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The hearing has been scheduled for October.
The National Bank has responded to a lawsuit filed by Ihor Smilyanskiy, the general director of Ukrposhta, who is asking the court to cancel the regulator’s decision finding him unfit for professional suitability. The NBU said it would provide the court with evidence and justify the legality of its decision, and will also submit a response to the claim. This was reported to Suspilne by the NBU press service.
The NBU confirmed that it received electronically an order from a Kyiv Administrative Court judge dated September 16 regarding Smilyanskiy’s lawsuit. The regulator also noted that he has a constitutional right to appeal to the court.
The preparatory hearing is scheduled for 26 October 2026 year. The NBU stated that it is ready to defend the legality of its decision, as the assessment of the professional fitness of leadership of financial and payment service providers is part of the regulator’s supervisory powers.
The NBU added that it will submit a response to the claim by Smilyanskiy (a document in which the defendant states its objections, explanations, and arguments against the plaintiff’s claims) within the period set by the court.
“We will submit to the court all necessary evidence, explanations, and grounds to confirm the legality of the regulator’s decision,” the NBU said.
As a reminder, 16 September the general director of Ukrposhta stated that his lawyers filed a lawsuit against the NBU seeking to cancel the decision on his failure to meet the professional suitability requirements.
Afterwards the government created a meeting with Smilyanskiy and NBU leadership to try to resolve the conflict. According to an official, Ukrposhta will refrain from public comment about the dispute with the National Bank until that meeting takes place.
In February, the project “Our Case” pointed to a systemic problem in the public sector, where top managers receive multi-million salaries without link to real financial results. One example cited was Ihor Smilyanskiy’s activity, who in 2024 year received more than 11 million UAH in payments, while the state-owned enterprise ended the year with a loss of 413 million UAH. Indeed, ZN.UA wrote about this problem as far back as 2020 year in the article “Smilyanskiy Syndrome.”
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