Businessman Bogolyubov left the country. Probably illegally
4 July 2024 09:01
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Gennadiy Boholyubov, a 62-year-old businessman and co-owner of Privat Group and business partner of Ihor Kolomoisky, left the country over the past 10 days. Kommersant Ukrainsky
It is likely that the businessman did not cross the border legally, as several attempts to leave Ukraine had failed before.
According to preliminary information, he went to Austria.
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Who is Gennadiy Bogolyubov?
Gennadiy Boholyubov is a well-known Ukrainian businessman and entrepreneur, born on 20 January 1962 in Dniprodzerzhynsk (now Kamianske). He is one of the founders and former co-owners of PrivatBank, Ukraine’s largest commercial bank, and the entire Privat Group. Bogolyubov was also a partner of Ihor Kolomoisky in many business projects.
Bogolyubov graduated from the Dnipro Civil Engineering Institute. His business career began in the 1990s when he and his partners founded PrivatBank. He subsequently became one of the key players in Ukrainian business, with interests in a variety of industries, including banking, metallurgy, oil and gas, and real estate.
Together with Kolomoisky, Boholyubov controlled the Privat Group, which had significant assets in Ukraine and abroad. However, in 2016, PrivatBank was nationalised by the Ukrainian government due to problems with its capitalisation and loan portfolio structure.
As of 2024, Gennadiy Boholyubov is still active in the business, although his influence on the Ukrainian economy has significantly decreased compared to the period before PrivatBank’s nationalisation.
Mr Bogolyubov is known for his charitable activities, including support for the Jewish community.
In March of this year, the media reported that Bogolyubov became the father of a daughter born to Emine Dzhaparova, First Deputy Foreign Minister and Permanent Representative of Ukraine to International Organisations in Vienna. This is Bogolyubov’s sixth child.
