Which Ukrainian MPs Pay Alimony by Court Order: Names and Amounts

In Ukraine, a number of Members of Parliament are subject to the forced collection of alimony from their salaries in accordance with court decisions. The amounts of payments range from less than 12,000 to 17,600 hryvnias per month, despite the fact that some parliamentarians, according to their declarations, have sufficient financial means to voluntarily fulfill their parental obligations.

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Debtor MPs: Who and How Much They Pay in Alimony

As of June 2025, alimony is being forcibly collected from the salaries of six Members of Parliament. Dozens of parliamentarians, all of whom are men, have found themselves in the debtor registry due to non-payment of alimony. In many cases, these debts stem from old enforcement proceedings, when the children have already reached adulthood.

The largest amount of alimony being paid under an enforcement proceeding is by Vasyl Virastyuk, a deputy from the “Servant of the People” party. His ex-wife Inna demanded monthly alimony of 80,000 hryvnias (40,000 for each son), but the court, considering his arguments regarding the impossibility of such a payment, set the amount at 17,609 hryvnias per month.

“Monthly, the Member of Parliament pays his ex-wife Inna alimony of 17,609 UAH for the maintenance of the children. This is significantly less than what the woman requested.”

The enforcement proceeding against Virastyuk has been open since October 2023 and remains in effect. The amount of alimony may change depending on the deputy’s future official employment.

Mykhailo Bondar from the “European Solidarity” faction, a combat veteran and volunteer of the National Guard, pays 13,208 hryvnias in alimony each month.

The third largest payment is made by Oleksandr Koltunovych, a member of the “Opposition Platform – For Life” party, who transferred 12,121.6 hryvnias to his ex-wife in May. The deputy’s declaration states that he supports five children, has no own housing, car, or significant savings, but rents a 2023 BMW X5 and lives in a dormitory. Despite the lack of official income to rent an expensive car, Koltunovych pays alimony of 12,000 hryvnias through the court.

Fourth on the list is Hennadiy Kasai (“Servant of the People”), who paid 12,121 hryvnias in alimony in May. Journalists discovered that his relatives purchased elite real estate in Dubai during the war, and Kasai’s nephew co-owns a company that supplied the Ministry of Defense with substandard jackets at inflated prices.

Another representative of the “Servant of the People,” Serhiy Kozyr, pays 12,096 hryvnias in alimony each month. The smallest amount, 11,574 hryvnias, is paid by Serhiy Rudy, a veteran of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and a member of the deputy group “For the Future.”

Statistics on Alimony Debtors and Collection Mechanisms

In total, there are 147,500 individuals in the state registry of alimony debtors, among whom, according to the Ministry of Justice, men prevail. Statistics show that for every ten debtors, there are nine men and only one woman.

A court order is the simplest way to collect a debt — the court considers the case without calling the parties, based on the documents provided, and issues an order within five days. With this order, one can turn to the enforcement service for the forced recovery of alimony, as is done with MPs.

If the debt exceeds the amount of payments for four months, the state executor may temporarily restrict the debtor’s right to travel abroad, operate vehicles, use weapons, and hunt.
Additionally, a fine is imposed for delays exceeding one year. Meanwhile, a significant problem remains shadow employment, which complicates the collection of alimony from unscrupulous parents due to officially unregistered incomes.