Leninist party founded by former members of the banned Communist Party of Ukraine (CPU) and identified closely with Russia. Party's been led by Sergey Cherednichenko since June 7, 2019. After the February 24, 2022 invasion of Ukraine by Russia, the SPU was banned by the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine on March 20, 2022 for pro-Russia sympathies, then forced to dissolve on June 15, 2022 [Соціалістична партія України].