85 accounts, 21 bank and a company with a founder in 5 thousand: how they collected 150 millions in bail for Halushchenko in the "Forrest Gump" case

85 accounts, 21 bank and a firm with charter capital of 5 thousand: how they gathered 150 million in bail for Galushchenko in the Forest Gump case

SAP demands transferring 150 million UAH of bail to ARMA, using which former energy and justice minister Herman Galushchenko 29 June 2026 year left the detention center. The money is seized on the Treasury account of the VATS and recognized as material evidence in the NABU investigation “Forest Gump.” The prosecutor's office seeks to transfer the entire amount under state administration, and the origin of the funds has become the subject of a separate criminal investigation.

This is reported by “Maps, Money, Offshore.”

150 million UAH were contributed by four companies: “Hiran Construct” (EDRPOU 45419705) — 87 million UAH in two payments of 46 and 41 million; “Tetras Optima” (44868895) — 54 million; “Skait Retail” (44306295) — 5 million; “Pellet Service” (45129503) — 4 million. The last 45 million came in on 29 June. The largest payer, “Hiran Construct,” was registered in Brovary 3 October 2024 year with charter capital of 5 thousand UAH. The director and owner is Olena Sidun. The firm engaged in trading metal products and plumbing equipment provided 58% of the bail. In “Tetras Optima” leadership changed after payments: instead of Tetyana Linnikova the register now lists Vasyl Pidbereznyi. “Pellet Service” belongs to Nazar Boiko.

The central link in bank transfers turned out to be PUMB from the SCM group of Rinat Akhmetov. According to Babela’s investigation, based on NABU, SAP and NBU documents, through the account of “Hiran Construct” at PUMB all 150 million UAH passed. By 22 June the account was empty, then dozens of companies and private entrepreneurs started sending transfers to it, mostly under a million hryvnias each. About 50 million UAH were sent to VAKS directly from PUMB, the rest 100 million were routed through state Sense Bank, OTP Bank and Idea Bank. According to the State Financial Monitoring, as stated in the parliamentary commission of inquiry, the total route covered about 85 accounts in 21 banks, including four state ones: Sense Bank, Oschadbank, PrivatBank and Ukreximbank.

NABU is investigating legalization of cash that investigators link to Timur Mindich. According to the detectives, the money came via the office of the Metrobud company and a network of structures controlled by ex-MP Maksym Mykyta used to convert into cashless funds and pass off as business transactions. Within the Forest Gump operation, suspects included former deputy head of the Office of the President Iryna Mudra, Mykyta, MP Vadym Stolar, former head of Sense Bank’s board Oleksiy Stupak, and former head of the supervisory board Mykola Hladyshenko. In published recordings they discussed evading bank financial monitoring. The prosecutor also revealed a conversation in which Mykyta spoke of nearly $4 million left by Mudra for the Ukrbud project. She denied receiving the money. 19 August Mudra was dismissed from the Office of the President, and later a court ordered her arrest with an alternative bail of 20 million UAH.

Galushchenko was detained 15 February while attempting to leave Ukraine. In the “Midas” case, investigators are checking corruption payments in Energoatom amounting to 10–15% of contract value. Initially SAP demanded bail of 425 million UAH, VAKS set 200 million, and on 12 June reduced the amount to 150 million. After release the ex-minister remained under procedural restrictions, but 22 October the court allowed him to remove the electronic bracelet, extending the rest of obligations for another two months.

26 October the SAP prosecutor Vitalii Rybalkin demanded transferring the arrested 150 million UAH under ARMA management with the option to invest in government bonds at about 17% annual. According to hromadske, Galushchenko did not appear at the ASA appellate chamber meeting, and from four companies that paid for his release, only one had a representative. At the defense request, the hearing was postponed to November. The court must decide the fate of 150 million UAH that passed through 85 accounts, 21 bank and a company with charter capital of only 5 thousand UAH, while the question of a possible change of preventive measure for Galushchenko requires a separate procedural decision.