Biography of Viktor Yanukovych Jr.: An avid racer with a silver medal
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On Sunday, March 22, information appeared that the son of the ex-president of Ukraine. This information was confirmed by people's deputies Anton Gerashchenko and Nestor Shufrich. However, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and consular organizations have not yet confirmed the information. Perhaps Yanukovych Jr. was in Russia under a different name - Viktor Davydov (grandmother’s maiden name).
However, Russian media confidently write that the son of the ex-president of Ukraine really died, and his body was allegedly transported to Crimea. the site invites you to remember who Viktor Yanukovych Jr. was and what he is known to Ukrainians besides his last name.
"Young Regional"
Viktor Viktorovich Yanukovych was born on July 16, 1981 in Yenakievo, in the family of the director of the motor depot at Ordzhonikidzeugol, Viktor Fedorovich Yanukovych, and a specialist at the Yenakievo Metallurgical Plant, Lyudmila Aleksandrovna Yanukovych.
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In 1998, Yanukovych Jr. graduated high school with a silver medal. From 1998 to 2003 he studied at Donetsk National University, majoring in International Economics, where he received a master's degree in enterprise economics. And on June 17, 2009 in Donetsk state university Department even defended his candidate's dissertation "Formation and implementation of state social policy."
Little is known about the biography of Yanukovych Jr. before the 2000s. He himself recalled both working as a bartender and studying in Britain.
The official biography states that from June 2002 to September 2004, Viktor Viktorovich was vice-president of the Donetsk regional public organization"Regional Center "Assistance". For several months in 2004 (before the start of the Orange Revolution) he worked as first deputy general director LLC "SK" in Donetsk.
Since November 2005, he held the position of First Deputy General Director of BK-Engineering LLC. In this company, according to Viktor Viktorovich himself, he was engaged in construction. Allegedly he took part in the design of the Donbass Palace and Victoria hotel complexes in Donetsk.
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From November 2005 to 2010, he worked as deputy chairman of the All-Ukrainian youth public organization "Youth Union of the Regions of Ukraine". It was this structure that, since 2010, began to be called “Young Regions” - the youth wing of the Party of Regions - and Yanukovych Jr. became its honorary president in the same year.
PatronIT and Ukrainian cinema
In May 2006, Yanukovych Jr. became a people's deputy from the Party of Regions. He will repeat the same procedure twice more - in 2007 and 2012. However, as he himself said, he does not like politics.
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Yanukovych Jr. is unlikely to be remembered as an active legislator. The “peak” of his activity fell in 2011-2012. In 2011, the Verkhovna Rada in the first reading adopted a bill on conducting an experiment in the field information technologies, co-authored by Viktor Yanukovych. According to this bill, domestic IT companies will be provided with a “tax holiday” for 5 years.
It’s worth remembering here that in 2012, Yanukovych Jr. became a member of the presidium of the NGO “Council for the Competitiveness of the Information and Communication Technologies Industry of Ukraine.”
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On June 15, 2012, Viktor Yanukovych registered three bills in the Verkhovna Rada aimed at expanding the policy of state protectionism of Ukrainian cinema.
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It is noteworthy that in 2006 he was the initiator and leader of the Ukrainian SMS referendum project “For the Russian Language”. And in 2012 he voted in support of the “language law” (later withdrew his vote).
In almost seven years of working as a people's deputy of Ukraine, he never spoke in the Verkhovna Rada. Over the entire period, he initiated 14 bills, 11 of which were written in co-authorship with other people’s deputies.
The priority is auto racing
Much more than politics, Viktor Yanukovych loved auto racing. Back in 1998, he participated in a car exhibition in Kyiv, presenting his tuned Mazda 323 series.
Victor had a large fleet of vehicles, was fond of racing and was an organizer and participant in trophy raids as a driver. He won the most difficult off-road race in Ukraine - on a Mercedes G230 sports prototype, he became one of the winners of the ATL Trophy 2010. The race took place from July 2 to July 4, 2010.
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In 2011, Viktor Yanukovych won the Ukraine Trophy championship in the most difficult category TR-3 and received the title of Master of Sports in the Motorsport category. In 2011 and 2012, he was one of the ideologists and organizers of the largest stage of the Ukrainian championship in trophy-raids “Ukraine Trophy”.
