On September 5, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine appointed nine new ministers, each of whom already has experience in government positions. "Glavkom" investigated the assets and fortunes of the new government officials who came to the Cabinet of Ministers.
Herman Smetanin — Minister of Strategic Industries
Smetanin has significant experience in managing state defense enterprises, including "Zavod named after Malysheva" and the Kharkiv Armored Plant. He and his family own real estate in Kharkiv, rent an apartment in Kyiv with an area of 235 square meters. m, and also have a 2023 Toyota Cruiser Prado 150 car.
Smetanin earned more than UAH 5 million in 2023 in management positions in state-owned enterprises. He also keeps cash in the amount of UAH 1 million and $5 thousand, and his wife has 1.66 thousand euros in her accounts.
Andrii Sybiga — Minister of Foreign Affairs
The former deputy head of the Office of the President Sybig has an apartment in Kyiv and a plot of land in the village of Lytvynivka, Kyiv region. His family owns several plots of land, a Ford Escape and rents a country house.
Sibiga keeps $153,000 in cash, and also collects antiques, including old prints, jewelry and elements of uniforms of soldiers of the Ukrainian People's Republic.
Svitlana Grynchuk — Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources
Grynchuk, who moved from the position of Deputy Minister of Energy, has an apartment in Kyiv with an area of 244.5 square meters. m and a 2020 Volvo XC 60 car. Her income for 2023 amounted to more than UAH 800,000.
Mykola Tochytskyi — Minister of Culture and Strategic Communications
Tochytsky declared his wife's real estate in Kyiv and a plot of land in the Kyiv region. A 2014 Jeep Wrangler is also registered to his wife.
Tochytsky keeps cash in the amount of UAH 300,000 and has an account in a foreign bank with EUR 22,600.
Olga Stefanishyna — Minister of Justice
Stefanishyna, who previously held the position of Deputy Prime Minister for European integration, owns real estate in Odesa and Kyiv. She keeps UAH 110,000 and $3,000 in cash. Her income for the past year consisted of UAH 978,700 in salary.
Vitaly Koval — Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food
Koval and his family own a large apartment building in Rivne and rent an apartment in Kyiv. Koval's wife has significant income from business activities - UAH 3.2 million. Koval himself keeps $25,000 in cash, and his wife - $223,000.
Matviy Bidny — Minister of Youth and Sports
Minister Bidny, whose wife is the daughter of former deputy Hryhori Dashutin, owns real estate in Kyiv, Crimea and Slovakia. His wife owns the Rotors Tech company in Slovakia, and Bidny keeps $16,000 in cash.
Nataliya Kalmykova — Minister of Veterans Affairs
Kalmykova owns several properties in the Vinnytsia region and drives a 2007 Citroen C3. Her income last year amounted to more than UAH 1 million, including the Fulbright scholarship.
Oleksiy Kuleba — Deputy Prime Minister for the Reconstruction of Ukraine
Kuleba, who moved from the President's Office, owns several real estate properties in Kyiv and a plot of land. His wife is engaged in entrepreneurial activities, owns real estate in the Kyiv region and a solar power plant. Kuleba keeps $20,000 in cash, and his wife keeps $20,000.
