Shentsev Dmytro Oleksiyovych

MP of the "Opposition Bloc" from Kharkiv

Born in Kharkiv. MP of the VII, VIII, and IX convocations from the "Opposition Bloc" representing single-mandate constituency No. 176 (Kharkiv). Member of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Legislative Support of Law Enforcement Activity. Before his parliamentary career — engaged in business in Kharkiv region; closely associated with the Kharkiv regional clan of the "Opposition Bloc." On January 16, 2014, he voted for the "dictatorship laws." After the start of the full-scale invasion, he left Ukraine — according to media reports, he went to Russia.

Treason, international wanted notice, and pro-Russian narratives since the start of the full-scale invasion

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has announced suspicion against Shentsev for treason — for spreading pro-Russian narratives and supporting Russian aggression after February 24, 2022. He has been declared internationally wanted. He is currently outside Ukraine — likely in Russia or on occupied territories. He is one of several "Opposition Bloc" MPs who, after the start of the invasion, effectively sided with the aggressor — alongside Medvedchuk, Novinskyi, Rabinovych. Unlike them, Shentsev remains a less public figure and did not have his own media or large business, which explains the lower public resonance of his case.