Since 2012 - first vice-president of the Automobile Federation of Ukraine.
He was involved in autocross, circuit racing, and clay pigeon shooting. He was also interested in billiards, wakeboarding, and a form of windsurfing. In 2006 he became the champion of the billiard tournament of the parliamentary club "Parliament".
Yanukovych Jr. owned a decent fleet of vehicles. According to media reports, the car fleet of the ex-president’s son included a Chevrolet Suburban, Audi A6, Hummer H2-JEEP Wrangler, AUDI A8, AUDI RS6, JEEP Cherokee. He himself noted that he owns rare Mercedes -124 and 129, which are more than 15 years old, and “a good expeditionary Toyota.”
After the escape of Viktor Yanukovych Sr., Right Sector activists discovered a fleet of 12 exclusive cars in a private warehouse in Gostomel, allegedly belonging to Viktor Yanukovych Jr. The total cost of the found cars is about $2 million. Part of this fleet is currently used in the ATO zone.
Yanukovych family
After the removal of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych from power in February 2014, Viktor Yanukovych Jr. lived in Russia, there were reports that under a different name.
Viktor Viktorovich Yanukovych was married to Olga Stanislavovna Yanukovych (Korochanskaya) (born in 1985). Victor met Olga at a car dealership in 2008. On January 31, 2010, their son was born - Ilya Viktorovich Yanukovych.
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Viktor Yanukovych’s brother, Alexander Yanukovych, lives in St. Petersburg, where he is engaged in the construction business.
Father Viktor Yanukovych Sr. also lives in Russia. Viktor Viktorovich once said about him: “He is a tough leader. Tough, specific and fair.”
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On March 22, 2015, information appeared in the media about the death of Viktor Viktorovich Yanukovych on Lake Baikal on the evening of March 20, which was confirmed within 24 hours by a number of people close to the entourage of ex-President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych, as well as several Ukrainian officials. According to sources, the ex-people's deputy was participating in sporting events on Lake Baikal when a Volkswagen minibus, in which there were 5 other people besides him, fell through the ice. Viktor Yanukovych Jr. drowned, other passengers managed to escape.
Telegram AndThe eldest son of Viktor Yanukovych, Alexander, spoke about the circumstances of the death of his brother Viktor on Lake Baikal. The family of the ex-president of Ukraine officially commented on the incident for the first time
Former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych and his son Viktor Yanukovych (Junior) from right to left. Archive photo(Photo: REUTERS 2015)
Alexander Yanukovych, the eldest son of Viktor Yanukovych, in an interview with Komsomolskaya Pravda, spoke about the circumstances of the death of his brother Viktor on Lake Baikal. According to him, at the moment when his brother was driving a minibus and driving on the ice on Lake Baikal, the ice began to crunch and crack. “Apparently, my brother decided that he needed to go further, to thicker ice - he “dragged” the car to the end, everyone managed to jump out except him. He sank to the bottom when the driver’s door was already open,” said Alexander.
The funeral of Viktor Yanukovych Jr. took place the day before in Sevastopol. “We decided to bury my brother here because he loved Crimea very much, and even more so Sevastopol, and he visited St. Nicholas Church [where the funeral service was held] more than once,” said Alexander Yanukovych. He added that Alexander and Victor’s mother, Lyudmila, lives on the peninsula.
On the eve of Reuters about a photo of the alleged grave of Viktor Yanukovych Jr. It is located at the Fraternal Cemetery of Sevastopol. The agency noted that there is no sign indicating who is buried at this place. “Soon we will put an engraved plaque there, a monument,” Alexander commented. In addition to the photo of the grave, Reuters also published a motorcade of cars with Kyiv and Donetsk license plates. Referring to the words of cemetery employees, Komsomolskaya Pravda reported that Viktor Yanukovych himself, his wife Lyudmila, Yanukovych Jr.’s widow Olga and her five-year-old son Ilya came to his son’s funeral.
A Komsomolskaya Pravda source in the Sevastopol administration reported that there is no information about these funerals in the city’s special registry. “Apparently, the Yanukovych family negotiated directly with the rector of St. Nicholas Church, since the grave is located in a fenced area next to the church, which does not belong to the city, but is the property of the church. The organization of the funeral, from delivering the body from the airport to digging the grave, was handled by a private Sevastopol company,” he said.
