The pertinent matter is slated for judicial consideration in the near term.
For the former Ukrainian Minister of Energy, apprehended on February 15, the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP) will seek detention as a precautionary measure, offering the possibility of bail exceeding 400 million hryvnias. This information was shared with UNN in an exclusive statement from SAPO spokesperson Olga Postoliuk.
Details
As per her statement, the legal proceedings will address the matter of confinement (for an initial span of two months) or monetary surety (as a substitute) totaling 425 million hryvnias.
The SAPO prosecutor will articulate the rationale for selecting these particular preventive steps directly during the court session.
Context
On February 15, 2026, while in the act of exiting Ukraine, a past senior government figure – the Ukrainian Minister of Energy, who occupied the position from 2021 through 2025 – was taken into custody by NABU investigators.
He received notification of suspicion under Article 255, Paragraph 2, and Article 209, Paragraph 3, of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
Consequently, the past leader of the related ministry faces allegations of involvement in a criminal enterprise and the illicit transfer of funds acquired through said enterprise, on a considerable scale.
According to sources, this individual is the former head of the Ministry of Energy, Herman Galushchenko.
What is known about the case?
As reported by NABU, in February 2021, on Anguilla Island (a self-governing British overseas territory), a fund was established at the behest of participants in a criminal syndicate exposed by NABU and SAPO in November 2025, intended to attract approximately $100 million in “investments.”
The fund was overseen by an associate of the criminal syndicate members, a citizen of Seychelles and Saint Kitts and Nevis, who routinely furnished services for laundering unlawfully obtained money.
Among the fund's “backers” was the family of the implicated former Minister of Energy.
To obscure his participation in the illicit arrangement, two firms were incorporated in the Marshall Islands, integrated into a trust structure registered in St. Kitts and Nevis. The ultimate beneficiaries of these firms were the ex-wife and four children of the high-ranking official.
These firms became “investors” in the fund (via the acquisition of its shares), and members of the criminal syndicate, acting in the suspect’s interest, initiated the transfer of funds to the fund’s accounts, which were held in three Swiss banks.
While the official headed the relevant ministry, through his trusted representative known as “Rocket”, the criminal syndicate received more than $112 million in cash from unlawful activities within the energy sector.
As noted by NABU, these monies were legalized through diverse financial avenues, encompassing cryptocurrency and “investment” within the fund.
Specifically, exceeding $7.4 million was wired to the fund accounts managed by the suspect’s family. Furthermore, in excess of 1.3 million Swiss francs and 2.4 million euros were dispensed as cash and delivered directly to the family in Switzerland.
A portion of these funds was allocated towards covering the expenses of the children's education at esteemed Swiss institutions and deposited into the accounts of his former wife. The remaining amount was placed in a savings account, from which the high-ranking official's family gained extra earnings and utilized it for their individual requirements.
We will remind you
The Supreme Court of Justice partially upheld Galushchenko's appeal, but opted not to release the former minister from detention.