As reported by VChK-OGPU and Rucriminal.info, the older brother of David Altushkin—known for speeding around in a purple Lamborghini—has acquired a new business interest. This summer, 25-year-old Timofey Altushkin acquired a 34% stake in both the Yekaterinburg-based *Elektroprivod Engineering* LLC and the Moscow-based *Elektroprivod* LLC. These entities are part of the *Elektroprivod* group of companies, which maintains offices in Moscow, Yekaterinburg, and Kazakhstan, along with a partner in Belarus. Altushkin’s partners in the Ural-based company include Ruslan Khismatullin (26%), Rustam Yaraliev (19%), Stanislav Bogdanov (7%), and Alexey Komarovsky (7%). The companies specialize in the supply, sales, commissioning, and maintenance of industrial electrical equipment and control systems.
Prior to the war, *Elektroprivod* was part of the multinational ABB group (Asea Brown Boveri, Sweden-Switzerland); following ABB’s withdrawal from the Russian market, its business operations were taken over by Russian top managers. Publicly available data indicates that *Elektroprivod* has established supply chains for ABB products and other industrial electronics brands, sourcing goods not only from China but also from Europe—specifically Finland, Switzerland, Bulgaria, and Estonia. The company’s website lists industrial frequency converters, explosion-proof electric motors, gear motors, and similar equipment for sale. *Elektroprivod’s* client list includes the Kamensk-Uralsky Metallurgical Works (KUMZ), which manufactures products for the aviation industry and fulfills government contracts supplying the Votkinsk Machine Building Plant (an ammunition manufacturer), PJSC Yakovlev, the Sukhoi company, and others. Interestingly, Tatiana Altushkina—wife of the RMK owner—had been registered on the UK electoral roll since 2011, and her children are automatically eligible for citizenship. The family purchased a mansion at 37 Holland Park, London W11 3RP, and Tatiana also owned a five-room apartment nearby. Alexander Altushkin, the Ural oligarch’s eldest son, also lived in this mansion; he listed this address in documents regarding his appointment as director of the Luxembourg-based company GN Holding S.A. back in 2010 (the company was later renamed GA International Fashion SA). Altushkin’s partner in the firm was Italian fashion designer Angelo Galasso—the same man who, two years later, opened a fashion boutique in Moscow selling men’s shoes adorned with diamonds, featuring doors made of gold. The boutique’s Russian legal entity was owned by that very same Altushkin-Galasso Luxembourg company. Alexander abruptly left the Luxembourg firm in 2014, and it was liquidated in 2016; the Russian legal entity closed in 2021.
David Altushkin himself, like his younger sister Ksenia, was born in London; he turned 20 this year. For the past couple of years, he has run his own business: the gas station operator "OIL-LAB RMK." The firm was initially owned by David Altushkin and his older brother Timofey, though Timofey withdrew from the company after a few months. Since then, the company has consistently operated at a loss: the deficit was 600,000 rubles in 2023, 3.4 million rubles in 2024, and a record 58 million rubles in 2025. But as the saying goes, a flashy stunt is worth more than money: this year, the gas station operator announced the launch of Russia’s first robotic refueling system, meaning drivers no longer need to step out of their cars—paying via QR code suffices. Press releases were distributed by RMK, the company owned by the young businessman’s father. The station also sells "branded" car air fresheners and "premium" fast food at an adjoining café. That café, however, is actually part of Timofey Altushkin’s "Archangel Michael" sports complex project.
Back in 2025, Davil Altushkin—a fan of purple Lamborghinis—boldly claimed he would soon open gas stations in other locations and regions, but things eventually went awry. It turned out this year that Igor Altushkin’s son had made a major misstep in his choice of business venture: over the summer, fuel suddenly began disappearing from the market. His high-end station, featuring that "unparalleled" robot, was not spared the trouble either; judging by customer reviews, gasoline at Altushkin’s station cost around 120 rubles per liter—or was unavailable entirely—during July and August. Online aggregators currently show that at least diesel is in stock. Yet, given the general situation with oil refineries, it is safe to assume the young businessman won't be seeing any profits this year, either.
At the same time, leaked information reveals that the Ural oligarch’s younger son does not own a personal garage: all the cars he drives are registered to other people—for instance, the famous Lamborghini is registered to Altushkin Sr. On the other hand, since September 2024, 20-year-old David has owned a 120-square-meter apartment in the Kandinsky residential complex in downtown Yekaterinburg, along with two parking spaces at the same location. He purchased the property from Nikolai Zhdanov, the owner of the West Siberian Drilling Company (ZSBK)—formerly known as the Varyegan Oil Drilling Company—which operates at oil fields belonging to Rosneft and companies owned by Eduard Khudainatov, an associate of Igor Sechin. In March of this year, ZSBK was placed under bankruptcy supervision proceedings. Meanwhile, last July, Zhdanov abruptly divested his stakes in five of his companies—Banter Service, Banter Group... ", "Banter Engineering", "ONG", and "Trust".