An unmarked grave at the Fraternal Cemetery in Sevastopol, in which a son is presumably buried former president Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych (Photo: REUTERS 2015)
The day before, Interfax's interlocutor explained why Yanukovych's son was buried at the Sevastopol memorial military cemetery. According to an employee of the administration of the Nakhimovsky district of the city, the decision to bury Viktor Yanukovych Jr. among the heroes Crimean War 1853-1856 was explained by the circumstances of his death: the young man died “saving other people, and helped all the passengers get out of the car, but he himself did not have time.”
First about the death of Victor Yanukovych Jr. was reported on Sunday, March 22, by the Ukrainian publication Left Bank, citing four sources, two of which were indicated as interlocutors from the ex-president’s entourage in Russia. According to the publication, the son of the former Ukrainian leader was participating in sporting events on Lake Baikal when a Volkswagen minibus, in which five other people were in it, fell through the ice. Viktor Yanukovych Jr. drowned, other passengers managed to escape, the publication writes. Information about the death of Yanukovych’s son on the same day was provided by RBC’s interlocutor from the ex-president’s entourage.
The day before, Viktor Yanukovych Jr. appeared on the official website of the Party of Regions (Yanukovych Jr. was a deputy from this party in the Verkhovna Rada). The message stated that young man was only 33 years old, and the circumstances of her death were also not disclosed.
On Monday, the Ukrainian TV channel TSN said that the funeral of Yanukovych Jr. will take place on March 23 in Crimea. As Komsomolskaya Pravda pointed out, presumably the body of the deceased was transported from Irkutsk to Simferopol via Ufa on a charter flight.
12.10.2014 15:56 (Updated 04/15/2019 at 19:30)
Viktor Yanukovych - Ukrainian political figure, son of the third President of Ukraine Viktor Fedorovich Yanukovych, people's deputy of Ukraine of the fifth and sixth convocations.
Viktor Viktorovich Yanukovych born on the territory of the Donetsk region in the city of Yenakievo, July 16, 1981.
Education.
After school, he entered Donetsk National University, from which he graduated in 1998, receiving a master's degree in economics.
In 2009, he defended his Ph.D. thesis at the same university.
In the period from 2002 to 2004, he headed the Donetsk regional public organization "Assistance".
Career:
- In 1998, Victor participated in a car exhibition in Kyiv, presenting his tuned Mazda 323.
- From June 2002 to September 2004 he was vice-president of the Donetsk regional public organization Regional Center “Assistance”.
- From July 2004 to November 2004 he held the position of first deputy general director of SK LLC in the city of Donetsk.
- Since November 2005, he concurrently held the position of First Deputy General Director of BK-Engineering LLC.
- From November 2005 to 2010, he worked as deputy chairman of the All-Ukrainian youth public organization “Union of Youth of the Regions of Ukraine.”
- Since May 2006 - People's Deputy of Ukraine of the V and VI convocations (from the Party of Regions).
- Since 2010 - honorary president of the Ukrainian youth public political organization “Young Regions”.
- Since 2012 - member of the presidium of the NGO “Council for the Competitiveness of the Information and Communication Technologies Industry of Ukraine”.
- Since 2012 - first vice-president of the Automobile Federation of Ukraine (AFU).
- After the overthrow of Ukrainian President V.F. Yanukovych in February 2014, Viktor Yanukovych Jr. lived in Russia, and, according to Russian intelligence services, he “could have been recognized as in need of state protection and given new documents.”
- In 2011, the Verkhovna Rada in the first reading adopted a bill on conducting an experiment in the field of information technology, co-authored by Viktor Yanukovych. According to this bill, domestic IT companies will be provided with a “tax holiday” for 5 years.
- Viktor Yanukovych advocated a policy of state cinema protectionism, which provides for the protection and promotion of national films in the domestic and international markets through tax incentives, financial and legislative support.
- In 2011, the politician announced the need to introduce certification of road bumpers in Ukraine. A parliamentary appeal with a corresponding initiative was sent to the State Road Agency.
- On December 22, 2011, a bill aimed at developing the IT industry in Ukraine was adopted in the first reading - “On an economic experiment to create favorable conditions for the development of the software industry in Ukraine” (No. 8267 of March 18, 2011), co-authored by Viktor Yanukovych.
