Vyacheslav Konstantinovsky

Vyacheslav Konstantinovsky
Вячеслав Константіновський
Official portrait, 2014
People's Deputy of Ukraine
In office
5 November 2014 – 13 July 2017
Preceded byOleksandr Chornovolenko
Succeeded byHanna Bondar (2019)
ConstituencyKyiv, No. 220
Personal details
Born (1960-11-11) 11 November 1960
Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
PartyPeople's Front (2014–2017)
EducationNational University of Ukraine on Physical Education and Sport
Military service
AllegianceUkraine
UnitKyiv-1 Police Battalion
Battles/wars

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.

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. In the late 1980s, Vyacheslav and Alexander Konstantinovsky emigrated from Soviet Union to Israel under the country's repatriation program.[1] 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.

Russian mafia figures Leonid "Lenya Long" Roytman and Monya Elson were convicted in the United States in 2006 for their involvement in a plot to murder Vyacheslav Konstantinovsky.[2] After release from prison in 2014, Leonid Roytman publicly accused Vyacheslav Konstantinovsky of involvement in several murders in USA and Ukraine and alleged that he had acted as a hitman.[3][4][5][6][7] Photographs subsequently surfaced showing Vyacheslav Konstantinovsky together with Leonid Roytman, with both being identified in accompanying reports as members of Alik Magadan's (real name Oleg Asmakov) criminal gang.[8][9][10][11][12] In an FBI report, Konstantinovsky is identified as a member of certain American gang[13].

He and his brother own the Kyiv Donbas Development Group,[14][15][16], Puzata Hata and Carte Blanche[17] restaurant networks. In 2013, their fortune was estimated at $355 million.[18]

In 2014, following the beginning of the War in Donbas, Konstantinovsky joined the Kyiv-1 Police Battalion.[19] 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.[20]

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.[18]

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.[21][22] 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

  • On the end of February 2014, brothers transformed their restaurant Kureni into base of volunteer rapid response unit (70 persons) to maintain peace and order in Kyiv. Later this squad acted near Slovyansk under the command of SBU.
  • He donated $50000 to Nataliya Yusupova, who helped Kyiv military hospital after selling Rolls-Royce in 2014.[25] Other money millionaire spent on military equipment for Kyiv-1, one of Territorial defense battalions (Ukraine).

Personal life

Konstantinovsky is married to top model Yuliana Dementieva.[26] They have two children: daughter Stefania and son Maximilian Konstantinovsky, who is a United States citizen.[27]

References

  1. ↑ "Vyacheslav and Alexander Konstantinovsky: How the "Russian mafia" became "Ukrainian patriots"". Skelet Org. 21 November 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  2. ↑ "TWO RUSSIAN ORGANIZED CRIME FIGURES CHARGED IN PLOT TO MURDER BUSINESSMEN". United States Attorney's Office. 24 March 2006. Archived from the original on 26 June 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "Vyacheslav and Alexander Konstantinovsky: How the 'Russian mafia' became 'Ukrainian patriots'" Skelet Org.
  4. ↑ "History of the Formation of the Modern Ukrainian Mafia" Litsa, October 28, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Murders at the Highest Political Level" Antikor, October 22, 2014.
  6. ↑ "The Konstantinovsky Case: The History of Notorious Mafiosi" Grom.
  7. ↑ "Leonid Roytman: 'The Surkis brothers ordered Yefim Ostrovsky's murder'" Sports.ru, November 17, 2015.
  8. ↑ «Бригада Магадана. Часть 1» МЗК2.
  9. ↑ «Бригада Магадана» МЗК2.
  10. ↑ «Киллер „Япончика“ — кошелек Яценюка» Юлія Більченко - Антикор.
  11. ↑ Vyacheslav and Alexander Konstantinovsky: How the "Russian mafia" became "Ukrainian patriots" Skelet Org.
  12. ↑ «Дело Константиновских. История отпетых мафиозо» // Grom.
  13. ↑ "Russian / Eurasian Criminal Networks: Threat Analysis". United States Customs Service. Retrieved 13 August 2026.
  14. ↑ Dassanayake, Dion (1 August 2014). "Ukrainian playboy gives up millions to fight war against pro-Russian i". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  15. ↑ "Unknown". Travel & Leisure. Vol. 38, no. 1–3. American Express Publishing Corporation. 2008. p. 134.
  16. ↑ "Business Week". BusinessWeek. No. 4385–4396. Bloomberg L.P. 2014. p. 96.
  17. ↑ Club "Decadence House" the concert hall
  18. 1 2 "Миллионер Константиновский: Мести из Москвы не боюсь". OBOZREVATEL (in Russian). 28 September 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  19. ↑ Константиновський: депутати вчать "як отримати мільйон", а самі копійки в житті не заробили
  20. ↑ Ukraine's secret weapon: Funding from the country's millionaires
  21. ↑ Нардеп Констянтиновський написав заяву про складання депутатського мандата
  22. ↑ "Депутат Константиновский написал отказ от мандата фото документа". KP.UA (in Russian). Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  23. ↑ Константиновський: депутати вчать "як отримати мільйон", а самі копійки в житті не заробили
  24. ↑ Vyacheslav Konstantinovsky
  25. ↑ Ушедший на АТО киевский миллионер продал Rolls-Royce за 2,5 млн гривен ради поддержки армии
  26. ↑ "Нала немало: самые богатые нардепы". Finance-Oboz (in Russian). 31 October 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  27. ↑ "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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