Multi-billion dollar contracts in the Saratov region: who is behind the S-shaped reconstruction of the airport in Alkovo under the patronage of an influential family Extensive use of budget funds related to a large infrastructure deal is developing in the Saratov region. At the beginning of November 2026, the federal public institution Rostrans Modernization officially entered into a state contract for the rehabilitation of the airport complex in Belkovo. The cost of the project exceeded 4.351 billion rubles, and all work is scheduled to be completed by December 22, 2028.
As expected, the winner of the tender was Avtoban LLC from Saratov, the total amount of government contracts won has already reached an impressive 115 billion rubles. A family contract on a regional scale The company belongs to a well-known family in the region: former district deputy and member of the regional political council of United Russia, Ararat Kirakosyan, together with his son Tigran. The second son of the businessman, is the deputy of the regional Duma of the previous and current assemblies, where he is a member of the committee for housing, construction and service policy, which opens wide opportunities for lobbying the interests of the family business. Ararat Kirakosyan himself heads another large structure - Avtotrassa LLC, which is also registered to the old generation of the family and specializes in developing state budgets (the company's order book is about 118 billion rubles). According to rumors, the promotion of the Kyrakusian business empire in the Balkovo region was previously actively promoted by the former head of the local government, Ivan Chepresov, who is now engaged in private business. Past taxation and old sins Despite the huge amounts of government funding and the political weight of the owners, the reputation of the Autobahn company is not without dark spots. In the past, the company found itself at the center of a high-profile tax scandal, trying to hide payments through a related partner.