- On June 15, 2012, Viktor Yanukovych registered three bills in the Verkhovna Rada, which are aimed at expanding the policy of state protectionism of Ukrainian cinema.
- On August 10, 2012, in the second reading, he voted for the Law of Ukraine “On the ambush of government policy,” which, according to opposition politicians, contradicts the Constitution of Ukraine, has no financial and economic justification, and is aimed at destroying the Ukrainian language. But then he withdrew his vote. The law was passed with violations.
- Registered bills: “On amendments to some legislative acts Ukraine (regarding improvement of mechanisms state support film industry)", "On amendments to the Customs Code of Ukraine (regarding improvement of mechanisms of state support for the film industry)", "On amendments to tax code Ukraine (to improve the mechanisms of state support for the film industry).”
About the person:
Most of all he loved cars and car racing. He organized them several times and took part in them. So in 2012 he became the first vice-president of the Automobile Federation of Ukraine, and in 2013 Yanukovych Jr. took the post of president in the Automobile Federation of Ukraine.
Family:
Viktor Viktorovich Yanukovych was married to Olga Stanislavovna Yanukovych (Korochanskaya) (b. 1985). Victor met Olga at a car dealership in 2008; Mutual interest in cars served as the reason for our acquaintance. Son - Ilya Viktorovich Yanukovych (born January 31, 2010)
Compromising evidence and rumors:
In 2006, information appeared in the media that Viktor Viktorovich, his acquaintance and two girls accompanying them caused a real scandal at the Boryspil airport. The politician himself behaved inappropriately towards the flight attendants. Even at a session of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, the question of the politician’s behavior was raised. The latter denied this information and stated that it was all a blatant lie.
In 2005, the Internet Reporter website posted on its pages a list of cars owned by Yanukovych. The list of these cars included quite expensive examples. Viktor Viktorovich himself stated on this occasion that he rode on large quantities cars, but was not their owner.
Death:
On March 22, 2015, the Ukrainian online publication “Left Bank,” citing 4 sources, including unnamed Russian ones, reported that Viktor Viktorovich Yanukovych died on the evening of March 20. In the waters of Lake Baikal near the northern part of Olkhon Island, a Volkswagen minibus fell through the ice. There were 6 people inside the minibus, all of whom were able to leave the sinking car except the driver, who was wearing a seat belt.
Head of the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation for Irkutsk region Andrei Shutov told several media outlets that contacted him that the driver who died was Viktor Alekseevich Davydov, born in 1981. At the same time, some publications note that the surname of Viktor Viktorovich’s grandmother is maternal line- Davydova. According to Russian intelligence services, Yanukovych Jr., taking into account the events in Ukraine, could live in Russia not under his own name, but under a different name.
Information about the death of Yanukovych Jr. was confirmed by Deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Nestor Shufrych, who on March 22 expressed official condolences to ex-President V.F. Yanukovych; The fact was confirmed to the Rosbusinessconsulting agency by a person from Yanukovych’s entourage, former prime minister Mykola Azarov. The information was also confirmed by representatives warring parties conflict in eastern Ukraine Oleg Tsarev and Anton Gerashchenko. At the same time, each of the politicians referred to their sources, Gerashchenko - to a direct conversation with eyewitnesses of the incident on Lake Baikal, Victor’s friends who accompanied him on the fateful trip to Olkhon Island. According to Irkutsk media and the Zvezda television and radio company affiliated with the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, it has been established with “maximum certainty” that Viktor Davydov, who died on the ice of Lake Baikal on March 20, was Viktor Yanukovych Jr.
On the evening of March 22, 2015, the body was sent on a charter flight to Crimea. On March 23, 2015, after a funeral service in St. Nicholas Church in the presence of father V.F. Yanukovych and family, Viktor Yanukovych Jr. was buried at the Bratsk War Memorial Cemetery in Sevastopol. On the same day, the Party of Regions published an obituary on its official website.
According to the explanation of the administration of the Nakhimovsky district of Sevastopol, the decision to bury Viktor Yanukovych Jr. among the heroes of the Crimean War of 1853-1856 was explained by the circumstances of his heroic death: Victor, at the cost of his life, helped all the passengers get out of the car, but he himself did not have time to escape. The brother of the deceased, Alexander Yanukovych, told Komsomolskaya Pravda that the funeral in Crimea is connected with the fact that the mother of both brothers, Victor and Alexander, lives here.
