Petro Dyminskyi
Petro Dyminskyi | |
|---|---|
Петро Димінський | |
 Dyminskyi in 2017 | |
| People's Deputy of Ukraine | |
| In office 14 May 2002 – 25 May 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Zoryslava Romovska |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Constituency | Lviv Oblast, No. 122 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 November 1954 Kryvyi Rih, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine) |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | |
| Children | 2 |
| Occupation | Businessman |
Petro Petrovych Dyminskyi (Ukrainian: Петро́ Петро́вич Димі́нський; born 27 November 1954) is a Ukrainian politician, businessman and former footballer for FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih. In 2016, his wealth was estimated at $103 million.[1]
He was a People's Deputy of Ukraine from 2002 to 2006 as a representative of Ukraine's 122nd electoral district, located in Lviv Oblast. Originally elected as a member of the Our Ukraine Bloc, he later joined the Party of Regions.
His whereabouts have been unknown since he became a named suspect in fatal 2017 car crash.[1] He is wanted by Ukrainian authorities.[1]
Biography
In the 1990s, Dyminskyi worked as a director of selected mines in the Western Ukraine. He owns or co-owns the Ukrainian football team FC Karpaty Lviv, WOG, ZIK, and Halychyna Oil Refinery.[2][3]
He was a people's Deputy of Ukraine, serving in the Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine's national parliament) from 2002 to 2006.[4] He was elected on the list (as non-partisan) of Our Ukraine but later switched to the faction of Party of Regions.[5]
Along with some other People's Deputies (Ihor Yeremeyev, Stepan Ivakhiv and Serhiy Lahur), in December 2012 he founded the fuel-industrial group Kontinium.[6][7][8]
Escape from Ukraine
Dyminskyi is a named suspect in a fatal car accident, which resulted in the death of 31-year-old Natalia Trila on 18 August 2017.[9] Since 22 August 2017 Dyminskyi is in an unknown location outside Ukraine.[10] He is wanted by Ukrainian authorities.[1]
Two months after the crash, Dyminskyi purchased a duplex for 280,000 euros in a gated community in Athens, Greece.[1] This investment gave him a Greek Golden Visa.[1] Around the same time, he also secured a Serbian passport.[1] His wife, Olena, also obtained Serbian citizenship.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "After Fatal Car Crash, Ukrainian Tycoon Dyminskyy Secured Greek Residency and Serbian Citizenship". OCCRP. 2025.
- ^ http://zik.com.ua/en/news/2008/07/02/141982 Zik
- ^ "Новини | Українська правда".
- ^ "Димінський Петро Петрович". Verkhovna Rada. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ^ (in Russian) Short bio, Информационно-аналитический центр "ЛІГА"
- ^ "Ігор Єремеєв: Віктор Янукович повинен зрозуміти, що він президент 46-мільйонного народу, а не тільки Донбасу".
- ^ "Останні новини Львова та України".
- ^ Wild Wild West. Kontrakty. 2005.
- ^ "Димінський вибув з власників ZIKу".
- ^ "Димінський вибув з власників ZIKу".