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Corruption scandals could dampen international support for Ukraine, Poland warns

The unfolding corruption scandal around Ukraine’s state nuclear operator Energoatom could complicate efforts to build international consensus for continued aid to Kyiv, Polish PM Donald Tusk said on Nov. 14.

15 November 2025, 03:51 AM

NABU moves to arrest former deputy PM Chernyshov

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) delivered a motion seeking pretrial detention for former Deputy Prime Minister Oleksiy Chernyshov, NABU announced on Nov. 14.

14 November 2025, 10:56 PM

‘Strongly advised’: Mylovanov to leave Ukroboronprom supervisory board

Tymofiy Mylovanov — former adviser to presidential chief of staff Andriy Yermak, former member of the supervisory board of Energoatom, and current president of the Kyiv School of Economics — is stepping down from his role on the supervisory board of state-run defense conglomerate Ukroboronprom, he confirmed in a comment to Ekonomichna Pravda on Nov. 13.

14 November 2025, 03:04 PM

Bankova considers Naftogaz’s Koretskyi for energy minister as it seeks to contain fallout from the Mindich scandal

The President’s Office is considering Naftogaz top executive Serhiy Koretskyi as a leading candidate for energy minister to replace Svitlana Hrynchuk amid an unprecedented corruption scandal involving the Mindich recordings.

14 November 2025, 11:54 AM

Government orders full audit of key state companies

In the wake of a corruption scandal at Ukraine’s nuclear energy operator Energoatom, the Cabinet of Ministers has ordered comprehensive audits of state-owned enterprises, PM Yulia Svyrydenko announced on Nov. 13.

13 November 2025, 10:42 PM

Bail posted for two involved in Energoatom corruption case

The High Anti-Corruption Court received bail payments of UAH25 million ($595,000) and UAH12 million ($285,000) for Lesia Ustymenko and Lyudmila Zorina, who were charged during an ongoing corruption investigation into state nuclear operator Energoatom, journalist Oleh Novikov reported via Telegram on Nov. 13.

13 November 2025, 08:41 PM

Ukraine considers stripping Mindich of citizenship in energy graft case

Ukrainian lawyers are evaluating the potential revocation of citizenship for Timur Mindich, co-owner of Kvartal 95 film studio and a key figure in a National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) probe into energy sector graft, news agency RBC-Ukraine reported on Nov. 13, citing sources.

13 November 2025, 06:05 PM

‘Never heard of that’: Hrynchuk responds to report she stayed overnight at Halushchenko’s house

During a hearing at the High Anti-Corruption Court on Nov. 12, a prosecutor stated that Energy Minister Svitlana Hrynchuk had spent the night at the home of former Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko on at least three occasions. According to investigative outlet Slidstvo.Info, citing case materials, Hrynchuk reportedly entered the property using her own key. The alleged overnight stays took place between July 23 and 24, July 27 and 28, and from Aug. 11 to 13.

13 November 2025, 05:38 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

Court orders custody for another ‘back office’ employee in the Midas corruption case

Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court ordered another suspect in the Midas energy corruption case to be held in custody with the option of posting bail set at 12 million hryvnias (about $300,000), Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reported on Nov. 13.

13 November 2025, 02:56 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

NABU chiefs’ data found in Energoatom suspect’s safe house

Data on NABU Director Semen Kryvonos and Chief of Detectives Oleksandr Abakumov — who led Operation Midas — was found in a safe house of an Energoatom corruption suspect, Ukrainska Pravda reported on Nov. 12.

13 November 2025, 08:52 AM

NABU, FBI coordinate on Mindich case—report

Detectives with the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) met with a new FBI liaison on Nov. 12 as part of the ongoing investigation into President Zelenskyy’s longtime associate Tymur Mindich, according to sources cited by ZN.UA.

12 November 2025, 11:54 PM

PM Svyrydenko moves to dismiss justice, energy ministers

Ukrainian PM Yulia Svyrydenko has submitted a motion to the Ukrainian parliament (Verkhovna Rada) to dismiss Justice Minister Herman Halushchenko and Energy Minister Svitlana Hrynchuk.

12 November 2025, 09:49 PM

Former Energy Ministry adviser sent to pretrial custody amid major energy corruption case

Former Energy Ministry adviser Ihor Myroniuk, who is suspected of involvement in a corruption scheme in the energy sector, has been placed in pretrial detention until January 8 with the option of release on bail set at 126 million hryvnias ($3.1 million), Suspilne reported on Nov. 12.

12 November 2025, 06:00 PM

Zelenskyy calls for justice and energy ministers to resign, announces sanctions in Energoatom corruption case

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Nov. 12 that he will sign a decree imposing sanctions on two individuals implicated in a NABU investigation into corruption at state nuclear operator Energoatom. He also called for the resignations of Justice Minister Herman Halushchenko and Energy Minister Svitlana Hrynchuk.

12 November 2025, 04:41 PM

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

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