Magomed Kostoev Russian actor. Country: Russia

1. Russian Actor Magomed Kostoev Fights for Custody of His Son
2. A Challenging Relationship and a Legal Battle
3. Father-in-Law's Resistance and Pressure

Russian Actor Magomed Kostoev Fights for Custody of His Son

Russian actor Magomed Kostoev is determined to bring back his three-year-old son, Alisher, who was taken away from him by the daughter of People's Artist of the RSFSR, Darya Yurskaya. Magomed openly talked about the pressure and threats he faced from his father-in-law, Sergey Yursky. It has been a year since Magomed last saw his son. After receiving explicit threats, he decided to share his story about his relationship with the Yursky family. Darya Yurskaya is the only daughter of the famous actor Sergey Yursky, which may explain why he is so involved in her life.

A Challenging Relationship and a Legal Battle

A few years ago, Darya did not want her first husband to spend time with their son, Georgy. The matter even went to court, where the boy's father, artist Alexey Lebedev, fought for his right to see his son. After a lengthy legal battle, he was granted visitation rights. Magomed Kostoev met Darya Yurskaya on the set of the series "Medical Secret". Their passionate romance led her to leave her husband of 14 years, Alexey Lebedev. Darya and Magomed soon got married and had a son named Alisher. However, Sergey Yursky always stood between them, ultimately leading to their separation.

Father-in-Law's Resistance and Pressure

Did Sergey Yursky dislike you because you ended his daughter's first marriage? - Darya's mother, Natalya Maksimovna, accused me of taking her away from her husband. I responded, "Is she a child that I took her hand and led her out of daycare?" Unlike her first son-in-law, you are an actor, so you must share common interests with Yursky. - When Yursky found out about me, he told his daughter, "It's either him or me - choose!" That's why Dasha never introduced me to her father. We just started living together. We didn't even have a wedding. After the restaurant, we just went to the dacha where her parents lived... Yursky has a sense of grandeur, but enough intelligence to try to hide it. However, he constantly tried to impose his point of view on Dasha and me, trying to make us do things that I considered inappropriate. And I am not the kind of person who allows that. There should be only one head of the family. Dasha initially took my side but then began to "waver". She couldn't handle the pressure from her father. What led to the breakup? - I brought my eldest son, Ahmed, who had been living with his sister in Ingushetia for some time, to Moscow. He needed to go to school, and it was clear that if his father was in Moscow, he had to be there too. My eldest son became the reason why Dasha couldn't handle it. It opened my eyes: I believe that a woman who cannot love someone else's child cannot love her own. But Dasha also had a child from her first marriage, whom you, I understand, raised for four years? - Yes, that's right. And the Yurskys "led" Georgy towards feeblemindedness, I won't hesitate to use that word. They affected the boy with their sense of grandeur. He shook his hands, couldn't take his eyes off the TV, hardly spoke, and wore diapers at the age of five. It wasn't because his mother didn't cook for him; he just didn't want anything else. Georgy showed signs of autism, although doctors never examined him. Dasha was extremely worried about it. I told my wife that I could help him out of that state, but she would have to trust me completely in her relationship with Georgy. She agreed... Today, Georgy is ten years old, he is doing well in school, and he has become a completely normal boy. Did you know that Dasha didn't want Georgy to see his biological father? - That was also my opinion. Two years after we started living together, Alexey Lebedev called me. We met and talked. He complained that he was not allowed to see his son. I expressed my opinion: we should stop these meetings for a couple of years because Georgy needed to normalize first. But Alexey insisted, "I will continue to try to meet him!" To which I replied, "It's your business, and I have no right to interfere. After all, you are his father." By the way, Yursky was not against the meetings of the first husband with the son, I think, out of a sense of competition with me. Did you cheat on your wife? A typical reason for divorce... - I did not sleep with any other woman while I was with Darya. It's my rule: I don't date two women at the same time. How did you break up? - Dasha sent me an SMS saying that my things were in a storage unit. From that moment on, I never entered the apartment, which her mother gave her, even though I had the right to because I was registered there. Did the divorce happen without scandals? - I did not receive any summons about the upcoming divorce. I can file complaints with the court and the prosecutor's office about the illegality of the divorce. They terminated the marriage without my knowledge: at that time, I was in Ingushetia with my mother, who was in the hospital. The court hearing I knew about and could attend was about who Alisher would live with. But I was warned that people from certain structures might be waiting for me outside after the trial. Did you secretly take Alisher to Ingushetia? - Dasha knew that Alisher and my eldest son, Ahmed, were leaving with me for a month. And return tickets were purchased. She agreed on one condition: Ahmed would not come back - "she no longer wanted to see him." But Alisher didn't get a chance to see his grandmother because she was ill. So I told Dasha that we would come back in two weeks. She took it as if I had kidnapped Alisher. Did they put pressure on you? - Yursky approached some people in Moscow. The people I met with said they were acting on behalf of Ramzan Kadyrov and the FSB. Present at this meeting were the commander of the OMON in Chechnya and a certain Bislam Galaev - the head of the supervisory department of the EMERCOM of Russia in Chechnya. There were also other bandits of varying levels. They explained to me that Alisher needed to be taken to his mother immediately. I told them that we would leave in two weeks, but if they couldn't wait, they could take him. Why did you agree to give up your son? - They explained, "You can choose not to give him, but serious people are involved here. Your relatives and friends and everyone you have ever called will be searched. Well, you understand, we are worried about you. There is currently a crackdown on militants in Ingushetia and Chechnya." Obviously, it was a threat. At that time, I could have gotten angry and left. But it would have been a trap for my relatives. Alisher was taken out of Ingushetia on a charter flight, and it was all staged. I gave him away with the condition that I would pick him up in a month so that he could spend time with my mother. They gave their word but did not keep it. The next day, the head of Ingushetia, Yunus-Bek Yevkurov, invited me. He said that Yursky had approached him in Moscow with some minister, I think it was Shvydkoy (former Minister of Culture - N.M.). They asked him for assistance. According to Yevkurov, he told them that he would help as much as he could, although he did not understand why they were raising private family issues at the government level. Did you go to get your son after a month? - Yes, on December 5th, I knocked on the door, but it was not opened. I could hear Alisher inside the apartment - he said, "It's daddy." I called her number, but she didn't answer. I didn't want to force my way in. That's why I came on the promised day: I wasn't looking for an opportunity to ambush her. How do you plan to communicate with your son? - I will find a way, believe me. Yursky, I understand, declared war on me. He called me an unscrupulous person on television but couldn't justify his words. Since they took my son, I will not forget a single day. And sooner or later, they will answer for it. We reached out to actress Darya Yurskaya for comment, but she declined to comment on the situation.