Judge and Prosecutor's Motion
Judge Viktor Nogachevsky of the High Anti-Corruption Court has partially granted a motion from the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) to extend the pretrial detention of Ihor Myronyuk, known by the alias Rocket, in the Midas case. The court set an alternative bail amount of 85 million hryvnias. This decision follows a reduction from the previous bail, which had already been lowered from 126 million to 112 million hryvnias.
The SAPO prosecutor requested a 60-day extension of Myronyuk's detention and sought to keep the bail at 112 million hryvnias. Meanwhile, Myronyuk's defense team asked the court to issue a separate ruling addressing alleged violations of the right to defense. Investigators claim that during the probe, Serhiy Pylypchuk was questioned and confirmed the administrative influence of Halushchenko and Myronyuk over enterprises under Ukraine's Ministry of Energy. The prosecutor also highlighted a risk of evidence tampering, noting that Myronyuk tore up documents during a search and attempted to throw a phone out a window.
Suspects in the Midas Case
The Midas case, which has drawn public attention, saw the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) announce suspicions against seven individuals on November 10, 2025. The suspects include:
- Timur Mindich (codename Carlson)
- Ihor Myronyuk (Rocket)
- Dmytro Basov (Tenor)
- Oleksandr Tsukerman (Sugarman)
- Ihor Fursenko (Ryoshyk)
- Lesya Ustymenko
- Lyudmyla Zorina
Herman Halushchenko is also implicated in the case under the aliases Professor and Sigismund.
On June 12, the High Anti-Corruption Court extended Herman Halushchenko's pretrial detention by two months, while reducing the alternative bail from 200 million to 150 million hryvnias. These developments underscore the active efforts of law enforcement in investigating a case that holds significant implications for combating corruption in Ukraine.
The Midas case investigation and related arrests highlight the ongoing push by Ukrainian authorities to tackle high-level corruption.
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Cases like this are crucial not only for holding wrongdoers accountable but also for strengthening public trust in state institutions. Further inquiries could shape Ukraine's anti-corruption policies and improve the country's investment climate.