Known for her constant scandals involving russian language and music, blogger Anna Alkhim hid $1 million in income from the state during wartime and didn’t pay a cent in taxes. How she pulled it off and who’s backing her anti-Ukrainian activity — in our new investigation.
Anna Alkhim got rich fast. A few years on social media were enough. On one hand, it’s not surprising. Stirring up drama brings followers, and followers bring advertisers. On the other hand, many “successful” influencers share a simple secret: the fewer taxes you pay, the more money you keep.
Still, her large-scale tax evasion has gone unnoticed by law enforcement. But in May 2025, Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) opened a criminal case against her — based on complaints from MP Nataliia Pipa and war veteran Oleksandr Teren. Alkhim is being investigated under three articles of the Criminal Code: Article 161 “Violation of equality of citizens,” Article 346 “Threat or violence against a public figure,” and Article 111 “High treason.”
How Anna Alkhim Provoked Ukrainians with Pro-russian Statements and Stunts
The breaking point came at a party in May 2025, hosted by blogger Stasia Makeieva. When asked to sing something in Ukrainian, Alkhim rolled her eyes and refused. The reaction online was immediate. But this wasn’t her first stunt. She had already provoked backlash with her pro-russian views.
Back in 2020, she called russian dictator vladimir putin a “cool guy” on Instagram, claiming there was “no one cooler”. When criticism followed, she doubled down, saying only “fake patriots” were offended and that she saw no reason to apologize. She was later added to the Myrotvorets database for her anti-Ukrainian rhetoric.
Russia’s full-scale invasion didn’t change her tune. In a 2024 interview, she repeated that there’s “no one cooler or more influential than putin”.
In the same interview, she said she had no intention of switching to Ukrainian and called most Ukrainian music “total crap”. In 2022, while millions of Ukrainians were boycotting russian music, Alkhim boasted about listening to it on streaming platforms. Worse, in January 2024, she filmed a video set to russian music in front of a memorial for fallen Ukrainian soldiers in Khmelnytskyi.
In May 2023, she shared the location of Ukrainian soldiers in a Dnipro hospital on Instagram. Soon after, a russian missile strike hit the site. Alkhim denied any responsibility — and instead called Ukrainians “a dumb herd”. That August, she insulted western Ukrainians by calling their region “a factory of idiots” for demanding she speak the state language.
It’s no surprise law enforcement finally took interest. Her stubborn anti-Ukrainian stance suggests two possibilities: either she’s being paid to promote pro-russian narratives during wartime, or she simply lacks the intelligence to grasp reality. Either way, the first option is worth investigating.
There’s also a third explanation. Alkhim is famous for one thing only — her provocative, anti-Ukrainian antics. That might be her entire business model.
How Anna Alkhim Hides Her Assets by Registering Them Under Close Associates
Alkhimova, 33, was born in the town of Ternivka, Dnipropetrovsk region. Her work history is short. From 2010 to 2012, she worked at a private firm in Pavlohrad. In 2013, she briefly served as a court clerk. That’s all that’s publicly known. She’s divorced from Oleksandr Buriachenko, the father of her 5-year-old son, Volodymyr.
According to Ukraine’s property registry, she owns very little. Since 2014, she has held two land plots in the village of Bohdanivka, plus a modest house — all valued at around $50,000 and received as a gift. As of 2025, the only vehicle registered to her is a black 2020 Yamaha YZF-R3 motorcycle, worth about $5,500.
Yet in one interview, she claimed to own a house, two cars, and multiple luxury watches, each worth around $50,000. When asked if she had $1 million in assets, she smiled in agreement. On social media she posts photos of fancy cars and a suburban home — though none of them are officially hers.
Suspecting that, like many others in Ukraine who hide their wealth, Anna might be registering her assets under relatives’ names, we decided to look into her family’s property records.
