Rada pays UAH 3.4 million to "Servant of People" MP Dubinskyi, held in pre-trial detention for almost three years – media

Detained MP Dubinskyi received UAH 3.4m from Rada, Schemes reports

Between July and October 2026, the Verkhovna Rada paid more than UAH 3.4 million to MP and former Servant of the People member Oleksandr Dubinskyi. He has been held in custody for almost three years on suspicion of high treason.

This is according to an investigation by Schemes (Radio Liberty), Censor.NET reports.

Rules of Procedure Committee’s decision

According to Schemes, payments resumed after the Rada’s Rules of Procedure Committee considered a letter from Dubinskyi requesting salary payments, funds for carrying out his parliamentary duties, and compensation for unused leave.

In July 2026, committee chair Serhii Kalchenko reported the request. The letter, bearing instructions from the Rada speaker, was forwarded to the committee for its opinion.

During the discussion, Kalchenko explained that salaries are paid only for time worked, and that "an MP’s detention is not a circumstance that allows a salary to be paid". The same applies to compensation for unused leave, he said.

However, according to Kalchenko, payments for carrying out parliamentary duties, amounting to around UAH 200,000 per month, "are made for the entire time, for the entire period after a person is elected a member of the Ukrainian parliament".

Schemes notes that the committee thus confirmed that, unlike salaries, these payments accrue simply because a person holds a parliamentary mandate, regardless of whether the MP can physically perform their duties. According to the outlet, none of the committee members present objected, and the decision was adopted unanimously.

Payments

According to data from Ukraine’s official government portal for public spending (spending.gov.ua), the Verkhovna Rada Secretariat began transferring funds just three days after the committee’s decision.

The first payment amounted to almost UAH 200,000, followed by transfers of hundreds of thousands of hryvnias to his account every few days. By October 2026, the total had exceeded UAH 3.4 million. The stated basis for the payments was: "in accordance with the committee’s clarification".

Oleksandr Dubinskyi received UAH 3.4 million from the Rada — Photo: Payments to Dubinskyi / Schemes

According to Schemes, Dubinskyi also received one salary payment of UAH 2,500.

Schemes sent the MP a request for comment through his lawyer and is awaiting a response.

Dubinskyi's case

As a reminder, in November, the SSU served Dubinskyi with a notice of suspicion of high treason. According to the investigation, he was a member of a criminal organisation created by Russian intelligence in 2016, which later also included two members of the Ukrainian parliament, an employee of the Prosecutor General's Office and others.
In particular, Dubinskyi had the call sign "Pinocchio"; he carried out information and subversive activities in favour of Russia and spread fakes about the top military and political leadership of Ukraine. He participated in public events to spread pro-Russian narratives.
In addition to him, the hostile group included former MP Andrii Derkach and former prosecutor Kostiantyn Kulyk, who are now fugitives from justice abroad.
The following day, the Pecherskyi District Court of Kyiv imposed on Dubinskyi a pre-trial restraint in the form of detention without bail.
In turn, Dubinskyi rejects the new accusations by the SBI and the prosecutor's office and reminds that, according to his statement, the NABU is conducting two investigations against the SBI leadership of Sukhachov and Udovychenko in collusion with the Deputy Presidential Office of Tatarov.
In December 2024, Dubinskyi was found guilty of a corruption-related administrative offence and fined.
In September 2024, the Prosecutor General signed a notice of suspicion regarding a new suspicion and a change to a previously served notice of suspicion for serving Ukrainian lawmaker Oleksandr Dubinskyi over organizing the illegal smuggling of persons across Ukraine’s state border, committed repeatedly (Part 2 of Article 332 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). A notice of suspicion was also served on the lawmaker’s former aide, who works as the head of a public organization.
In January 2025, the case against lawmaker Oleksandr Dubinskyi and his former aide over organizing the illegal smuggling of persons across Ukraine’s state border was sent to court.
On 5 May 2026, Dubinskyi was served with a notice of suspicion of high treason.