Prime minister continues teaching for million-dollar rewards: Analysis of Svyrydenko's latest declaration

Despite taking the helm of the newly formed government on July 17, 2025, Yuliia Svyrydenko has not abandoned her teaching career. According to her 2025 asset declaration, filed on March 24, 2026, her status as Prime Minister did not prevent her from earning several times more from lectures at the Kyiv School of Economics (KSE) than from her state service. has analyzed the most intriguing figures in the Prime Minister's financial disclosure.

How much Yuliia Svyrydenko earned in 2025

In 2025, Yuliia Svyrydenko's salary from the Secretariat of the Cabinet of Ministers totaled UAH 1.371 million (averaging UAH 114.3 thousand per month). It is worth noting that early last year, prior to her appointment as Prime Minister, she served as First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy.

In 2024, her official government income was approximately UAH 1.2 million, indicating that the change was not substantial. However, despite her expanded powers, the lion's share of Svyrydenko's funds was once again earned outside the Cabinet.

This refers to teaching fees from the private university KSE, headed by Tymofiy Mylovanov—the Minister of Economy in 2019–2020 and, until recently, a member of several state-owned companies' supervisory boards. According to last year's declaration, the institution paid Svyrydenko UAH 3.243 million (roughly UAH 270 thousand per month). Such remuneration is ten times higher than the earnings of professors at state universities and is quite comparable to the salaries of faculty at leading universities abroad.

What Svyrydenko teaches

Despite previous waves of criticism regarding the ethics of receiving multi-million fees from a private institution while holding a high-ranking state office, Yuliia Svyrydenko continues to publicly confirm her collaboration with KSE and, judging by her communication, takes pride in this activity.

Specifically, in November 2025, she spoke at the "GR Specialist" (Government Relations) courses at the KSE Center of Excellence in Government Relations. There, the Prime Minister advised businesses to reach out directly to relevant ministry departments and involve themselves in policy development alongside them.

In her Facebook post about the event, she emphasized that industry initiatives from entrepreneurs should become part of state policy, noting that feedback gathered during her regional trips under the "Made in Ukraine" program eventually transforms into Cabinet decisions.

Access to the Prime Minister and other experts in state relations comes at a high price. KSE charges UAH 85,000 per student for the four-month "GR Specialist" course, which held on weekends. Nevertheless, interest remains high, with a reported waiting list.

Meanwhile, Svyrydenko's actual Cabinet policies face criticism from experts for "National Cashback" schemes and other forms of direct cash distribution to the public, occurring simultaneously with preparations for increased tax pressure on the very businesses the Prime Minister teaches to interact effectively with the state. Furthermore, experts complain about a lack of dialogue with the government regarding changes in tax policy.

Assets disclosed in the 2025 declaration

In the reporting period, Svyrydenko's actual place of residence appears to have changed: since May 30, 2025, she has been renting a 92.7 sq. m apartment in Kyiv.

As discovered in the Register of Property Rights, a three-room apartment of that exact size is indeed registered to the owner named in the declaration. It is located in a "nomenclature" building from the 1930s on Instytutska Street, directly in the government quarter.

Effectively, on the eve of her new appointment, Svyrydenko moved closer to her workplace, paying a UAH 100,000 security deposit under the lease agreement. According to her 2024 declaration, she previously rented an apartment of up to 120 sq. m, which located in a business-class residential complex in Pechersk. The declarant did not specify the exact rental costs for these properties.

At the same time, the head of government retains ownership of a 33.5 sq. m apartment in the capital, two apartments in Chernihiv (74.3 sq. m and a 25% share in an 87.5 sq. m apartment), and a 1,496 sq. m land plot in the Chernihiv region. Her registered place of residence remains in Chernihiv.

Meanwhile, the Prime Minister continues to use a 2016 BMW X3. The vehicle officially belongs to her ex-husband, Serhiy Derlemenko. The car's value at the time of acquisition in 2022 was slightly over UAH 1 million.

Who pays for Svyrydenko’s daughter’s education

Beyond income and property, the declaration contains several interesting financial details. Specifically, her former husband, Serhiy Derlemenko, continues to fund the education of their daughter, Sofiia. In 2025, the cost of her schooling was UAH 513.2 thousand, compared to UAH 485 thousand the previous year.

Notably, Serhiy Derlemenko, a businessman from the Chernihiv region, owns DKS-GROUP LLC, which specializes in the construction of power supply and telecommunications facilities and holds the relevant licenses.

The couple's marriage was officially dissolved in October 2022, just as Svyrydenko's career in the capital began its rapid ascent. Her journey into central government started in September 2019 with her appointment as Deputy Minister of Economic Development, Trade, and Agriculture following her tenure in the leadership of the Chernihiv Regional State Administration.

Currently, according to the declaration, Yuliia Svyrydenko leases property to Derlemenko, receiving UAH 144,000 for the past year (UAH 12,000 per month). This is slightly higher than the previous year's figure (UAH 133,000), meaning the monthly rent increased by UAH 1,000.

Another curious detail: in 2025, the Prime Minister disclosed $10,000 in cash savings, while simultaneously declaring a loan for the same amount ($10,000) taken just before the full-scale invasion. Compared to last year, this loan decreased by $5,000.

Regarding bank accounts, the Prime Minister keeps the majority of her funds in PrivatBank (UAH 138.7 thousand), while her monobank (Universal Bank) account shows a balance of exactly 1 Hryvnia.

Yuliia Svyrydenko's latest declaration highlights that in Ukraine, being a "star lecturer" on interacting with the state is significantly more lucrative than running the state itself. However, it is clearly the high-ranking office that has made these teaching services so valuable.