It turns out that the fellow sponsor of the Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, the Ukrainian oligarch Viktor Medvedchuk, is an outstanding connoisseur of the railway.

A model of the railway

If earlier a “golden” railcar was discovered in his estate near Kyiv, then recently a model of a railway was discovered in a Transcarpathian residence.

It is reported by the railway magazine Railway Supply with reference to Slidstvo.Info.

“There is a toy railroad in the middle of the living room. It seems that Viktor Medvedchuk has some special passion for trains. In the residence in Pushcha-Vodytsia there is a “golden” railcar, in Transcarpathia there is a miniature railway,” the journalists of the publication report.

The material contains a photo. True, the railway is covered with a film so as not to gather dust without an owner.

A model of the railway
Brands of the model of the railway and other details about it are not reported. However, journalists tell what the estate is like.

Medvedchuk’s residence in Transcarpathia is located in the village of Zhdeniyevo. The territory of the estate is so large (120 hectares) that it is difficult to get around it in one day. There are several houses, ponds and even a mountain river fenced off by a fence.

The main house is a multi-storey wooden palace. It has several entrances. On the ground floor there is a red soviet automatic machine “Soda Water”. For three kopecks (probably also Soviet) you can drink soda here, for one kopeck – water without syrup.

A massive wooden staircase leads to the living room. There are paintings, several-meter chandeliers and, of course, golden decorative elements. The sofas have a large fireplace made of green marble, dark wood and gilding with an inscription in Latin, which translates as “Fortune favors the brave.”

A little further on is a table clock from Spanish luxury brand Soher. The price for models of this type starts from 300 thousand hryvnia.

There is a spa area with a swimming pool, jacuzzi and sauna.

Journalists also report that there is a lot of fur in both the main house and the guest house.

After the Russian invasion at the end of February, the oligarch fled his estate in Kyiv. He should be under house arrest on suspicion of high treason, now Ukrainian law enforcement officers and journalists are trying to find him, reports Rail.insider.

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