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Most during the week of 24 - 30 August among Verkhovna Rada deputies the media mentioned Oleksii Honcharenko (European Solidarity faction) the most. This is shown by Informator’s ranking based on monitoring of Ukrainian media. His statement calling former Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov to a meeting of the temporary investigative commission in the “Midas” case was cited most. But that was not the only statement by the deputy mentioned by the media.
“We are summoning former Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov to a meeting of the Temporary Investigative Commission of the Verkhovna Rada, which will take place on 31 August. The commission has many questions for Mr. Mykhailo. We want to get answers to them,” — with these words Honcharenko took the leading spot among Rada deputies by number of media citations last week.
Vadym Stolar, who led the ranking a week ago, fell to second place with 60,7 points. Rounding out the top three is Roman Kostenko with 59,4 points — the gap between first and third place is only 6,3 points.
Who made noise
Oleksii Honcharenko, European Solidarity - 65,7
Vadym Stolar, Restoration of Ukraine - 60,7
Roman Kostenko, Holos - 59,4
Ruslan Stefanchuk, Chair of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine - 59,2
Petro Poroshenko, European Solidarity - 40,2
Danylo Hetmantsev, Servant of the People - 39,1
Musa Magomedov, Non-affiliated - 23,6
Yaroslav Zhelezniak, Holos - 23,6
Serhii Rakhmanin, Holos - 19,5
Anastasiia Radina, Servant of the People - 16,5
In fact, Honcharenko was pushed to the lead by a combination of topics: a proposal for postponement from mobilization for parents of newborns and the convening of a Temporary Investigative Commission in the case of former Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov. The peak of mentions fell on 25 August.
“I am convinced that granting a postponement for the father whose child was born will help support families with newborns, and will also stimulate birth rates and help overcome the demographic crisis in Ukraine,” — Honcharenko, Obozrevatel
Stolar ended up in second place despite zero direct quotes — all 60,7 points were gathered thanks to 49 publications and seven mentions in headlines. Stolar is considered involved in the high-profile NABU anti-corruption investigation known as “Forrest Gump.” It touched on illegal activities by top officials of the Presidential Office related to collecting and legalizing money for bail for the accused in corruption, former Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko.
The silent majority
Of 392 people's deputies only 65 were mentioned at least once — that is, 301 deputies for the week did not receive any mention in monitoring of 30 outlets. Among the silent ones is Davyd Arakhamia, leader of the Servant of the People faction, the largest in parliament.
Who made noise when
On 25 August Russia attacked Zaporizhzhia and Kyiv with drones, damaging apartment buildings in both cities, and Ukraine received Storm Shadow technology against the backdrop of a strike in Chernihiv region that injured children. On the same day the Verkhovna Rada for the first time presented certificates and lapel pins “Founder of the Modern State” — and that date coincided with a peak of mentions for several deputies at once: Honcharenko, Stolar, Stefanchuk.
For Stefanchuk, 25 August accounted for 57% of all his mentions for the week — that day he spoke about the first days of the war and the symbolism of the coin for the 35-anniversary of independence.
“The greatness of this moment must be engraved in symbols that will carry this information for future generations, including in Ukrainian money,” — Stefanchuk, Komersant
Who was given the floor
Most direct quotes for the week — Oleksii Honcharenko: four. Stefanchuk, despite 15 mentions in headlines, has only one direct quote: headlines were written about him, not from his words. Stolar — 49 publications and no quotes: the deputy was mentioned but not given a voice.
By total points the loudest faction of the week was Servant of the People — 160,1 points across 34 deputies in the ranking. But this number is spread thin: no Servant of the People member made the top three. European Solidarity scored 122,7 points with just eight deputies — mainly due to Honcharenko and Poroshenko.
“There is a candidate. The embassy in the United States needs an experienced person... They must be on television, meet with senators, think tanks,” — Zhelezniak, NV
One-day stars
Musa Magomedov scored 23,6 points — and all 18 publications about him were published on one day, 27 August. What exactly happened then is not visible from the data: among the events of the day or headlines about deputies there is no direct link.
A similar story for Roksolana Pidlasia: almost everything written about her during the week was published on 27 August, when she spoke about defense expenditures in the 2026 budget year.
“War spending is increasing and will continue to increase as long as the active phase of the war lasts... There are many reasons: from inflation to the increase in the number of servicemembers in the Defense Forces,” — Pidlasa, Komersant
Most mentions of Oleksandr Fedienko also fell on 27 August — against the backdrop of a discussion about voluntary service of women in the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
What they said
“Regarding motivation: we see that we gave monetary bonuses for contracts, but the number of contract soldiers is not increasing because of that... So I know that some radical measures will now be implemented. Conversations are already underway and, as far as I know, some things are changing in conscription age,” — Kostenko, LB.ua
“And he (the defense minister — ed.) also has a huge defense-industrial complex which, for unknown reasons, in my opinion, was absolutely mistakenly given to the Ministry of Defense, dissolving Minstrategprom,” — Rakhmanin, NV
“If a woman or girl wants to join the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, she should do so voluntarily. And she does,” — Fedienko, LB.ua
How we counted
The monitoring covers 30 leading Ukrainian outlets; 18176 articles were checked during the week. The loudness index accounts for the number of publications with mentions, appearances in headlines, and direct speech — a quote weighs more than a simple mention of a surname. The weight of a publication depends on the outlet where it was published. The data cover the period from 24 to 30 August 2026 year; the previous issue of the digest was published at the link .
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