Energoatom investigation

Zelenskyy fires Yermak amid energy scandal fallout and growing U.S. pressure

Andriy Yermak, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s powerful chief of staff who “accumulated vast power and many enemies,” has emerged as “the most prominent casualty” of the Energoatom corruption scandal amid mounting diplomatic pressure on Ukraine, The Economist reported on Nov. 28.

29 November 2025, 02:18 PM

‘Midas case’: Mindich and Zukerman declared wanted in Ukraine

Ukrainian businessmen Tymur Mindich and Oleksandr Zukerman, both implicated in the Midas corruption case tied to the energy sector, have been declared wanted by Ukrainian authorities, according to information posted on the website of the Interior Ministry.

22 November 2025, 03:14 PM

What to expect in next NABU tapes and key questions that remain for the president — interview with Shabunin

Vitalii Shabunin, head of the Anti-Corruption Action Center and a Ukrainian service member, said on Radio NV that “very interesting” revelations are coming in future NABU tape releases, outlined two major questions that remain for President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and warned what could happen if authorities manage to bury the corruption scandal.

18 November 2025, 03:44 PM

Analyst says firing two ministers won’t resolve Ukraine’s Energoatom corruption crisis

Political analyst Ihor Reiterovych said on Radio NV that Ukraine’s Cabinet should resign following a major corruption scandal at Energoatom — arguing that dismissing only two ministers is an inadequate response to what he described as an emerging political crisis.

18 November 2025, 01:32 PM

Mindich tape suspects tried to block Energoatom’s governance overhaul - Economy Minister

Formation of Energoatom’s Supervisory Board faced resistance from individuals now implicated in the Mindich tapes investigation, Economy Minister Oleksii Sobolev said at Temporary Investigative Commission meeting on Nov. 17.

17 November 2025, 01:34 PM

Mindich accused of ties to Russian diamond firm, Energoatom scandal, and defense graft — NV Business overview

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a decree enacting National Security and Defense Council sanctions against businessman Tymur Mindich, co-owner of Kvartal 95 Studio. What companies belong to him?

16 November 2025, 05:32 PM

Ukrainian Foreign Ministry mocks Orbán with zebra-print suit over corruption remarks

Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Heorhii Tykhyi fired back at Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán by posting a photoshopped image of him in a zebra-striped jacket, after Orbán accused Ukraine of embezzling European Union funds amid a growing corruption scandal in its energy sector.

13 November 2025, 03:54 PM

‘Need to clean up by Monday’: Midas corruption suspects were tipped off ahead of raids — report

Suspects in Ukraine’s Midas corruption case knew about planned law enforcement raids in advance and began covering their tracks days earlier, NV’s sister outlet Ukrainska Pravda reported on Nov. 7.

13 November 2025, 10:47 AM

Midas case: Anti-corruption agency launches internal review over leaked NABU tapes

Ukraine’s National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP) launched an internal review on Nov. 10 and sent an official request to the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) for details regarding newly released materials in which the agency is mentioned. NACP’s press service reported the development on Nov. 12.

12 November 2025, 04:12 PM

Midas case: Energoatom security executive Basov denies role in corruption scheme

Dmytro Basov, executive director for physical protection and security at Energoatom, denied any involvement in the high-level corruption scheme currently under investigation in Ukraine’s energy sector, Radio Svoboda reported on Nov. 12.

12 November 2025, 02:38 PM

Economy Ministry to propose new Energoatom board to Cabinet within a week

Ukraine’s Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture announced it will submit a new lineup for the supervisory board of state nuclear energy operator Energoatom to the Cabinet of Ministers within a week, following consultations with G7 partners.

12 November 2025, 01:29 PM

Halushchenko pushed for Pushkar, now fugitive in NABU tapes scandal — Kudrytskyi

Justice Minister Herman Halushchenko, who headed Ukraine’s Energy Ministry until July 2025 and is now implicated in NABU’s Midas case, attempted to appoint another figure in the same corruption case — Serhii Pushkar, who fled Ukraine on Nov. 11 — to the board of Ukrenergo, former Ukrenergo head Volodymyr Kudrytskyi said.

12 November 2025, 10:37 AM

Operation Midas: NABU detains five, accuses seven in Energoatom kickback scheme involving Kvartal 95 co-owner

Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) has detained five individuals as part of Operation Midas and formally charged seven suspects, including businessman and Kvartal 95 co-owner Tymur Mindich.

11 November 2025, 03:07 PM

NABU detective key to Energoatom graft probe despite arrest

The detained and arrested NABU official Ruslan Mahamedrasulov participated in exposing the embezzlement scheme at the state-owned NPP operator Energoatom, said NABU detective team leader Oleksandr Abakumov, who handled the investigation, on the UP.Chat program on Nov. 11.

11 November 2025, 02:45 PM

Corruption scandal will not affect nuclear safety - Energoatom

“The incident that occurred at the company,” related to a corruption scandal, has not affected production plans or the safety of Ukraine’s nuclear power plants, Energoatom wrote in its official statement on Nov. 11.

11 November 2025, 01:21 PM

Billions siphoned in Energoatom protection contracts, journalist says

Searches at Justice Minister and ex-Energy Minister German Halushchenko and businessman Timur Mindich did occur, but seized items remain unknown, Nashi Groshi investigative journalist Yurii Nikolov told Radio NV on Nov. 10, adding that billions of hryvnias are still being siphoned from substation protection contracts at Energoatom.

11 November 2025, 01:07 PM

NABU reveals ‘interesting artifact’ found during Energoatom corruption probe raids

Anti-corruption investigators uncovered a curious item during a raid targeting an alleged energy-sector corruption scheme, Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) said on Nov. 10.

10 November 2025, 04:31 PM

NABU raids Ukraine’s Justice Minister and Energoatom in corruption probe

Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAP) have launched a large-scale operation to expose corruption in the energy sector, conducting a series of high-profile searches across the country.

10 November 2025, 03:09 PM

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