HACC Appeals Upholds Bail for Ex-Cancer Institute Head Shypko

The Appeals Chamber of the High Anti-Corruption Court has left unchanged the preventive measure of UAH 30 million in bail with obligations imposed on the former acting director of the National Cancer Institute, Andriy Shipka. NABU and SAPO suspect him of involvement in the criminal organization of businessman Herman Fistal, which seized over UAH 231 million from a medical institution.

This was reported by the press service of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office, but did not mention the names of the defendants.

According to media reports, this is Shipka. As is known, the anti-corruption court set Shipka bail at UAH 30 million with the following obligations: not to leave Kyiv and Kyiv region without permission; to report a change of residence and/or work; to refrain from communicating with other suspects and witnesses, as well as other persons; not to visit a certain list of premises; to hand over foreign passports and to wear an electronic bracelet.

On July 3, 2025, the Appeals Chamber of the HACC upheld the preventive measure applied to the former Acting Director of the National Cancer Institute. It should be noted that by the decision of the Supreme Court of Justice of Ukraine dated June 26, 2025, a preventive measure in the form of a bail of UAH 30 million was applied to the suspect with the imposition of relevant procedural obligations.

Andriy Shipko is a suspect in the EBK database.

As a reminder, NABU and SAPO exposed a criminal organization that made money from purchases by the National Cancer Institute. According to the investigation, the de facto head of the largest group of medical equipment suppliers (over 300 company representatives) created a criminal organization, which included representatives of controlled companies and NIR officials.

During 2021-2022, during the procurement of medical equipment within the framework of the project "Creation of a modern clinical base for the treatment of oncological diseases in the NIR", the participants in the transaction seized funds worth over UAH 231 million.

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