Media outlets have found a connection between Yuriy Derevyanko, one of the founders of the Volya party, and the Party of Regions member Ivanyushchenko.

The company of People's Deputy Yuriy Derevyanko (Volya Party), NPP Energotekhnologii, co-founded the charitable organization "Sailing Support Fund" together with TK Credit Bank, owned by People's Deputy from the Party of Regions Yuriy Ivanyushchenko and his partner. Ivan Avramov.

This foundation is known for its charitable support of the Obolon Yacht Club. Anton Solomko, a representative of the foundation, is also a member of the presidium of the Ukrainian Sailing Federation (USF). The federation is headed by Vasily Gureyev, who served as the Minister of Mechanical Engineering of Ukraine until 2000 and then as a member of parliament for three terms. Derevyanko founded the company "Energotekhnologii" (Energy Technologies) together with the former minister's daughter, Vera Gureyev, according to Delo.

According to Zerkalo Nedeli, Yuriy Derevyanko and Vasyl Gureyev were previously involved in a group of firms (Art-Master, 3-T) that controlled the Ministry of Justice's state registries. Yanukovych's Minister of Justice, Olena Lukash, stated that the state spent $400 million on these firms' services. Derevyanko has been a member of parliament since 2012 and won the snap parliamentary elections on October 26 in a single-mandate constituency in the Ivano-Frankivsk region, nominated by the Volia party.

Following the elections, a scandal erupted within the party. Some party leaders (including Derevyanko) urgently convened an extraordinary congress, which decided to create a separate parliamentary group, "Volya," in the new parliament. Yegor Sobolev, who had been elected on the Samopomich list, found himself on the other side of the party activists and criticized the actions of his colleagues. He also blamed Derevyanko personally for the "schism": "It was a huge mistake to bring Yuriy Derevyanko into the party and into the creation of the lustration legislation. He is a very talented fraudster, behind whom stands a huge group dedicated to siphoning off taxpayers' money."

In response, Derevyanko stated that he would demand a retraction of these words.

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