Berlinskaya responded to allegations of close cooperation with Mindich
A meeting of the Verkhovna Rada’s Temporary Investigative Commission, which addresses issues of defense, anti-corruption policy, and human rights compliance during martial law, took place in Kyiv. One of the speakers, volunteer Maria Berlinska, rejected allegations of corrupt collaboration with Timur Mindich and FirePoint.
This was reported by a UA.News correspondent.
Berlinska stated that it is already known that the person referred to as “Masha” in Mindich’s recordings is not her, but Maria Dotsenko (advisor to the CEO of JSC “National Investment Fund of Ukraine” on the development of strategic partnerships with Middle Eastern countries).
Berlinska: “You’re lying. Maria Dotsenko is mentioned; this has already been stated publicly. And just because someone is called ‘Oleksiy’ doesn’t mean there’s only one Oleksiy Goncharenko in the country. Likewise, ‘Masha’ doesn’t mean Maria Berlinska. You know perfectly well that you’re manipulating the facts.
Berlinska also called Goncharenko a scoundrel for linking her name to the Mindich scandal.
Goncharenko: Are you connected to the company FirePoint?
Berlinska: No, I am not connected to FirePoint—just as I am not connected to Mindich.
Goncharenko: Have you been in contact with Mr. Stilerman or other employees of FirePoint?
Berlinska: Just as I have with all other manufacturers. This information is public.
Goncharenko: Please tell me, how exactly did you communicate with FirePoint employees?
Berlinska: That is public information.
Goncharenko: I don’t need public information; I’m asking you a question.
Berlinska: In the fall of 2025—this is public information—I moderated a large meeting where FirePoint presented, because at that time the first series of Mindich’s videos had been released and questions regarding FirePoint were being raised. I was invited to moderate...
Goncharenko: Who invited you?
Berlinska: Firepoint invited me.
Goncharenko: Who specifically at Firepoint invited you?
Berlinska: I think it was Stillerman.
Goncharenko: So you know Stilerman?
Berlinska: Of course, I know Stillerman, just as I know the heads of all of Ukraine’s defense enterprises—almost all of them.
Prior to this, Berlinska had categorically refused to speak with Goncharenko in the Rada, since he had once supported the “Russian World” in Odesa and had not apologized to her for the false accusation of ties to Mindich.
Meanwhile, aviation engineer and drone specialist Yuriy Kasyanov, while testifying at a meeting of the temporary investigative commission, called FirePoint’s claim that it could produce 7,000 ballistic missiles per year a technical absurdity.
