Former Ukrainian energy minister must remain in custody for two more months

A court has extended the pre-trial detention of former Ukrainian energy minister Herman Halushchenko by two months.

Source: High Anti-Corruption Court press service

Details: The option of paying bail set at UAH 200 million (approx. US$4.5 million), with the subsequent imposition of a number of procedural obligations, remains in place as an alternative measure.

Background:

• On the morning of 10 November 2025, it emerged that the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) was conducting searches at the homes of then justice minister Herman Halushchenko and Tymur Mindich, a businessman and co-owner of Kvartal 95, the Ukrainian TV production company Volodymyr Zelenskyy founded before he became president. Sources told Ukrainska Pravda that Mindich had fled abroad hours before the searches took place.
• On the same day, NABU announced that it had uncovered a large-scale corruption scheme involving embezzlement in the energy sector and released audio recordings of conversations between individuals named in the case.
• On the night of 14-15 February, Halushchenko was detained by NABU and the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) as he attempted to cross the border.
• On 16 February, the High Anti-Corruption Court heard a complaint from Halushchenko's defence team arguing that his detention was unlawful. The complaint was partially upheld, and Halushchenko was remanded in custody pending the selection of a pre-trial restriction.
• On 17 February, Halushchenko, who, alongside Mindich, had been named in the Midas case concerning alleged corruption around Energoatom, was remanded in custody with bail set at UAH 200 million (about US$4.5 million).

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