The spouses of Odessa deputies - Alexander Akhmerov (deputy of the regional council) and Svetlana Osaulenko (deputy of the city council) - officially lives on modest income, but manages to increase their wealth every year.
Both represent the political force "trust the works" and, according to the declaration, in 2023 they earned about UAH 718 thousand - this is about 60 thousand hryvnias a month for two. Sources of income - salary and pension. There are no deputy salaries in Ukraine, so these funds are not included.
Despite such limited income, the lifestyle of the family raises questions. In 2023, Svetlana Osaulenko visited London and spent summer with her daughter Elizabeth in the United States. In addition, the city regularly appears outdoor advertising with its participation - a service that is known to be free.
According to the latest declaration, the couple continues to actively accumulate funds. The family's bank accounts are over UAH 1.1 million and over $ 25,000. In addition, Alexander Akhmerov declared UAH 850 thousand in cash, and Elizabeth's daughter - another 250 thousand.
It is noteworthy that savings for the year have increased - only in currency it is stored for $ 15 thousand more than in the previous reporting period.
The sources of these funds remain unknown, since no other income other than salary and pension is specified in the declaration of the spouse.
This situation again actualizes the issues of transparency of income and financial reporting of local politicians, because the gap between official income and real standard of living is unreasonable in the public.
