Mykolaiv Deputy Mayor Discloses Family Wealth in Income Declaration

Deputy Mayor of Mykolaiv Mykola Marinov has filed a declaration of income and property, disclosing his family's considerable wealth. The document contains information on real estate, vehicles, financial assets and sources of income of the official and his wife.

This was reported by the Center for Public Investigations with reference to the official' s declaration.

Marinov owns several properties. Back in 2008, he acquired ownership of a 2500 m² land plot in Yasna Poliana. Later, in 2021, he purchased a 242 m² residential building and another land plot of the same size. In addition, the family jointly owns another 381 m² house. In 2021, the official's wife bought an apartment of almost 120 m² for one million hryvnias, as well as a garage for 200 thousand.

Marinov and his family have several vehicles at their disposal. Among them is a 2018 Volkswagen Amarok truck, which he purchased in 2022 for more than UAH 436 thousand. He also owns a GAZ 3307 truck, purchased a year earlier, and a trailer, which he registered in 2021. His wife owns a 2016 Volkswagen Passat car worth UAH 360 thousand.

The official and his wife keep significant funds in cash. The declaration states that the official has 170 thousand US dollars, and his wife has 130 thousand. Additionally, they keep money in bank accounts, in particular in Oschadbank, PrivatBank and other financial institutions.

The main source of the deputy mayor's income was his salary at the Mykolaiv City Council, which amounted to more than UAH 1.1 million over the year. His wife received over UAH 230 thousand from her job at the Ministry of Economy. In addition, the declaration includes a financial aid "Winter Support" in the amount of 4 thousand hryvnias and a symbolic cashback of 96 hryvnias.

Separately, the deputy mayor declared the purchase of renewable energy equipment worth UAH 480,000.

The official's declaration demonstrates significant financial resources of his family, including real estate, cars, and significant savings.

The income for 2023 consisted exclusively of salary, which amounted to UAH 824,729. In 2022, there were more sources of income: Mykola Marinov 's wife was engaged in entrepreneurial activity and earned UAH 13 thousand, and the official himself received UAH 292,360 from the sale of real estate.

Ivan Kukhta, head of Snihuriv MVA, declared several land plots, shares in companies, cars, and a significant amount of cash. In his new declaration, he specified the sources of his income in detail.

Vyacheslav Bazarenko, deputy head of Mykolaiv Regional State Administration, declared an apartment and started receiving a pension. In addition, his children received social benefits for internally displaced persons.

Анна Бальчінос