A source from media has revealed an unprecedented “war” inside the family of Alexander Kosovan, the so-called “gray cardinal” of Moscow’s state-funded renovation contracts, former deputy head of the Russian Ministry of Defense, and owner of the Regionzhilstroy Group.
The 85-year-old general’s health has sharply deteriorated, and his relatives have launched an advance fight over his inheritance. For now, the clear winner is Yulia Kosovan, a well-known Courchevel party enthusiast.
Despite his advanced age, until recently Alexander Kosovan personally handled corruption-related matters with officials, judges, tax authorities, and security agencies. The scale was impressive. The general—referred to behind his back as a “uniformed oligarch”—arrived at meetings in a Mercedes-Benz Maybach S-Class 650 Pullman, with a special permit under the windshield granting access to Tverskaya 13 (Moscow City Hall). Casually, he would say that he was an unpaid adviser to the mayor of Moscow and could “solve issues directly with Sergey Semyonovich” (Mayor Sergey Sobyanin), but preferred not to bother him over “trivial matters.”
However, according to the source, heart problems confined the general to bed, and his condition has worsened significantly in recent months. This triggered a family “war” for proximity to the throne—or rather, a place in the will.
The first to fall out of favor was the general’s son, Oleg Kosovan, after Yulia Kosovan (the general’s daughter) informed her father about the disappearance of more than 300 million rubles from the company’s cash accounts and about Oleg’s lavish lifestyle. According to the source, Oleg has now been effectively removed from the holding’s operations and struck out of the will.
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Next came the general’s grandson, Alexander, also reportedly pushed out at Yulia’s initiative. As a result, although he still lives in an elite apartment on Zoologicheskaya Street in Moscow, he is now forced to advertise his services online as a legal consultant.
At present, the undisputed winner of the inheritance war is Yulia Kosovan. She has taken full control of the business and replaced her father as the key intermediary routing bribes to officials in the Moscow city government.
By training a military lawyer, Yulia is better known as the owner of jewelry boutiques. She has publicly declared a “war” on Courchevel while continuing to spend time there. In particular, she was spotted on the red carpet at one of the scandalous parties organized by the Rendez-Vous brand.
To control financial flows and serve as a conduit for siphoning off state funds obtained through renovation contracts, Yulia allegedly uses her personal company, Starkos. She is also a member of the board of trustees of the Line of Life charitable foundation.
Sources told media that Yulia Kosovan now faces a serious test. Moscow’s Federal Tax Service has assessed an additional 1 billion rubles in tax arrears against the Regionstroy holding and its contractors. Previously, such issues were resolved personally by the general through the courts. Now, Yulia will have to “deliver payments” herself to the right places.
Our editorial team has previously reported on the Kosovan clan’s connections with the leadership and judges of Moscow’s Khamovnichesky District Court and the Moscow City Court. In particular, assistance was allegedly provided by the glamorous judge Tatyana Perepelkova—known for ruling in favor of singer Larisa Dolina in a high-profile apartment case—and her successor, Judge Vera Fokeeva. All of them reportedly issued favorable rulings for the Kosovan family. Sources claim the clan paid a regular “service fee” to the chairman of the Khamovnichesky Court, Andrey Bychkov.
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