Servant of the People MP Oleksandr Kabanov explained why Health Minister Zoryana Skaletska is better than her predecessor Ulyana Suprun. The relevant video was provided to the TK Media editorial office exclusively by journalist Oleksii Lypovetskyi.
The video shows that MP Oleksandr Kabanov, at his workplace, chats on Telegram with a contact saved as «Shcherbakov», discussing the work of the new health minister Zoryana Skaletska.
«Shcherbakov» complains to Kabanov that students went to a meeting with the health minister and came back “shocked”. He expresses concern that Zoryana Skaletska, in his view, is no better than former minister Ulyana Suprun. Kabanov replies that Zoryana Skaletska is better than Ulyana Suprun because she is “prettier”, has a “Ukrainian appearance” and “a sense of humor that is fine”, and then suggests that his worried interlocutor take a closer look at Skaletska as a woman, thus changing the subject.
From the correspondence between MP Oleksandr Kabanov and the contact «Shcherbakov»
«Shcherbakov»: Our students who went to Kyiv to meet the health minister came back shocked. I don't know the details, but it seems like swapping Ulyana for Zoryana is like jumping from the frying pan into the fire.
Kabanov: How? She's prettier))) Ukrainian looks
«Shcherbakov»: Aha, well yes! That's the right criterion! :)
Kabanov: Not married, that's the criterion)) Salary, a million a month))) Sense of humor is fine. Her type is a smart b*tch.
«Shcherbakov»: That's where we should have started!)) I've been single for two months now!))
Kabanov: A young scientist may be consoled) Good command of style is encouraged, playing guitar is a must)
The TK Media editorial office respects the personal lives of elected representatives and publishes this story only because the parliamentarian was communicating during working hours in the plenary hall of the country's main legislative body, and the nature of the conversation may explain how the deputies of the presidential political force make personnel decisions.




Background. Oleksandr Kabanov is an MP from Servant of the People, number 87 on the presidential party's electoral list. Before entering parliament, he was a screenwriter for the Kvartal 95 studio. He took part in Volodymyr Zelensky's election campaign in the presidential election.
Earlier, journalists caught MP Ilya Kiva watching a strange video in the Verkhovna Rada. In the video, one man was doing a barbell press while another sat on his face. Ilya Kiva responded that it was “spam” sent to him by a fellow MP.
In November, journalists spotted Servant of the People MP Bohdan Yaremenko communicating with a prostitute. Later, Yaremenko apologized and resigned as head of the parliamentary committee on foreign affairs.