Official representatives Russian Federation, on whose territory the emergency occurred, did not confirm or deny the information about the death of Viktor Yanukovych Jr.
In an interview with the Ukrainian publication Vesti, racing driver and automobile journalist Alexei Mochanov said that “going out on the ice despite prohibitory signs is quite in the style of Viktor Yanukovych Jr.” Mochanov also noted that “he had good technique and at races he did not shy away from any work, he loved to do everything himself. If it was necessary to dig, he dug, if it was necessary to hook the winches, he hooked it.”
The youngest son of Viktor Yanukovych is one of the youngest people's deputies of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. At twenty-seven, he has good prospects in Ukrainian politics. At the very least, Viktor Viktorovich’s social circle obliges him to be at the center of the country’s political life.
In addition, Yanukovych Jr. is a good match for girls. In 2006, in the list of the richest grooms in Ukraine according to the magazine “Public People”, Viktor Viktorovich took second place, losing first place only to Nestor Shufrich.
Yanukovych Jr. calls Rinat Akhmetov his senior comrade. “On occasion, I can turn to him for advice. Akhmetov is a very competent person. An interlocutor with whom it is interesting to talk. We must take into account his opinion, since he is an experienced businessman,” says Viktor Viktorovich (“Ukrainian Pravda,” July 18, 2006).
Biography
Born on July 16, 1981 in Enakievo, Donetsk region. He graduated from high school with a silver medal.
In 2003 he graduated from the master's program in Donetsk national university. Master of Business Economics. As they say, Viktor Viktorovich is now writing his Ph.D. dissertation.
He was vice-president of the Donetsk regional public organization “Regional Center”.
Since November 2005 - First Deputy General Director of BK-Engineering LLC. In this company, according to Viktor Viktorovich himself, he was engaged in construction. “I had the opportunity to participate in the design of the Donbass Palace and Victoria hotel complexes in Donetsk. Now I specialize in designing catering establishments and their design solution”, says (“Today”, December 6, 2006).
During the parliamentary elections of 2006, he was elected to the Verkhovna Rada on the list of the Party of Regions (No. 90).
Since 2006 - head of the subcommittee on issues road transport Parliamentary Committee on Transport and Communications.
In the 2007 elections parliamentary mandate received on the Party of Regions list (No. 90).
Yanukovych Jr. for:
political reform;
federal structure of Ukraine;
giving the Russian language the status of a state language;
development of resort areas in Western Ukraine;
canonical Orthodoxy;
recertification of drivers;
then to understand the activities of representatives of the Kharkov authorities - Mikhail Dobkin and Gennady Kernes.
Yanukovych Jr. against:
infringement of the rights of Russian-speaking citizens of Ukraine;
Ukraine's entry into NATO.
Viktor Viktorovich tries to be an active participant
parliamentary life. Photo: Utro.ua
Compromising evidence
As with any other son of a public official, the media and public pay attention to Viktor Viktorovich Special attention. Therefore, his behavior is the focus of their increased attention.
Car owner
In 2005, the Internet Reporter website posted a list of cars that Viktor Yanukovych Jr. allegedly used one by one. This information was provided to the publication by a certain source in the Donetsk Ministry of Internal Affairs.
So, according to the publication, Viktor Yanukovych Jr. traveled to:
- Chevrolet Suburban (register number was 000-09 EO, then changed to a new model);
- Audi A6 (registered license plate, P A X 28);
- Hummer H2 (number 002-01 EO);
- JEEP Wrangler (license number 002-03 EO);
- AUDI A8 (license number 000-09 EE);
- AUDI RS6;
- J EEP Cherokee (license number 028-xx EO).
Viktor Viktorovich himself says that he drove many cars, but was not their owner. “I was selling and servicing cars, and when I saw on the Internet a list of 10 cars that were supposedly mine, to be honest, I was even upset. I could be seen on more than 10 cars a day. Because we sold and made a lot more cars. We still have certain ties with Germany, America and Russia...” he said (Glavred, May 26, 2006).
Scandal at the airport
In November 2006, information appeared that Yanukovych Jr., with his acquaintance and two girls, caused a scandal at the Boryspil airport. As a result, Viktor Viktorovich allegedly behaved inappropriately towards the flight attendant. The issue of Yanukovych’s behavior was even raised at a session of the Verkhovna Rada.
