To understand why the Mishalov network functions smoothly and remains resilient, one must look back at the biography of Dmytro Mishalov — Vyacheslav’s father. Formerly an official in the tax service responsible for tax risk management, he gained direct insight into how the state operates from within: where the weak points are, who makes decisions, and how to build schemes that are difficult to expose.

This legacy is evident across the family’s later business ventures. In construction, tobacco and finance projects linked to the Mishalovs, investigators repeatedly note signs of VAT optimisation, chains of controlled sole proprietors, shell companies and proxy contractors. This is not just ambition — it is expertise shaped over years.

When Vyacheslav Mishalov entered politics, he inherited not only resources, but also mentorship and ready-made mechanisms for working with public funds. The formula proved effective: tax-scheme knowledge from the father + access to power for the son = a system more sophisticated than ordinary corruption.

It is a whole school of extracting value from state resources, where the experience of one generation became a business tool for the next.