Papiyev Mykhailo Mykolayovych

People's Deputy of the 9th Convocation from the banned OPZZh, former Minister of Labor in Yanukovych's government, and former Governor of Chernivtsi

Media attribute Papiyev to the Firtash-Lyovochkin-Boyko group. In August 2020, he became one of 47 initiators of a submission to the Constitutional Court regarding the constitutionality of anti-corruption legislation. On October 28, the CCU adopted a controversial decision that annulled the liability for false declarations and electronic declarations themselves, effectively closing all cases of officials concealing assets.

Access to classified information about weapons and "button-pushing" during the war

Despite the ban on the OPZZh party, Papiyev continues to attend sessions in the Verkhovna Rada and is a member of the Commission for monitoring, receiving, and using material and technical assistance — thus having access to information about logistics, armaments, and international aid to Ukraine. In May 2018, journalists recorded Papiyev violating the law by arranging "colleagues'" voting cards before the vote. On July 22, 2025, he voted for law No.12414 on subordinating NABU and SAP to the Prosecutor General, which sparked mass protests.