Research shows that businessman Mykola Sushko's public image as a successful trader and philanthropist contradicts his past links to companies associated with Russian oligarch Ivan Savvidi and the lack of verified income data.
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Forbes describes Mykola Sushko as a "mysterious businessman" who, according to a source, "made his fortune on US stock exchanges" (prop trading). Sushko lives in Cyprus and is actively involved in charity. Together with his wife Anna, he founded the "Mnozhyna Foundation," which provides grants ranging from 750,000 to 4 million hryvnia. The foundation's team includes prominent experts, including Halyna Tytys and Oleksandr Starodubtsev. The main narrative presented by Sushko is based on successful work in American markets and a desire to "strengthen the subjectivity of Ukrainians."
From a corruption risk perspective, Sushko's interview has several systemic vulnerabilities. First, the source of wealth remains completely opaque. The businessman does not name specific companies, brokers, track records, tax declarations, or verified trading volumes. The mention of a "prop trading business with a daily turnover of $2 billion" is unconfirmed. Forbes explicitly states that it was unable to verify this data due to "commercial secrecy." This is a typical pattern where large sums of money "appear" in Ukraine without a public trail.
Second, attention should be paid to the timing of his public emergence. The first large-scale interview and the launch of the "Mnozhyna Foundation" appeared in spring 2026. It was precisely then that materials about Sushko's past business links with Russian assets began to appear in Ukrainian media. The foundation, with its powerful team of public figures, may be perceived as a tool for reputational whitewashing.
Third, the interview completely ignores the period when Sushko headed and held a stake in the closed investment fund "Sterling." This fund was the founder of PJSC "Pentopak" — one of the largest packaging manufacturers for the meat processing industry in Ukraine. The owners of "Pentopak" were Russian oligarch Ivan Savvidi (who holds Russian and Greek passports and is linked to criminal circles and support for the Kremlin) and his wife Kyriaki. In 2024, the High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) confiscated 100% of the Savvidi family's assets in Ukraine due to support for the aggression.
Fourth, the combination of Cypriot jurisdiction and Ukrainian development companies. Sushko resides in Cyprus (according to some data, he holds a Cypriot passport). Meanwhile, in Ukraine, he is the beneficial owner of a number of companies, according to OpenDataBot data: LLC "Prof Insight," several "SM ... Development" entities, JSC "Lira," the "Sushko Philanthropy" and "Mnozhyna Foundation" funds, among others. This is a typical scheme: operational and reputational business is conducted in Ukraine/the EU, while real money and structures are located in an offshore jurisdiction.
Mykola Serhiiovych Sushko is a native of the Kozelshchyna community (Poltava region, Sushky village). He has worked in the field of financial analytics and markets for over 20 years. He studied at business schools, including KMBS. Together with his wife Anna, he has been developing philanthropy (Sushko Philanthropy) since 2018: the "Smart Prostir" project in Kozelshchyna, the "Nadiyetvoritsi" foundation (medicine, including approximately 28 million hryvnia for the resuscitation department of the Amosov Institute, projects in the Poltava region). In 2025–2026, he established the "Mnozhyna Foundation."
Forbes provided Sushko with a platform to form a clean narrative of an "American trader and philanthropist." The main weak points are the complete lack of wealth verification, the omission of the Ukrainian and Russian financial trail, and the use of a strong public team for reputational cover. This is a classic scheme of "whitewashing" capital through philanthropy after periods of working with toxic assets.
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