Iryna Mudra, Deputy Head of the Presidential Office of Ukraine, who is responsible for judicial reform and the Russian Federation’s international legal liability, has found herself in the spotlight due to her links to high-profile court cases and questions regarding her wealth.
Iryna Mudra has held the post of Deputy Head of the Office of the President under Andriy Yermak since March 2024. In this role, she is responsible for legal affairs, oversees the selection of judges, and shapes Ukraine’s international strategy for holding Russia to account, including the issue of reparations and the establishment of a Special Tribunal.
Before moving to Bankova Street, Mudra served as Deputy Minister of Justice (2022–2024), where she was responsible for providing legal support for the confiscation of sanctioned Russian assets. In particular, this concerns the case of the ‘Unigran’ holding company, where, due to procedural delays, the system failed to confiscate assets worth around 1 billion hryvnias in time.
“Mudra is behind the disruption of the Supreme Court hearing and is attempting to influence the judges, who are not listening to her,” stated Petro Poroshenko in April 2026 during the hearing of a lawsuit seeking the lifting of sanctions. The Office of the President denied these allegations, describing them as “more emotion than fact”.
The official’s activities have been accompanied by public debate over whether her wealth is consistent with her status as a civil servant:
Luxury items and high-end brands: In late 2025, journalists spotted the official at public events wearing designer clothing (Dior, Gucci) and jewellery with a total value of over 70,000 dollars (around 3 million hryvnias). Her declared assets include an Audemars Piguet watch, a Bvlgari pendant, and jewellery by Graff and Cartier.
Bank savings and property: Mudra’s declarations list $250,000 in an account with Israel’s Bank Leumi le-Israel, as well as flats in the upmarket ‘Aristocrat’ residential complex in Kyiv (developed by ‘Ukrbud’).
Family ties: The official’s common-law husband, Pavlo Polyarus, heads the Department for Problem Assets at the National Bank of Ukraine. In 2024, he was implicated in a scandal involving a conflict with a military serviceman in which a weapon was used.
There have also been media reports suggesting that the official and her mother may hold Israeli citizenship, although there is currently no official confirmation of this information.