According to the State Register of Property Rights, her 69-year-old mother, Iryna Alkhimova, owns a small 34.3 m² apartment in Dnipro, purchased back in 2005. She also has a 2015 Porsche Cayenne registered in her name on March 22, 2024. The average price for this car is around $35,000.
Anna’s father, Mykola Alkhimov, owns a 2.5-hectare plot of land near the town of Ternivka in Dnipropetrovsk region. The land is currently leased to a company called “Bohdan Khmelnytskyi Agricultural Partnership”.
He also owns a 52 m² apartment in Pavlohrad, registered in his name since 2007. In addition, a 751 m² land plot with a 145.5 m² house in the village of Hatne, near Kyiv, was purchased by him in 2021. The house is located at 5A Andriyivska Street.
And this particular house raises questions. According to Google Maps, it’s a cottage with a swimming pool on the property. Similar homes with pools in Hatne typically cost around $230,000 — or nearly 10 million UAH. It’s doubtful that Anna Alkhim’s parents could afford such a purchase on their own.
The family runs a small funeral business registered under Mykola Alkhimov’s name as a sole proprietor since 1998, based in the village of Bohdanivka, Dnipropetrovsk region.
Three years ago, Anna Alkhim showed and described her upbringing in Bohdanivka on her YouTube channel. At the time, her mother worked at a funeral service called “Vichnist” (“Eternity”). A banner for the business appeared in the video, listing both her mother’s and father’s phone numbers. This clearly points to a small, local business without a website or significant online presence — hardly a major source of income capable of funding a luxury home.
But proving that this house actually belongs to Anna Alkhim, and not her parents, turned out to be surprisingly easy. We visited the address in Hatne and found the very same house that Anna Alkhim has featured in her social media posts. The photos clearly show that she and her son Volodymyr live there.
So it turns out that Anna Alkhim hid at least one major asset, a countryside house with land and a swimming pool worth nearly 10 million UAH, by registering it under her father’s name. But the house isn’t the only thing.
Alkhim’s social media reveals that she has a personal assistant who also serves as a nanny for her son Volodymyr. The phone number of 41-year-old Yuliia Makohon, originally from the village of Chmyrivka in Luhansk region, is saved in contacts, according to the GetContact app, as “Yulia Nanny Alkhim”, “Yuliya Assistant Alkhim”, and “Yulia Hatne Alkhim”. According to YouControl, as of 2025, Yuliia Makohon is listed as the owner of a black 2022 Land Rover Range Rover, which she officially acquired on March 16, 2024. The average value of such a vehicle is around $160,000.
The car wasn’t actually bought by the nanny Yuliia, but by Anna Alkhim herself. After all, Alkhim has posted photos on Instagram driving this very Land Rover.
Why Anna Alkhim Lost Her Driver’s License
According to BlackBox OSINT, Alkhimova committed multiple serious traffic violations while driving this very car, which led to her being stripped of her driving license twice. As recorded in the Unified State Register of Court Decisions, on December 2, 2023, Anna Alkhimova was caught driving a Land Rover Range Rover on Mykola Mikhnovsky Boulevard in Kyiv while under the influence of alcohol and during curfew hours.
Police officers noted in the official report that she had alcohol on her breath, slurred speech, and impaired coordination. She refused to undergo a breathalyzer test on-site using the Dräger device, as well as a medical examination by a narcologist. This refusal violated clause 2.5 of the Ukrainian Traffic Rules and resulted in charges under Article 130, Part 1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (CAO).
The same court decision states that Alkhimova did not dispute the fact that she had refused the test. Meanwhile, her lawyer, Serhii Zhylich, tried to mislead the court by submitting a falsified medical report from “ML Dila”. The judge, however, issued a separate ruling to inform Kyiv’s Qualification and Disciplinary Bar Commission about the forged documents and found Alkhimova guilty of the administrative offense. She was fined 17,000 UAH and banned from driving for one year.
