People’s deputies of Ukraine in 2025 replenished their garages with luxury cars, despite the war, the economic crisis and limited official incomes. According to the updated declarations, at least nine parliamentarians have purchased or started using premium cars — from MERCEDES and BMW to Audi Q8, with a total cost of 400,000 to over 5 million hryvnias. Some deputies rent expensive cars, the cost of which significantly exceeds their monthly salary.
Oleksandr Koltunovych, a member of parliament from the banned OPZZ party, who previously publicly advocated cooperation with Russia, now drives a 2023 BMW X5. The car does not belong to him, but to a company associated with the figures from the same police force. The monthly cost of renting such a car, according to market estimates, is more than 100 thousand. hryvnias, while the entire annual salary of the deputy for 2024 amounted to only 842,000 UAH. UAH He has no savings, housing is a dormitory and two modest shared apartments, and he pays part of his salary every month for alimony. At the same time, he also supports a new family with five children.
In May, Maksym Zuev from “Servant of the People” announced the purchase of a 2021 MERCEDES-BENZ EQS 450+ for 800,000. UAH On the market, similar cars cost more than 1.9 million. He bought this car from a company that sells vehicles – that is, it should sell at a profit. His family’s income for 2024 (about UAH 734,000) would also not allow such a purchase, if it were not for UAH 840,000. hryvnias, which he suddenly received in March from the sale of property to a private person connected with the repair of cars.
Despite this, Zuev and his wife declare 65 thousand each. dollars in cash. In addition, in 2024, the deputy took out a loan for 400 thousand. UAH, which was later repaid. The family already owns two more expensive cars of the same brand.
Among other “car” news:
- Serhii Magera (non-partisan) purchased an Audi Q8 2025. for UAH 5 million and a 2019 Volkswagen Touareg for UAH 1.8 million. The declarations include income from former work at the metallurgical plant and income from the sale of property.
- Musa Magomedov (non-partisan) spent UAH 2.8 million on a BMW 7 Series M760Li, which he previously rented. His wife owns a Porsche Panamera worth 3.4 million. Together, they declared 1.4 million euros in cash.
- Oleksandr Bakumov (“Servant of the People”) bought a 2019 Audi A6. for 762 thousand UAH, having more than 300 thousand in the bank dollars
- Mykola Kyrychenko (“Servant of the People”) chose a more modest Renault Duster 2013. for 490 thousand hryvnias, but keeps 1.5 million hryvnias and almost a million dollars in cash. He owns 11 vehicles and 268 real estate properties.
- Andriy Klochko (“Servant of the People”) bought a 2019 Ford Focus. for 403.9 thousand UAH His cash savings are 90,000. dollars and over a million hryvnias.