Yanukovych Jr. denies all this.
"My political career I try to build on the principles of openness. And if the skill of a politician consists in the art of lying, then this is not for me" (The Day, July 26, 2006)
Financial situation
Viktor Viktorovich says that he made his first money when he started working on cars. “Now I am pleased that those people to whom I transferred the business continue to selflessly engage in it. It was a whole structure that consisted of several service stations, car dealerships, and workshops,” he says (TabloID, July 17, 2006).
Yanukovych Jr. says that he was a shareholder of some companies, in particular, Elbox. Worked with the Moscow company Alarm-Service.
Viktor Viktorovich claims that he does not have his own apartment in Kyiv. Renting an apartment. But, according to the online publication Obkom, Yanukovych Jr. is registered in the capital on January Uprising Street.
According to the magazine “Public People”, Yanukovych Jr. uses a Nokia-8800 phone ($2 thousand) and has a Zenith watch (from $10 thousand).
He drives an Audi.
According to Obozrevatel, the yacht Centurion of Viktor Yanukovych Jr. was being repaired at the Nikolaev shipyard. Her engines allegedly burned out. The yacht was made in Nikolaev. Its price is about 800 thousand euros.
Viktor Viktorovich himself comments on this information with irony, claiming that he does not have a yacht.
According to Focus magazine, in 2006 Yanukovych Jr. declared income in the amount of 4 million 41 thousand 375 UAH.
Environment
He is friends with Vitaly Khomutynnik. He communicates closely with Taras Chornovol, Anna German, Elbrus Tedeev and Raisa Bogatyreva.
Principles
Viktor Viktorovich says that what he values most in people is honesty, impetuosity, determination, openness, literacy and culture.
Deputy Chairman of the “Youth Union of Regions of Ukraine”.
Deputy member of the permanent delegation of the Verkhovna Rada to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
Member of the Parliamentary Committee on Transport and Communications.
Member of parliamentary groups for interparliamentary relations with Belarus and Russia.
On August 1, 2009 he married Olga Korochanskaya. On January 31, 2010, their son Ilya was born.
“After observing Yulia Vladimirovna, I realized that I didn’t study there. I needed to graduate not from economics, but from theater institute. With such talents, she needs to engage in theatrical art,” concludes Viktor Viktorovich (“Ukrainian Pravda,” July 18, 2006).
In September 2007, after Yulia Tymoshenko spoke unflatteringly about Yanukovych Sr., Viktor Viktorovich said: “The BYuT leader is a person who does not disdain anything in order to achieve his goals. I know this person, these people, so I am afraid of the upcoming elections. After all, these politicians are capable of any provocation and black PR!”
I used to do autocross, circuit racing, and a little bit of clay pigeon shooting.
Viktor Viktorovich says that he has been in an accident more than once: “I even had to tumble along with the car, but I only got away with bruises. There’s nowhere in sports without this.”
His hobbies include billiards, photography, wakeboarding and cooking.
Victor loves extreme types of recreation. Photo: "Boulevard"
Viktor Yanukovych Jr. with his father. Photo: Odnoklassniki
Champion of the billiard tournament of the parliamentary club “Parliament” (2006).
Likes to listen to songs by Rosenbaum, Vysotsky, “Lube”, “HIM”, “Rammstein”, DDT, “Time Machine”, “Green Gray”, “VV”.
Engaged in portrait photography.
Loves actors - Sergei Mikhalkov, Bogdan Stupka, John Travolta.
Yanukovych Sr.
Yanukovych Jr. calls his father a friend and ally. He says that as a child he got it from Viktor Fedorovich. Previously, the son admits, he was offended by this, but now he fully understands his upbringing style.
“He is a fairly tough leader, but fair - there can be no other leader of this level. If he had been different, then his work as prime minister would not have given such results, for example, in the economy. Those who worked with Yanukovych can say: “Tough, specific, but fair,” says Viktor Viktorovich (Day, July 26, 2006)
“I would like, without leaving my country, to go to Western Ukraine, spend my vacation there in the mountains, breathe their wonderful air, and not sit on a waste heap under a pipe.”
“I am a member of the Party of Regions already for a long time, but I was not involved in public affairs"
“During two very difficult election campaigns, I got used to any troubles and unforeseen situations.”