Interestingly, this wasn’t her first offense. Just a month earlier, on November 12, 2023, at 5:30 p.m., Alkhimova crashed into a steel barrier near the Respublika Mall in Kyiv and damaged the mall’s property. She fled the scene without reporting the accident. The court found her guilty of violating Articles 122-4 and 124 of the CAO and also revoked her driving privileges for one year.What’s even more curious is that both incidents involved the same vehicle, but with different license plates. The first time, it was registered under KA6666IX, and a month later, it was KA2561KH. Moreover, according to BlackBox OSINT, even after both court rulings, Alkhimova didn’t switch to public transport. She continued driving, either blatantly breaking the law or possibly resolving the issue through less-than-legal means.
How Much Anna Alkhimova Really Earns
But let’s return to the question of how much Anna Alkhim actually earns and how. Officially, since December 30, 2021, she has been listed as the founder, beneficiary, and director of LLC “Anna Alkhim”, a company registered in the city of Pavlohrad with its primary business classified as advertising services.
According to the company’s financial statements, however, the firm appears to be inactive: since 2022, it has reported no income, no profits, and no officially employed staff.
In addition, on February 21, 2025, Anna Alkhim co-founded a company called “Alkhimiia Club” in Kyiv with Iryna Serdiuk. The company’s official activity is listed as “other forms of education”. No other legal entities are registered under Alkhimova’s name. The only known source through which the blogger can legally receive her substantial income is her individual entrepreneur status (FOP), which she registered on May 2, 2018, with her primary activity listed as advertising services.
However, under Ukrainian law, FOPs in the 3rd group are limited to annual revenue of ₴9,336,000 (roughly $227,000). According to data from BlackBox OSINT, Anna Alkhimova’s FOP reported the following income over recent years:
- 2019 — ₴1,200,222 ($44,701)
- 2020 — ₴4,874,571 ($175,915)
- 2021 — ₴4,661,636 ($171,321)
- 2022 — ₴409,798 ($11,209)
- 2023 — ₴4,946,520 ($131,731)
- 2024 — ₴5,458,391 ($133,784)
- 2025 (January–March) — ₴596,750 ($14,208)
Based on this, Alkhimova officially declares annual earnings of around $130,000–$175,000.
However, as previously reported by Ukrainian media, Alkhim herself has claimed to earn more than $50,000 per month from advertising on her social media. According to the same reports, a single Instagram story from Alkhim costs at least €1,000.
To verify this, we contacted her manager, Yevheniia Bukhalska, pretending to be a potential advertiser. We asked for current pricing to place ads on Alkhim’s social media. Yevheniia replied with a detailed rate card:
- 1 story — €1,200
- 2 stories — €1,500
- 3–4 stories — €2,000
- On-site appearance + stories — €4,000
- 1 post or Reels — €2,000
This raises a key question: if Alkhim charges this much for ads, why does only a fraction of this income appear in her official FOP records?
Yevheniia later sent over the payment details, listing Anna Mykolayivna Alkhimova’s individual entrepreneur account.
By tracking Alkhim’s advertising activity on Instagram, it’s easy to estimate her average weekly income. For example, on May 18, 2025, she posted two consecutive stories for €1,500 promoting didus_muhomor.ua, as well as a repost and a story for botanic_butique_kyiv totaling €2,200. That means Alkhim earned €3,700 just on May 18.
The following day, the blogger earned another €2,000 from promoting photographer ovanesphoto, makeup artist anna_makeuphair, and stylist hi_klima. On May 20, Alkhim posted an ad for the women’s clothing brand kmily_brand in the form of a Reel and a feed post, charging a total of €4,000.
May 21 turned out to be even more profitable: she posted a story ad for the beauty salon newlookkyiv worth €1,200, and a series of stories, a post, and an on-site visit for the clothing brands belyaeva_inc and chromebuyer, worth €4,000 in total. That day alone, Alkhim made €5,200.
