Overview
- Investigative outlet Schemy published leaked documents alleging Yana Salmina coordinated Russian state grants for projects promoting “compatriot” and Russian-language narratives in Ukraine from 2012 to 2016.
- Funding reportedly flowed through two Ukraine-registered NGOs tied to Salmina and her husband, with at least 20 million rubles disbursed, and correspondence and passenger data indicate trips to Moscow for meetings in 2016 and a visit in 2018.
- The Verkhovna Rada apparatus launched an internal check and referred the findings to the Security Service of Ukraine and the National Agency on Corruption Prevention, noting Salmina was hired in 2019 via a competitive process and has no access to state secrets.
- Schemy reports Salmina lives in a Kyiv apartment owned by her Russian-citizen father, who works in the defense sector, and that her declaration omits use of this property.
- Ukraine’s Justice Ministry said any seizure of assets requires a proper evidentiary base from competent authorities, and journalists say Salmina and her husband have not responded to requests for comment.