A prosecutor from the Specialized Anti
During the hearing, Halushchenko said he “couldn’t imagine” who would post UAH425 million for him and that he could at best find up to UAH30 million ($693,000) as an alternative to detention.
If Halushchenko posts bail, the court imposed several conditions: he may not leave Kyiv Oblast, must notify authorities of any change of address, must not communicate with suspects in the Midas corruption probe, must surrender his foreign passport, and must wear an electronic monitoring bracelet.
On Feb. 16, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and SAPO charged Halushchenko with corruption offenses as part of the broader Operation Midas case, which has already brought down two ministers (including Halushchenko) and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s longtime chief-of-staff, Andriy Yermak.
Anti-corruption authorities say that while Halushchenko was minister, he participated in a criminal conspiracy to defraud the public through various schemes centered on state nuclear operator Energoatom. According to the investigation, Halushchenko and his co-conspirators were responsible for laundering more than $112 million, with accounts controlled Halushchenko’s family receiving more than $7.4 million.
NABU detectives detained Halushchenko on Feb. 15 as he tried to leave Ukraine.
Halushchenko served as energy minister from 2021 to 2025 and
was justice minister from July 17 to Nov. 19, 2025. He was dismissed from the
cabinet after NABU started publishing Midas case materials.