On May 22, her earnings were even higher. She posted a €2,000 Reel for the clothing store sanahuntstore, a €2,000 post for photographer ovanesphoto, a €1,200 story for the cleaning company ad_clavum, a €2,000 post for the women’s clothing brand woolfashion.ua, and a €1,000 repost for the shoe store ab_anna_braim_since_2019. Her total income for that day reached €8,200.
In just five days in May 2025, Anna Alkhim earned an estimated €23,100 — that’s $25,410 or over ₴1 million. Since she posts ads daily, even accounting for possible barter deals, her monthly income likely ranges from $40,000 to $100,000. That means $480,000 to $1.2 million a year — far more than the $130,000–175,000 reported through her private business registration.
So clearly, not all of Anna Alkhim’s ad income goes through her official business account. In 2024, only $133,784 was reported — about 9 times less than what she could be making annually, even by our rough estimate. So the real question is: where’s the rest of the money going?
How Anna Alkhim Hid Over $1 Million in Income from the State
The answer turned out to be surprisingly simple. In our conversation with Anna Alkhim’s manager, Yevheniia Bukhalska, we decided to check whether there were any payment options besides transferring money to her official business account — like crypto. And bingo. When we directly asked if we could pay in cryptocurrency, Yevheniia immediately sent over a crypto wallet address.
Using publicly available crypto tracking tools, we found that over the 705 days since the wallet was created, nearly two years, Alkhim received a staggering 1,057,449 USDT, equivalent to 1,057,449 US dollars. Not a single cent of this money was taxed in Ukraine, a country that has been pouring billions into defending itself against russia’s invasion for four years straight. Against this backdrop, Anna Alkhim’s pro-russian rhetoric suddenly seems like the least of her offenses.
Receiving income in cryptocurrency allows Alkhim to hide her profits from the state, enriching herself without paying taxes. It’s no surprise that in an interview, when asked directly whether she buys crypto, she replied, “No, I don’t buy crypto”. Clearly, Alkhim understands that her untaxed earnings are illegal — which is likely why she never publicly admits to having a crypto wallet that moved over $1 million during two years of war.
And the wallet shared by her manager Yevheniia may not even be the only one. But tracking down others is now up to law enforcement and tax authorities — who, by the way, have already had Alkhim on their radar. Back in 2018, before becoming a famous blogger, Anna Alkhimova was already dodging taxes.
According to Ukraine’s Unified State Register of Court Decisions, in September 2018, the Dnipro tax office found that between 2013 and May 2018, Alkhimova had operated a hair salon at 2B Zhukovskoho Street in Dnipro — completely off the books. The salon’s staff worked without contracts and received cash “in envelopes”, while Alkhimova herself didn’t declare the business income or pay any taxes.
As a result, Ukraine’s State Labor Service fined her newly registered business 372,300 UAH. But clearly, the experience taught her nothing. Today, she just plays on a larger scale — showing the state a tiny fraction of her actual income and hiding the rest in crypto.
Just to compare: Ukraine’s Bureau of Economic Security opened a criminal case for tax evasion worth 213 million UAH against another blogger, Oleksandr Slobozhenko, owner of the company Traffic Devils, for accepting crypto payments. Slobozhenko, by the way, is a close friend of Alkhim. She was recently spotted abroad with him, where he’s now hiding from Ukrainian authorities.
It’s more than likely that the lion’s share of crypto payments sent to Alkhim’s wallet came from advertising deals with online casinos and gambling platforms, which she promotes almost daily in her Telegram channel.
But it’s also entirely possible that many Ukrainian entrepreneurs and brands featured in her Instagram stories and Reels are paying her in crypto too, avoiding taxes in the process. And even if some of them are paying her officially through her registered business, there are still serious questions to be asked.
Most importantly, do these businesses realize that every thousand euros they pay Anna Alkhim is effectively funding anti-Ukrainian narratives in the public space? That they’re helping promote russian music, russian language, and fueling social unrest through her constant scandals and controversial statements?
Let’s hope they do now.