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The bail for the former deputy head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Iryna Mudra, was paid by people whose income and lifestyle do not explain where they got the money or why they decided to use it in this way. This is what Schemes (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty project) learned. "With such findings, we are probably facing this for the first time," said one of the authors of the investigation, Kyra Tolstyakova. Nevertheless, journalists managed to speak with one of the bail payers, who explained his motive.
Mudra’s bail was set by the court at 20 million UAH. 8 October, she was released from the pretrial detention center.
According to Schemes, almost half of the amount was paid by Mudra herself (5 937 000 UAH) and her civil husband, Pavlo Polyarush (4 400 000 UAH in two installments). As stated on the National Bank's website, he has been appointed head of the problem assets management department at the NBU since 2023.
2 400 000 UAH bail was paid by 35-year-old Maria Skaballlanovich. According to open sources, she is a singer and songwriter from Dnipro, now living in Odesa. Schemes found media references to her performances at song contests, including in Israel. She is also the owner of the Odesa firm "Ukrremmotorservis," which makes concrete products for construction. When asked what exactly connects her to Iryna Mudra and why she decided to pay the bail, the singer hung up and did not respond to journalists.
990 thousand UAH in two installments was paid by the Lutsk company "Maltex-M." The stated activities are non-specialized wholesale trade and wholesale trade of meat and meat products.
59-year-old Vladyslav Halkin paid 692 359 UAH for the former deputy head of the OOP. According to YouControl, he heads several companies and is registered in a dorm room in Kyiv. Journalists found in court records and databases references to a complete namesake of Halkin. 2024 year this man was seeking work as a cleaner or dish washer and was applying for microloans of 5 thousand UAH. In August 2026, Kyivenergo filed a lawsuit against him for recovery of debt.
When asked in a messenger about his motives for paying the bail for Iryna Mudra, he said: "I simply earned on this." When asked how much exactly, he answered: "500 UAH."
In total, eight people paid Mudra’s bail in one day. Among them are Kateryna Zheglova and Svitlana Chaika, who paid the same amounts as Halkin. Both are managers of several companies in different cities. Zheglova was convicted of theft: in April 2025 year, while she was working as a cleaner, she took from the office of the company "Ubisoft Ukraine" Nintendo consoles. The court sentenced her to five years in prison with a probation period. Regarding Chaika, journalists found a verdict in 2022 year for the theft of a baby stroller, for which she received three years of imprisonment.
Another part of the funds – more than 3,5 million UAH – was paid by 10 individuals, in amounts from 100 000 UAH to 395 600 UAH.
In addition, hromadske reported that as of 1 September Mudra had been paid 666 UAH. Ukrainian actor and producer Hryhoriy Hryshkan stated that he made this contribution. He had previously paid the same amount for former OOP head Andriy Yermak.
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