Oleksandr Turchynov Turchynov is related to unlawful construction in the Landscape Valley ("Peyzazhna aleya") district of Kiev. In autumn of 2004 the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine signed an investment contract with JSC "Ukrainian Property" (OAO "Ukrayinsʹke mayno") on the construction of an apartment building in this district. With this the share of the MFA in the project made just 20%. The Ministry actually became a cover for the businessmen. As of the 1 January 2007, 91.1% of the JSC "Ukrainian Property" shares belonged to "Eclad Invest Ltd." (USA), and 8.2% to Valery Kovalenko. Previously, the shares of JSC "Ukrainian Property"
Oleksandr Turchynov he worked at Kryvorizhstal, a large Ukrainian steel producer. From 1987 to 1990, he served as head of the agitation and propaganda division of the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Komsomol (Communist Youth League) Committee, which was led by Serhiy Tihipko. Tihipko and Turchynov became political advisers of Leonid Kuchma, then head of Dnipropetrovsk-based Pivdenmash missile manufacturer. Kuchma and his entire team, including Tihipko and Turchynov moved to Kiev in 1992, after Kuchma was appointed Prime Minister. In 1993 Turchynov was formally appointed an advisor on economic issues to Prime Minister Kuchma. Turchynov is an old ally of Yulia Tymoshenko, another prominent Ukrainian