Mykhailo Bondar

Biography

Mykhailo Bondar is a Member of Parliament of the 8th and 9th convocations. In 2019, he was elected to parliament representing the “European Solidarity” party (constituency #119, Lviv region) and became head of the coal industry subcommittee of the Committee on Energy and Housing and Utilities Services. He defended the Maidan during the fatal nights of February 2014 as a centurion of the 10th Sokal sotnia, participated in the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO), and sustained an injury near Sloviansk.

Timeline of Key Events

2025

Voted against the liquidation of the independence of anti-corruption bodies, namely the NABU and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (Draft Law #12414). After the law was passed, a protest began near Bankova Street that same day, yet Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed the law. Subsequently, parliament adopted another law to cancel the effect of the previous one.

Abstained from voting for Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk’s controversial bill to abolish the Commercial Code of Ukraine (#6013), which poses risks to national security. The project was opposed by the “Holka” civic initiative, “Ecology. Law. Man,” the “Ukrainian Nature Conservation Group,” and the Association of Ukrainian Cities, who demanded a presidential veto.

In 2025, Bondar also abstained from voting for the so-called “Ihor Mazepa Law” (Draft Law 12089), which essentially reflected the demands of unscrupulous businesses, including Ihor Mazepa. The law provides for the “resetting” of claims regarding illegally acquired forests and coastal lands if ten years have passed since they entered private ownership. Despite a petition demanding a veto gathering over 25,000 signatures, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed the document. The first victim of the “Ihor Mazepa Law” was the case concerning Protasiv Yar, which was defended by the late scout and Kyiv resident Roman Ratushnyi.

Initiated a ban on the sale of electronic cigarettes to reduce smoking dependency among youth.

2024

Supported the bill on the prohibition of religious organisations whose governing centres are located in a state carrying out aggression against Ukraine (#8371).

Received 2.6 million hryvnias in state compensation, which he invested in the construction of a house in the Lviv region. Following his injury during combat operations near Sloviansk in 2014, which resulted in a disability, the Cabinet of Ministers mandated financial assistance for housing provision. The MP received this payment after 10 years of bureaucratic procedures.

2022

Voted against bill #5655, which was criticised by a number of NGOs, including the CHESNO Movement, the DEJURE Foundation, the Association of Ukrainian Cities, the Architectural Chamber of the NSAU, the National Union of Architects of Ukraine, and the publication Dzerkalo Tyzhnia. The European Parliament and the European Commission expressed reservations regarding this legislative initiative. The Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House), citing analytical materials from “Holka,” noted that the norms of this law create risks for the formation of construction cartels.

Supported the ban on pro-Russian parties and the liquidation of the “Wolf Court”—the Kyiv District Administrative Court.

2020

Urged the Cabinet of Ministers and the State Property Fund to conduct an audit of the “Centrenergo” company and report on the losses incurred by this state-owned enterprise. Prior to this, Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that the State Property Fund would privatise “Centrenergo,” while media reports suggested the state enterprise had suffered losses of 2.5 billion hryvnias in 2019 due to the management acting in the interests of Ihor Kolomoiskyi’s firms.

2019

Elected to parliament representing “European Solidarity” (constituency #119, Lviv region) and became head of the coal industry subcommittee of the Committee on Energy and Housing and Utilities Services. One of his assistants was previously an assistant to a communist MP. In conversations with journalists, Bondar did not immediately recall having an assistant named Heorhii Dovhanchyn and noted that he had been asked to register this person as an assistant. Even after several years, Bondar remained one of the MPs with the highest number of assistants.

Requested that the court release Yuliia Kuzmenko, a suspect in the murder case of journalist Pavlo Sheremet, into the custody of himself and other guarantors. The court denied the request.

Requested that the court release “People’s Front” MP Serhii Pashynskyi, suspected of inflicting grievous bodily harm, into the custody of himself and other guarantors. Pashynskyi claimed he shot a driver after a conflict in which the driver attacked him. The court denied the request and remanded him in custody. Serhii Pashynskyi was acquitted in 2021.

2017

President Petro Poroshenko awarded Mykhailo Bondar the Order for Courage for his participation in the Revolution of Dignity and the ATO.

2016

Awarded the President of Ukraine award—the jubilee medal “25 Years of Independence of Ukraine.”

2014

Participated in the Revolution of Dignity, defending the Maidan on 19 and 20 February. Volunteered for the ATO zone, serving as deputy platoon commander of the 1st Operational Battalion of the National Guard (named after General Kulchytskyi). He fought near Debaltseve and was injured near Sloviansk in July.

Elected to parliament representing the “People’s Front” (constituency #119, Lviv region) and became head of the coal industry subcommittee of the Committee on Fuel and Energy Complex, Nuclear Policy, and Nuclear Safety.

2013

Participated in the Revolution of Dignity and became a centurion of the 10th Sokal sotnia of the Maidan Self-Defence.

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