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The Cabinet of Ministers adopted new personnel decisions regarding the state-owned Sense Bank. The government terminated the powers of the bank’s supervisory board chair Mykola Hladyshenko and appointed a new state representative to the board.
This was reported by Prime Minister Serhiy Koretskyi.
What will happen next with Sense Bank?
Serhiy Koretskyi said that during the government meeting on 21 August additional personnel decisions were made regarding Sense Bank. In particular, the Cabinet terminated Mykola Hladyshenko’s powers as supervisory board chair.
The Ministry of Finance, together with the National Bank, must urgently ensure proper corporate governance of Sense Bank and prepare it properly for sale,
– Koretskyi said.
According to the prime minister, the appointment of a new state representative should speed up the formation of a quorum in the bank’s governing bodies.
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The government decision was preceded by the position of the National Bank. On 20 August the NBU found Hladyshenko to be noncompliant with independence requirements and demanded that the state terminate his powers as a member of the supervisory board.
The National Bank emphasized that this concerns termination of powers, not temporary suspension. The regulator began checking Hladyshenko’s compliance with independence criteria back in May 2026.
The situation around Sense Bank escalated after the publication of NABU materials as part of Operation "Forrest Gump." According to the investigation, funds possibly related to a scheme to post bail for former energy minister Herman Halushchenko could have passed through the bank’s accounts.
In particular, the investigation is determining the origin of 150 million hryvnias of bail, part of which passed through accounts at Sense Bank.
NABU is also checking the possible use of related companies’ accounts to transfer funds that were later directed to the bail. According to media reports, the total monetary flow associated with the bank could have amounted to at least 87,86 million hryvnias.
Separately, the published "Forrest Gump" materials include conversations about possible influence over the operation of the state bank and attempts to gain control over it.
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