# Ukraine seeks dismissal, suspension of Sense Bank leadership amid corruption probe

https://mins.news/en/item/27099

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-08-20 08:58 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-authorities-seek-dismissal-suspension-of-sense-banks-leadership-amid-corruption-probe/

> Ukrainian authorities have moved to remove Sense Bank’s supervisory board chair and suspend its CEO after NABU searches at the state-owned bank on Aug. 19. The probe concerns alleged laundering of Hr 150 million and transferring the funds through the bank to post bail for former minister Herman Halushchenko. The National Bank also said the board chair failed statutory independence requirements.

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