Koretsky instructed the Ministry of Finance to intensify the sale of Sense Bank and direct the money to the Defense Forces

FINANCE 21.08.2026 / author:
Koretsky instructed the Ministry of Finance to intensify the sale of Sense Bank and direct the money to the Defense Forces

The Ministry of Finance should intensify the process of selling the state-owned Sense Bank against the background of the bank’s alleged involvement in the legalization of funds obtained through criminal means. This was stated by Prime Minister Serhiy Koretsky, writes “Slovo i Dilo“. The PromPolitInform portal reports.

He said that the funds from the upcoming sale are planned to be directed to the needs of the Defense Forces.

“It is necessary to ensure maximum transparency, competitiveness and efficiency of this process. In parallel, the Ministry of Finance, together with the National Bank, must resolve all the accumulated problems in this financial institution and ensure transparent and high-quality corporate governance,” Koretsky said.

Recall that on August 19, the NABU and the SAPO launched a special operation “Forrest Gump” and exposed a criminal group led by current and former people’s deputies, as well as officials of the President’s Office.

Sense Bank appears in the materials. Because of this, searches were conducted in the building of the bank’s supervisory board and at the workplace of the chairman Mykola Gladyshenka.

Against the backdrop of the scandal, the Cabinet of Ministers suspended the chairman of the supervisory board of Sense Bank and initiated another personnel decision.