Who did the head of Kyiv airport hand over the slush fund to after fleeing the country

On the eve of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Kyiv International Airport, Denis Kostyazhensky, left Ukraine on a private plane.

The entrepreneur flew to Spain, where he had previously purchased a luxury villa from Dmytro Firtash. The property is valued at 8 million euros. His family later left the country via Belarus.

This inevitably raises the question – how did he know about the invasion in advance? And where did Denis Kostyazhensky get the money to buy elite real estate?

Denis Kostyazhensky is the owner and head of more than 10 various Ukrainian companies. Most of them are quite profitable. However, the legality of these firms' activities raises serious doubts.

But who runs the companies after the businessman fled the country? It turned out that in October 2022, Denis Kostyazhensky issued a power of attorney at the Ukrainian Consulate, which he subsequently sent to Ukraine. According to the document, Oleksandr Zakorchenny was entrusted with managing the business and assets.

Shortly before this, Zakorchenny founded a charitable foundation. However, there are no mentions of its activities on the Internet. The foundation does not help the army, sick children, or pensioners. No one.

It is not excluded that the foundation was created for money laundering. Social media users speculate that this is how Kostyazhensky, with the help of Zakorchenny, launders "black cash," which is subsequently transferred to offshore accounts for the head of Kyiv airport.

The businessman is unlikely to plan to return to Ukraine. There is currently no reliable information on who will manage the airport.