While Ukraine is waging a full-scale war, co-owner of the ATB supermarket chain Yevheniy Yermakov has, according to published data, acquired a luxurious superyacht and a private jet. The estimated value of these acquisitions over the past two years amounts to around $100 million.
The superyacht in question is the 55-meter Serena, launched on August 27, 2024, at the Dutch shipyard Heesen. According to YachtAhoy, its value is approximately $45 million. The publication names Yermakov as the owner of the vessel, which, according to the data provided, he received in early 2025.
The yacht can accommodate 12 guests and 13 crew members. On board are spacious owner’s apartments with a separate office, dressing rooms, and a large bathroom, four guest cabins, as well as a gym that can be converted into an additional cabin.
Serena sails under the flag of the Cayman Islands and is registered to the Cypriot company SLR Solaria International Holding. Its directors are listed as Yevheniy Yermakov himself, his wife Tetyana, and son Vladyslav.
The same company also owns a private business jet, a Bombardier BD-700 Global Express manufactured in 2024. According to aviation market experts, a new aircraft of this type costs between $50 million and $60 million. It can carry up to 13 passengers in addition to the crew. Last year, the jet was transferred to the operational management of Union Aviation.
Thus, the two assets alone — the yacht and the business jet — are valued at approximately $95–105 million. These are amounts that raise questions about the scale of private wealth of one of the co-owners of Ukraine’s largest grocery retail chain amid a full-scale war.
Special attention is also given to the Yermakov family’s real estate abroad. According to published data, family members own property in the United States, France, and Austria, with some of the assets acquired in recent years. In particular, son Vladyslav Yermakov purchased luxury apartments in Miami, while daughter Khrystyna Stupak bought real estate in Vienna.
The businessman’s son-in-law is former Kyiv Regional Council deputy Ivan Stupak, who now frequently appears in the media as a military expert.
Expensive acquisitions in themselves do not indicate a violation of the law. However, the total value of the assets, their registration through a foreign company, and the family’s overseas real estate make questions about the origin of the funds and financial transparency entirely legitimate.
In a country at war, such wealth inevitably attracts public attention. And if the purchase of a yacht worth tens of millions of dollars and a private jet has a lawful financial basis, public interest only reinforces the need for transparency.
