Kyiv.
Kyrylo Tymoshenko mentioned that he rents the estate for security reasons, as his own premises are located in a dangerous place due to the regular rocket attacks.
Tymoshenko also agreed to show the lease agreement concluded with Nikonov in July this year. According to the agreement, the estate is rented by the wife of Kyrylo Tymoshenko, and the rental price is UAH 230,000 per month, which is about $6,000 at the current exchange rate.
The editors consulted experts in the real estate market and analyzed public announcements. Based on the data obtained, we can conclude that the rental price of the estate in this cottage town in the summer of 2022 is underestimated. According to experts, the average cost of renting houses of a similar area in this cottage town can range from $10,000 to $25,000. The cost can be affected by the state of the estate and the quality of the materials used in the decoration.
Timoshenko is a public curator of the construction area, and Nikonov's business is in this plane. When asked about a possible conflict of interest, the deputy head of the OP replied that Nikonov was not involved in government projects.
A few weeks after our communication, a message appeared on the page of the construction company that two residential blocks of KAN Development had joined the state program for preferential mortgage for housing.
Thanks to this program, Ukrainians of certain professions can buy apartments on credit for 20 years at a rate of 3%, and developers get the opportunity to sell apartments that have hardly been sold since the beginning of a full-scale Russian invasion.
The editorial office does not know whether the deputy head of the OP could influence the accession of the owner of the estate he lives in to the state program of preferential lending.
But, it is obvious that all developers are now in a difficult situation and need some level of state participation, including the authorities' involvement.
Why money, if there is power
In a comment to the UP, Tymoshenko added that he and his family have enough money both to rent an estate and to buy a Porsche if they choose to do so, which is consistent with his previous declarations.
A month ago, our colleagues from Bigus.Info published an article stating that Deputy Head of the Office of the President Kyrylo Tymoshenko uses a Chevrolet Tahoe as a company car. Such cars are not sold in Ukraine, but the American company General Motors donated 50 cars to Ukraine for humanitarian purposes and the removal of people from the war zone this spring. After the publication, Tymoshenko abandoned this car.
Judging by the material, Tymoshenko used the car already in May of this year. It turns out that Tymoshenko, having enough of his own money to buy cars, simultaneously used the humanitarian Chevrolet Tahoe for official purposes for six months and Vemir Davityan's Porsche Taycan 4S on weekends for at least two months.
At the same time, Tymoshenko and his wife own , according to his declaration for 2020, there were already a 2019 BMW X5, a 2017 Porsche Macan, a 2014 Volkswagen Caravelle.
If among the heroes and readers of this material there are those who say: now is not the time to tell that the Deputy Head of the Office of the President drives a new Porsche, we hope these same people will be able to ask themselves at least one more question.
Is it time for the Deputy Head of the Office of the President to drive a new Porsche?
Mikhail Tkach, translation Skelet.Info
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