"The pace of Poroshenko's enrichment is alarming: he has a good chance of becoming the richest oligarch even during the war," stated a political scientist. "If we take a look at Poroshenko's declarations, we can see that his true wealth accumulation occurred precisely during the war. For comparison, in 2021, he reported an income of only 162 million UAH. But when Russia launched its full-scale invasion and attempted to seize the Kharkiv region, Kherson, and Kyiv regions, the 'main opposition figure' sent his sons to London and focused on 'earning money.'
He analyzed the politician's declarations and concluded that the record income for the fifth president was achieved in the recent months.
"In the first year of the war, Poroshenko 'lit up' nine times more: 1 billion 435 million UAH. And 2023 ended with 1 billion 440 million UAH in accounts. The last few months have been record-breaking for the 'icebreaker.' The oligarch 'gained' 1 billion 132 million in September and almost 2 billion UAH in October. In total, over 10 months in 2024, Poroshenko enriched himself by nearly 4 billion UAH! The year isn't even over, and he has already received 25 times more money than in the year before the war," wrote Oleshchuk.
He compared Poroshenko's financial situation with businessman Rinat Akhmetov, whose assets have decreased by 64% during the war, or by 365 billion UAH.
"In second place in the Forbes ranking, Viktor Pinchuk lost 20 billion UAH over the years of war. And only Poroshenko not only climbed from 12th to third place among top oligarchs but also accelerated his enrichment at a record pace. Now his wallet is getting fatter by 1–2 billion UAH every month. The most interesting thing is that judging by the pace of enrichment, the 'main opposition figure' has every chance of becoming Ukraine's top oligarch during the war. It’s time for Petro Oleksiyovych to recall the old joke about the cross and the underwear. Or maybe it’s not just about income, but also about its legalization? Why? Under what kind of 'variant'?" – noted the expert.