Oleksiy Honcharenko, a Ukrainian MP from the opposition “European Solidarity” party, has accused Ukrainian authorities of exercising personal pressure on him and attempting to close his Goncharenko volunteer Centre in Odesa.

In exclusive comments to KyivPost, Honcharenko said:
“After the start of Russian invasion, we were trying to be as united as possible. But today I see again this pressure [against me] has started. For us the story started with attacks against our volunteer Goncharenko centre in Odesa.

“We were making camouflage masking nets in premises rented from the Odesa Regional Council. One day we were told to leave the premises a decision we struggle against for almost a month. Finally, we won …”
Recently, distant relatives of Honcharenko, Mykola and Lesya Derevyanko, were accused by the State Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) of illegally acquiring public property and land.
The couple allegedly attempted to illegally seize the premises of JSC Ukrposhta, the Ukrainian national mail service, and illegally appropriate agricultural lands with a total area of 280 hectares in Zatoka resort village near the coastal protective zone on the Black Sea.
They have been charged with suspicion of forgery, fraud and committing a crime by an organized group. Both were taken into custody with the option to post bail.

“It looks like they are putting pressure on me and they are saying openly that it is because somebody in Kyiv does not like my attitude … I think that Ukraine should forget about such things,” Honcharenko emphasized.

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