Key facts
- President Zelensky dismissed Deputy Chief of Staff Iryna Mudra.
- The dismissal is linked to a NABU corruption investigation into alleged money laundering.
- Ukrainian authorities are seeking the dismissal of Sense Bank’s supervisory board head and suspension of its CEO.
- Suspects are accused of laundering Hr 150 million ($3.4 million) to post bail for former Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko.
- Sense Bank is allegedly implicated in the Energoatom corruption case.
President Volodymyr Zelensky has dismissed Deputy Chief of Staff Iryna Mudra amid a National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) investigation into alleged money laundering. The probe involves senior officials from the President's Office, lawmakers, and executives from the state-owned Sense Bank, who are accused of laundering Hr 150 million ($3.4 million) to post bail for former Justice and Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko. Halushchenko himself faces charges in the Energoatom corruption case, the largest of Zelensky's tenure, which also implicates Sense Bank. In response, Ukrainian authorities have initiated the dismissal of Sense Bank’s supervisory board head, Mykola Hladyshchenko, and the suspension of its CEO, Oleksiy Stupak. The National Bank of Ukraine stated Hladyshchenko does not meet independence requirements, leading to the termination of his powers, a move distinct from his prior self-suspension. The National Bank has also launched a probe into the suitability of the entire supervisory board.