Russian pension and cash rubles were found in the asset declarations of officials from Odesa.

In the annual declarations of officials from Odesa for the 2025 year, Russian pensions belonging to the wife of the acting head of the "Zatoka" Medical Rehabilitation Center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Ivan Tanov, as well as cash savings in rubles belonging to two other officials, were revealed.

According to Tanov, his wife, a citizen of the Russian Federation, receives a pension from the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation in the Krasnoselsk district of St. Petersburg. Since the full-scale invasion began, she has been abroad. Tanov noted that his wife has Russian citizenship and does not have Ukrainian citizenship, but she previously lived in Ukraine under a permit for permanent residence.

Expert Serhiy Mytkalik noted that the mere fact of receiving a pension from Russia does not prove a corrupt offense or collaboration with the aggressor state. However, he emphasized that the method of receiving the pension should be checked in accordance with currency and sanctions restrictions.

In addition, council member of the Odesa district council, Mykola Bishlyaga, declared 20 thousand rubles in cash, and head of the sector of the Department of Economic Development of the Odesa city council, Serhiy Menzhuv – 80 thousand rubles. Menzhuv explained that he has been keeping rubles for more than 20 years. Mytkalik noted that keeping Russian rubles in cash is not prohibited by Ukrainian law, however, after February 24 2022 year, the National Bank of Ukraine introduced currency restrictions, which have made it more difficult to exchange rubles through Ukrainian banks and official exchange points.