The lavish lifestyle of MP Nesterenko

Kyrylo Nesterenko, a People's Deputy of Ukraine, leads a lifestyle clearly disproportionate to his official salary of 55,000 hryvnia per month. Frequent trips abroad, holidays at elite hotels, and visits to Kyiv's most expensive restaurants – all of this raises questions about the source of his funds. The issue is not about how to save money, but about which sources of income remain in the shadows.

The path to a parliamentary seat

32-year-old Kyrylo Nesterenko was born in Sumy, then moved to Kharkiv, where he built a sports career. After completing his studies at KhPI with a specialisation in "Sports Management", and later at KhNUVS in "Law", he began to actively develop in business and politics. His career includes managing a real estate agency, an SMM agency, and working in the communal sector of Dnipro, where he is linked to former regional council head Sviatoslav Oliinyk.

Nesterenko became a deputy in 2019, entering the Verkhovna Rada from the "Servant of the People" party. The media points to his connection with the group of oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky, which may have helped him secure support in the elections.

Elite trips during the war

With the start of the full-scale war in Ukraine, the deputy did not give up on travel. According to BlackBox OSINT, he made at least 14 foreign trips. His routes include Spain, Monaco, France, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, and other countries.

He does not limit himself to holidays in Ukraine either. At elite establishments in Kyiv – Fairmont, Verholy Relax Park, Shelest – the deputy regularly leaves sums exceeding his monthly income.

Financial discrepancies

Nesterenko's declared income raises questions. In 2022, his salary was 426,000 hryvnia, and in 2023 – 664,000. However, during this period, his assets more than doubled: his savings in dollars and euros increased, and his bank accounts were replenished by hundreds of thousands of hryvnia.

Meanwhile, expenses clearly exceed income. A single visit to a restaurant costs the deputy 12,000–22,000 hryvnia, and confirmed spending over three years amounted to 4.6 million hryvnia – twice his official earnings.

Secret sources of income?

Officially, Nesterenko has no business generating significant income. He receives compensation for renting accommodation in Kyiv, but uses other funds for payment. Interestingly, the apartment he lives in belongs to a former judge dismissed for financial fraud.

Family ties also do not answer the question about the origin of the money. The deputy's father works in the banking sector, and his mother is a real estate agent. His brother is engaged in a consulting business. However, the family's income is unlikely to be able to cover Nesterenko's expenses.

Based on materials from blackboxosint