The salary of former people's deputy Sergei Leshchenko on the supervisory board of Ukrzaliznytsia, of which he has been a member since 2019, is 186 thousand. UAH per month. At the same time, he “complained” that before the military levy increase at the end of 2024, he received more.

Leshchenko stated this at a meeting of the Temporary Investigative Commission of the Verkhovna Rada on the investigation of possible violations of legislation in the field of defense, anti-corruption legislation and observance of human rights and freedoms during martial law. " – Ed. ) in your arms,” Leshchenko noted.

He clarified that he means the amount from which taxes and fees have already been paid. At the same time, he explained that since his appointment to the supervisory board of Ukrzaliznytsia in 2019, the amount of actual payment has decreased, although the figure in the employment contract has remained the same.

“It has become even smaller... The amount specified in the agreement has not changed, the amount of taxes levied on this money has changed,” Leshchenko said, and when asked by TSK for clarification whether this meant an increase in military duty, he added “yes.”.

It was previously reported that, according to the State Budget 2026, Ukrzaliznytsia may be on the verge of default - it ended 2024 with losses of UAH 2.75 billion and huge external debts. Against this background, the Cabinet of Ministers indicated that:.

At the same time, for the entire time he worked on the supervisory board of Ukrzaliznytsia, the state paid Sergei Leshchenko more than 13 million hryvnia.