MP Oleg Tarasov declared over 22 million hryvnias in income for 2024, of which over 21 million were gifts from his father, agrarian businessman Serhiy Tarasov. According to the investigation, the MP's father is hiding from Ukrainian law enforcement officers and is suspected of embezzling state lands.
This was reported by the Absolution detective agency, after analyzing Tarasov's declaration.
According to the document, Tarasov received over UAH 8.8 million as a cash gift, and another UAH 12.3 million as a "non-cash gift." However, the deputy did not indicate in his declaration any real estate, car, or valuable property that could explain the meaning of this gift.
In addition, Tarasov declared 11 transactions for the acquisition of property rights, but did not specify either the amount of the transactions or even the country where they took place. Such uncertainty in a public document raises questions about the transparency of the declared assets and possible concealment of assets.
Particularly resonant is the fact that the donor is Serhiy Tarasov, the owner of the agricultural holding I&U Group, who is outside Ukraine and is involved in an investigation into the illegal seizure of 12,000 hectares of state land in the Kirovohrad region. His activities are also linked to the use of American lobbyists to promote his own image abroad and discredit the Ukrainian authorities.
Anti-corruption experts call for verification of the accuracy of the data in Tarasov's declaration, in particular regarding the origin of the declared gifts and a possible conflict of interest, given the criminal status of the donor.
As of the time of publication, Tarasov himself and his representatives have not commented on the origin of the "non-cash" gifts and have not provided explanations regarding the questionable information in the declaration.
