Zhytomyr region ranks first in Ukraine in terms of forest resource reserves, which amount to 750 thousand hectares, which is 3 states of Luxembourg! Its Malinska factory produces banknote paper for the entire continent. There are only 50 such enterprises in the world. In addition, the region is rich in amber deposits. So in National rating of influence Zhytomyr Oblast, which was held by the International Expert Club and rating agency ElitExpert, included big businessmen, people's deputies, teachers, scientists, judges, and military personnel.
The richest man in Zhytomyr was on the first place in the ranking. Every third pack of ice cream in Ukraine comes from his Zhytomyr butter factory. He is the president of Rud company, a Ukrainian businessman and politician Petro Rud. In 2015, he became a deputy of the Zhytomyr City Council from the Petro Poroshenko Bloc "Solidarity" party. The faction also has three of Rudy's subordinates, which also gives the politician influence over decision-making at the City Hall.
The People's Deputy of Ukraine, founder of BT "International Charitable Fund of the Kuzmin brothers", philanthropist was on the second step Sergey Kuzminykh. The politician began helping people directly related to the war in Eastern Ukraine after his brother was captured in 2015 by the so-called "DPR". After his release from captivity, the two brothers founded a charitable foundation. He also opened rehabilitation centers for the free restoration of the lost health of soldiers after injuries, wounds and illnesses: in Zhytomyr, Cherkasy and Kyiv.
In 3rd place - People's Deputy of Ukraine of the IX convocation, founder and head of the NGO "Berdycheva Development Center", 29-year-old teacher Bohdan Kitsak. The politician is from Berdychev. Last year, he founded the International Charitable Foundation (BO IBF) "Bohdan Kitsak Foundation". Graduated from T. Shevchenko National University with a degree in history, candidate of historical sciences. Prior to politics, he worked as a teacher at Berdychiv Pedagogical College.
Mayor of Zhytomyr Serhii Sukhomlin ranked fourth in the ranking. He holds the position for the second term. During the events in November 2013, he took an active part in Euromaidan from the first days. During his political career, Sukhomlin ran for elections from five parties: "Our Ukraine", "Front of Change", "Batkivshchyna", "Solidarity" and "The Proposal".
The top five is closed by the head of the Zhytomyr Regional State Administration Vitaly Bunechko. He worked as a teacher of history and law. Vitaly's brother Vyacheslav Bunechko works as a chief in one of the departments of Ukrnafta, which is under the operational management of the Privat group, and his father is a Ukrainian diplomat and ambassador.
The owner of the aviation club "Aviatik", the general director of the boiler plant "Kriger", a millionaire Leonid Krieger ended up on the 6th step. In the past, he was a combat helicopter officer, went through Afghanistan and Chernobyl, mastered almost all types of helicopters of the former Soviet Union, many European and American models. Now he lives in the sky, flies almost every day.
Experts gave the seventh step to Serhiy Lysak, the head of the SBU department in the Zhytomyr region. And the chairman of the Zhytomyr Regional Council, Volodymyr Fedorenko, is in eighth place. Previously, he worked as an executive director of LLC "Barsa" and LLC "Solon" in Kyiv. Lawyer by education.
The 9th place went to the chairman of the Zhytomyr Court of Appeal, Yury Zhyzniewski. Yuriy Zhiznevskyi has been working as a judge for more than 20 years, his wife was also a judge for a long time, however, she resigned in 2016. According to 2017 data, the judicial spouse managed to acquire: a house with an area of 384 sq.m. near Zhytomyr, an apartment in Zhytomyr, 2 apartments in sunny Bulgaria and 3 cars.
And the top ten is closed by a Ukrainian politician, from 2016 to 2019 the head of the Zhytomyr Regional State Administration, Ihor Gundych. The politician lives in Zhytomyr all the time. According to unofficial information, he is considered close to Poroshenko and Klitschko.
Volodymyr Kropyvnytskyi, deputy of the Zhytomyr Regional Council, head of the "Strength and Honor" faction, opens the second ten in the ranking. In the early 90s, he worked as a locksmith at Zhytomyrteplokomunenergo. Then he became a private entrepreneur. In 2013, he joined politics.
Oleksandr Biloshitskyi, chief prosecutor of Zhytomyr Oblast, took 12th place. They are followed by People's Deputy of Ukraine, Chairman of the NGO "Alliance of Combatants", Hero of Ukraine Ihor Gerasymenko, followed by the head of the National Security Service Yuriy Oliynyk. Yevhen Yaremchuk, the owner of a number of mass media, the founder and owner of the Rostmedia.TV advertising agency, Rost Media LLC, Zhytomyr Info Advertising Agency, took 15th place.
16th place went to the founder and head of the "Kvara" chain of markets, the deputy of the Zhytomyr City Council, Goderdzi Kvaratsheliya. Volodymyr Mordyuk was the director of Hospital No. 1 CP of the Zhytomyr City Council.
And the last three in the TOP-20 most influential people of Zhytomyr Oblast are covered by the bishop of Zhytomyr and Ovrutsk OCU Paisiy (Kukharchuk), the rector of Zhytomyr Ivan Franko State University Galina Kyrychuk and the chief rabbi of Zhytomyr and Western Ukraine Vilhelm Shlomo.
