Chernyshev paid UAH 51 million bail: who paid and when he will be released from jail
19 November 23:56
Former Deputy Prime Minister Oleksiy Chernyshov will soon be able to leave the pre-trial detention center – he was released on bail of UAH 51 million. This is reported by Schemes, "Komersant Ukrainian" informs
According to the interlocutors, the money was paid by two individuals:
- uAH 30 million – one person,
- uAH 21.6 million – by a second person.
This allows Chernyshov to be released in the evening of November 19, after all the necessary procedures are completed.
Why Chernyshov was detained
on November 18, the High Anti-Corruption Court imposed a pre-trial restraint on the former official – 60 days in custody with the possibility of bail.
He is suspected of illicit enrichment in the case of possible abuses at the state-owned Energoatom.
Who is behind the money transfer – details
Later, journalist Mykhailo Tkach clarified the names of the people who paid the bail.
According to him, the money was paid:
- Protsyk Andrey Yaroslavovich – 30 million
- Fedorovych Iryna Mykolaivna – 21,600,000
According to Tkach, Andriy Protsyk is a lawyer and managing partner of Protsyk & Partners Law Firm.
“Andriy Protsyk is a lawyer and managing partner of Protsyk & Partners Law Firm. In the past, he was also a co-founder and partner of a joint law firm with the future Minister of Agrarian Policy Mykola Solsky (Solsky, Protsyk and Partners). In 2024, Solskyi received a suspicion from the NABU and was dismissed from his post. In addition, from 2019 to 2022, Andrii Protsyk was an independent member of the Supervisory Board of PJSC Ukrnafta. According to UP’s sources in business circles, Protsyk may be involved in overseeing issues in the pharmacy market in the interests of Chernyshov,” Tkach wrote on his Facebook page.
What Chernyshov is charged with
Chernyshov is charged with illicit enrichment in the Energoatom embezzlement case. According to the NABU, the former official was among the people who visited the so-called “laundry room” – a place where the money obtained through criminal means was legalized.
Detectives documented the transfer of more than $1.2 million and almost 100 thousand euros in cash to him and his trustee.
He faces 5 to 10 years in prison and a ban on holding office for up to three years.
Chernyshov denies his guilt.
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