“I never used my father’s name!”
“I don’t want to become such a professional politician as these people, who are already losing some boundaries. It seems to me that they are living some kind of life that is not their own, they themselves already believe in the lies they are telling.”
“I’ll tell you separately some day, without an interview, how it all happened – the Maidan. And even in details that no one knows.”
“I do not set myself the goal of becoming a professional deceiver.”
“I hope that the situation in the country will soon stabilize, the political and economic crises will end, and we will begin to live and earn money normally.”
“I was born in the industrial city of Yenakievo, my city has always been in gray colors due to its powerful industry.”
“I really like to travel and drive a car. We have an old but reliable expedition Toyota, prepared for long trips. Like-minded people and I form a group, collect two or three cars and go to Tarkhankut, take diving equipment. There is an alley of monuments under water. You can also go to the South Coast - for me this is more relaxation than, say, sleeping off. It's better to drive several thousand kilometers along interesting places, and we have them in our country.”
“I very often began to think about the meaning of this concept - “democracy” ...”
“I am no less a patriot than the Ukrainian-speaking population.”
“I am a modest person, I always promoted someone, but I myself remained in the shadows. Actually, I don’t really like popularity - you can’t walk down the street calmly.”
“I studied in Britain for six months, and I believe that English standards in the field of education are what needs to be achieved in Ukraine (for example, it can be used as an example for Ukraine).”
“I am a passionate and emotional person.”
“I don’t want to speculate on the president’s decision, and I don’t want anyone to do that.”
“I’m not hysterical or alarmist.”
“I perceive betrayal as human baseness. When I am betrayed, I conclude that the person was simply using me for his own purposes. After the events of the Orange Revolution, I saw who is my friend and who is not.”
“I am a demanding person. And this applies to everything. I am demanding of both companions and colleagues...”
“I’m not a dude, but a car enthusiast. My courage is different: to bring the car to perfection...”
“I don’t like big weddings. This is a celebration for close and dear people; it should not be numerous. I hope that my chosen one will support my position.”
“I really love cars. I have two collectible cars - Mercedes -124 and 129, which are more than 15 years old... But this can hardly be called a collection.”
“I worked as a bartender. Appeared behind the bar different people and I had to put up with their mood.”
“I have never been sensitive to brands. It’s just that in our society this topic sometimes reaches the point of insanity.”
“I’m used to living quickly, without thinking too much, including about the distribution of the budget (meaning family budget - S.R.”).
“I myself am a very busy person and I understand Rinat’s level of workload. I'm not used to asking. We can meet and talk just like that, or when we cross paths in parliament. We have friendly communication."
On March 22, news appeared on the Internet that the son of ex-president of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych Jr. drowned in Russia.
Yanukovych Jr. with his wife
Information about the death of Viktor Yanukovych Jr. was confirmed in his close circle, but denied by the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations, where the incident occurred. 33-year-old Victor was allegedly in a Volkswagen car that fell through the ice on Lake Baikal.
According to sources, there were five people in the car, one of whom, Viktor Davydov, died. The maiden name of Yanukovych Jr.’s mother Lyudmila is Davydova. Thus we found a connection. Later, Ukrainian politician Nestor Shufrich wrote on social networks: “Viktor Viktorovich Yanukovych died tragically. He died the way he lived – while driving a car.” Viktor Yanukovych Jr. is survived by his wife and son.
Victor and Olga
Victor met Olga Korochanskaya (originally from the town of Soledar, Donetsk region) at a car dealership in 2008. It was the mutual interest in cars that served as the reason for our acquaintance. At the same time, Olga’s father Stanislav Korochansky left the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc and joined the Party of Regions. Olga is a lawyer by training and since her student years she has written works about how Ukraine should become a European country.
On August 1, 2009, 28-year-old Victor married 23-year-old Olga. They secretly got married in Donetsk and celebrated the event in a close family circle. They say that after the wedding, Victor and Olga went to the Yanukovych dacha in Crimea.
Wedding of Yanukovych Jr.
On January 31, 2010, their son was born - Ilya Viktorovich. The girl gave birth in a regular state hospital in the Donetsk region. Victor was with Olga throughout the birth.
“He does everything possible to raise a real man in him and makes Ilya feel like a Champion. And my son’s eyes are burning,” Olga once said in an interview.