Oleksandr Onyshchenko

Oleksandr Onyshchenko is a Ukrainian billionaire oligarch, oil and gas trader, and former MP of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine of the 7th and 8th convocations from the Party of Regions.

Born in 1969 in Rostov Oblast, Russia. A former boxer, equestrian athlete, and organizer of numerous equestrian competitions and "Miss Ukraine" beauty contests.

In Ukraine, he is accused of high treason, organizing a criminal group and corruption. He fled from Ukrainian law enforcement to Europe, lived in Belgium and Spain, tried to obtain political asylum in Britain, and lived in Germany, where he bought property and applied for German citizenship.

On December 3, 2019, Onyshchenko was detained by NABU in Germany. He is accused of embezzling more than UAH 1.6 billion and is a figure in the so-called "gas case". According to the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office, the scandalous MP's mother is also a member of the criminal organization that embezzled natural gas extracted under joint activity agreements with PJSC "Ukrgasvydobuvannya".