People's deputy Nehulevskyi explained why he chose a cottage in Kozyn

MP Ihor Negulevskyi. Archive photo NikVesti

Ihor Nehulevskyi, a Member of Parliament from the Servant of the People party, elected from the Mykolaiv region, explained why he is renting an 800-square-metre house in the cottage town of Kozyn in the Kyiv region. According to him, he chose the large cottage because of the solar panels and gas generator.

He told Bihus.Info about this.

When asked about the monthly rent, the MP said he had received a discount.

«I wouldn’t want to say this, but it’s all true. Look, there were certain conditions, let’s put it this way, that led the landlord to offer a discount. It’s a little over 100,000 hryvnias a month,» replied the MP.

The MP insists that he is forced to spend his savings every month.

«At the end of the year, we’ll see how much I’ve spent, how much money I had and how much is left (in savings — note),» said Ihor Nehulevskyi.

The MP admitted that the house is too big for him. But, according to Ihor Negulevskyi, he was drawn to the cottage because of the solar panels and the gas generator.

«Well, it just so happened that it was 800. I didn’t want 800. It’s just that at that moment, let’s say, there was nothing else available. Yes, I would have taken 800 because it was a reasonable price, let’s say. That’s why I took it. What caught my attention was the solar panels; everything runs on those solar panels, so the utility bills are fine there. I realise it’s too big for me, really too big, but the presence of a gas generator and the batteries are basically why I went to live there,» commented the MP.

As a reminder, shortly before being served with a notice of suspicion, Ihor Nehulevskyi moved into an 800-square-metre estate in a gated community in the Kyiv region. He pays $5,000 a month in rent. As the MP stated, he received a discount on this.

The case concerning vote rigging in the Verkhovna Rada

It should be recalled that on 27 December, NABU and the SAP announced the exposure of an organised criminal group operating within the Verkhovna Rada.

According to the investigation, it was formed back in 2021. In a special WhatsApp group, MPs were sent instructions with the numbers of draft laws for which they were required to cast ‘appropriate’ votes in exchange for money.

The amount of the «reward», according to detectives, could range from 2,000 to 20,000 dollars. Between November and December 2025, one of the group’s members allegedly received at least 145,000 dollars for subsequent distribution among the other participants.

On 29 December, five suspected MPs from the «Servant of the People» party were notified of charges under Part 3 of Article 28 and Part 4 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. According to RBC-Ukraine from the publication «RBC-Ukraine», the suspects are Yevhen Pivovarov, Ihor Nehulevskyi, Olha Savchenko, Yurii Kysel and Mykhailo Laba.

In February, MP Ihor Nehulevskyi reported significant changes in his financial circumstances. He received400,422 hryvnias in compensation from the state budget for unused holiday leave.