Leader of the Servant of the People party and First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada, Oleksandr Korniyenko, estimates the cost of holding elections in Ukraine at UAH 6 billion.

"There are no complex calculations here, as 90% of these expenses are the commission members' salaries. Since the last elections, the 2019 parliamentary elections, the cost of living and average wages have increased by several thousand hryvnias, and some indicators have doubled. Therefore, if elections previously cost UAH 2.5-3 billion, then if we simply multiply that by two, that figure now amounts to UAH 6 billion," Korniyenko said in an interview with the Azerbaijani agency Report.

He also noted a number of issues related to compensation for commission members abroad. "How can this be implemented? If, for example, we follow the regulatory path, some of these people will be based there, while others may be on business trips. This still incurs additional expenses. So, these open questions remain," the First Deputy Speaker said.

According to Korniyenko, partner countries "understand that they will be funding these elections."

"We are negotiating with them," he said.

At the same time, the party leader said that he did not want to discuss the issue of election participants, since “there are now larger problems in the country, such as the energy crisis.”

"Unfortunately, the aggressor country has deprived us of both democracy and the opportunity to hold elections on time... Let's see how events unfold, including political ones. Now we must do everything we can to at least hold these elections," Korniyenko concluded.