Third parties posted more than ₴9 million in bail for Tishchenko
People’s Deputy Mykola Tyshchenko, whom the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) suspects of extorting bribes and laundering illicit proceeds, has paid only 650,000 hryvnias of the 10 million hryvnias in bail set by the court. The remaining funds were paid on his behalf by the Dnipro-based company “Vostoktranslogistics” and former head of state-owned enterprises Kostyantyn Burkovsky.
The company was registered in 2014 under the name “Gaz-Ekosistema.”
Initially, it specialized in trading natural gas via local pipelines, but in 2018, it changed its name and primary line of business to the leasing of machinery and equipment.
The company’s authorized capital is 200,000 UAH. Over the past two years, the company has reported zero revenue and losses; however, as of the end of 2025, it had over 64.3 million UAH in assets and 64.59 million UAH in liabilities. At the same time, official reports indicate that the company employs only one person.
Until the end of 2025, the company’s beneficiary and director was Pavlo Zhytskyi, who was convicted in the so-called “gas case” involving former People’s Deputy Oleksandr Onyshchenko. At the end of last year, Dmytro Perederii, a native of Dnipro, became the owner and head of the company.
Additionally, according to the debtors’ registry, three enforcement proceedings have been initiated against the company based on claims by the tax service to collect funds for the budget.
Businessman Kostyantyn Burkovsky paid an additional 4.35 million hryvnias in bail for Tishchenko. According to public records, he owns 100% of Lampogaz-Ukraine LLC, 70% of Ukraine Investment Group LLC, and 20% of Ukrpromkhimgroup LLC. In addition, Burkovsky is registered as a sole proprietor in the legal field, and in 2015 he was among the finalists in the competition for the position of director of the state-owned enterprise “Ukrspyrt.”
Burkovsky filed his most recent financial disclosure statement in 2019. In it, he did not report any income but declared 1 million hryvnias, 20,000 dollars in cash, corporate shares in three companies, and a Land Rover. Due to the lack of more recent declarations, it is impossible to determine the source of the 4.35 million hryvnias deposited as collateral in 2026.
As a reminder, on June 19, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) notified Mykola Tyshchenko that he was suspected of extorting more than $1 million in bribes and laundering 12.6 million hryvnias in illegally obtained funds.
According to investigators, in 2023, the MP, under the pretext of combating the activities of so-called call centers, demanded money from an individual he believed to be involved in their operations. In exchange for the bribe, he allegedly promised to influence the operations of certain call centers in this person’s interest and not to interfere with the work of others.
In addition, investigators believe that Tishchenko laundered 12.6 million hryvnias by drawing up a fictitious gift agreement with his ex-wife. These funds were listed in his financial disclosure statement as a gift. At the same time, law enforcement officials claim that the woman could not have legally earned such a sum, and that no actual transfer of money took place.
According to sources at “Ukrainska Pravda,” the largest payment—5 million hryvnias—was transferred by Vostoktranslogistika LLC.
People’s Deputy Mykola Tyshchenko posted a 10 million hryvnia bond, which the court ordered as a preventive measure in the case involving allegations of extorting an unlawful benefit.
