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"The Phantom Apartment" and an Elite Car Fleet: Agrarian MP-Millionaire Kyrychenko Receives Housing Compensation from the State
While the country tightens its belt, some members of parliament continue to use budgetary benefits that often look like outright mockery. One of the wealthiest agrarians in parliament, Mykola Kyrychenko, has for years been receiving compensation for apartment rental and travel.
This was reported by "Telegraf."
Agrarian magnate with a deputy badge
Mykola Kyrychenko, who is currently 42 years old, entered politics as a successful agrarian businessman from Kharkiv region. His path began back in 2002 with the registration of a sole proprietor, and later he built a true agricultural empire that included the farming enterprises "Kyrychenko M." (in 2023 it was renamed "Agro-Borova") and "Yuh", the private agrofirm "Zlahoda", and others.
Mykola Kyrychenko
Kyrychenko was elected to the Kharkiv regional council, where he gained his first "anti-corruption experience." In particular, the deputy failed to submit to the NACP a notification of significant changes in his asset status; this concerned the acquisition in 2017–2018 of 48 land plots with a total value of 4,6 million UAH. The case went to court; Kyrychenko admitted guilt, citing "legal ignorance." The punishment was a fine of 1 700 UAH and the entry of his data into the State Register of persons who committed corruption or corruption-related offenses.
Being a member of parliament (elected to the Verkhovna Rada from the "Servant of the People" party) did not make Kyrychenko more disciplined in reporting. Following a check of his declaration for 2020, the NACP recorded false information totaling 1,6 million UAH. His "forgetfulness" again concerned land assets – the deputy did not list 4 plots, and for several dozen others he submitted incorrect cadastral numbers and values. In addition, he concealed information about a house in the village of Dovhenke in Izium district where he was registered. Plus he "did not show" an elite Range Rover L405 purchased by his wife via leasing for nearly 5 million UAH.
Excerpt from the NACP conclusion
The Kyrychenko family's wealth is impressive even now. According to the latest data, the deputy owns 268 real estate objects—which are hectares of chernozem in Kharkiv region. The family's cash savings also do not indicate hardship: according to the results of 2025, the deputy declared 650 thousand US dollars and 1,5 million UAH.
Mykola Kyrychenko's car fleet deserves special attention. The Ministry of Internal Affairs register lists 13 entries for vehicles registered to him. The list includes 5 KamAZ trucks, 2 specialized SZAP trailers, 2 VAZ cars, and the rest are modern SUVs. The most recent purchases are dated 2024—the deputy bought a Mitsubishi Pajero Sport (2011 year of manufacture) for 385 thousand UAH, and during 2025 bought three Renault Dusters. One of the cars is 2013 year of manufacture and, according to declarations, cost 490 thousand UAH; the cost of the other two is marked as "unknown."
The Phantom Apartment and the elite Lypky
Despite colossal wealth, Mykola Kyrychenko files applications each month to receive compensation for renting housing in the capital (the amounts range from 19,5 to 20 thousand UAH per month). Based on an analysis of the payment transactions of the Apparatus of the Verkhovna Rada, we calculated that in 2025 the deputy received 173,9 thousand UAH under this item, and since the beginning of 2026 he has received another 79 thousand UAH.
Transaction for payment of rental compensation
In the deputy's declaration there is a line about renting an apartment from a citizen named "Torshchyna Inna." However, Telegraf journalists found a number of oddities: the property's area is not specified in the documents, and a person with those details could not be found in the relevant databases.
Instead it turned out that renting out the property in the capital is handled by sole proprietor Torshyna Inna Volodymyrivna (the surname spelled with "sh" rather than "shch", as in the deputy's declaration). We reached Ms. Torshyna by phone; she assured us that Mykola Kyrychenko has not rented housing from her for at least two years. According to her, the relationship with the deputy was formal and limited to rental matters.
Information about the apartment. Screenshot of the declaration
Of course, one could assume that Mykola Oleksandrovych again "forgot" to update the rental data. However, no other information about the tenancy was found in open registries, while the compensation continues to be paid under the old scheme.
The situation looks even more absurd if you again look at the family's asset data. Officially, in his declaration Kyrychenko lists his actual place of residence as a house with an area of 107,4 sq. m in the village of Vyshche Solone in Kharkiv region, which belongs to his 70-year-old mother, Lidiia Mykolaivna. In addition, he has the right to use his wife Yana's apartment in the town of Borova.
Yet the millionaire continues to live in Kyiv at the state's expense even after his family acquired their own "square meters" in the capital. At the end of January 2026, the deputy's mother purchased an apartment with an area of 48 sq. m in building No. 14-A on Andrii Verkoglyad Street (Delmar residential complex). This is literally adjacent to the buildings that belong to the "Novopecherski Lypky" residential complex, where Kyrychenko rented housing (at least the sole proprietor Torshyna has apartments there).
Building 14-A on Andrii Verkoglyad Street in Kyiv
We also note that despite owning cars, the deputy regularly receives compensation for travel. For example, in 2025 there were a total of 11 payments for a total amount of 82,5 million UAH, and in 2026 — 30 thousand UAH.
Golden vacations
At the beginning of 2026 the year, Kyrychenko received two more sizable "gifts" from the state—compensations for unused vacations totaling 494,6 thousand UAH. Even this amount alone, not counting the deputy's other assets, would be enough to pay for renting housing in the capital.
Information about compensation for unused vacations. Screenshot of the declaration
However, Kyrychenko chose a different path. It should be acknowledged: by indicating his place of residence in Kharkiv region and renting in Kyiv, the deputy is technically complying with the rules. Formally, the law "On the Status of a Member of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine" gives deputies the right to compensation for rental housing if they do not own real estate in Kyiv and are registered at a distance greater than 30 km from the capital.
But an ethical dilemma arises. Is it acceptable to receive compensation for housing that you do not actually rent, and if members of your family own property in the capital, and to receive travel payments while owning an elite car fleet? "Telegraf" contacted Mykola Kyrychenko with these questions and asked him to clarify the situation regarding renting housing in the capital.
Meanwhile, the situation with Kyrychenko's "phantom" rental highlights a systemic problem: the lack of real control over the targeted use of deputy payments. We sent a request to the Apparatus of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine asking for clarification on whether it is possible to verify the data provided by deputies when claiming compensations, and whether members of parliament can be denied if they have substantial assets.
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