HACC refused to keep ex-head of Sense Bank supervisory board Gladyshenko in custody and set bail

The High Anti-Corruption Court chose a preventive measure in the form of bail in the amount of UAH 7 million for the former head of the supervisory board of the state-owned Sense Bank, Mykola Gladyshenko. He is a suspect in the "Forest Gump" case, which, according to the investigation, concerns the legalization of UAH 150 million for bail for a defendant in the "Midas" case.

The relevant decision was made by HACC investigating judge Viktor Maslov.

Gladyshenko has five days to post bail. If this does not happen, the prosecutor may apply to the court to impose a stricter preventive measure.

The Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office requested that the former head of the supervisory board of Sense Bank be taken into custody with the possibility of posting UAH 20 million bail, particularly in view of his financial condition. The court chose a milder preventive measure.

Gladyshenko has been imposed a number of restrictions

In addition to bail, the court imposed procedural obligations on the suspect. In particular, Gladyshenko must not leave Kyiv, must surrender his passports for travel abroad, and refrain from communicating with other defendants in the "Forest Gump" case.

The court also prohibited him from visiting a number of specified premises.

What the investigation accuses the ex-head of the supervisory board of Sense Bank of

According to the prosecutor, Gladyshenko allegedly controlled on behalf of Sense Bank the conduct of operations necessary for posting bail for former minister Herman Galushchenko, so that no obstacles would arise from the bank during the operations.

According to the prosecution, in this process he, in particular, involved the then head of the financial monitoring department of Sense Bank, Lyudmyla Snigur.

NABU and SAP previously stated that within the "Forest Gump" operation they are investigating the legalization of approximately UAH 150 million in cash. According to the investigation, the money was introduced into legal circulation through a number of shell companies and subsequently used to post bail for one of the defendants in the "Midas" case.

Gladyshenko previously denied involvement in any wrongdoing at Sense Bank. He stated that the funds for bail were transferred to the bank non-cash from other banks, and financial monitoring procedures operated automatically.

Gladyshenko headed the supervisory board after a controversial competition

Previously, Current Ukraine reported that Gladyshenko initially did not make the shortlist of candidates for the positions of independent members of the Sense Bank supervisory board due to a lower score compared to other applicants.

During a meeting of the Temporary Investigative Commission of the Verkhovna Rada, a representative of the recruiting company AMROP said that after a phone call from then-Deputy Head of the Presidential Office Iryna Mudra, the competition committee asked to additionally consider the candidacy of Gladyshenko and one other applicant.

In June 2025, the Cabinet of Ministers appointed Gladyshenko as an independent member of the supervisory board of state-owned Sense Bank, and in October of the same year he became its head. In August 2026, the government first suspended him, and later terminated his powers early.

Based on materials: "Corruption in Details", HACC hearing broadcast