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Cabinet ousts Justice Minister over Energoatom corruption probe

Herman Halushchenko has been suspended from his duties as Ukraine’s Justice Minister at an extraordinary Cabinet of Ministers meeting early on Nov. 12, Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko announced on Telegram.

12 November 2025, 09:17 AM

Mindich ‘influenced’ Halushchenko and Umerov, prosecution says

Tymur Mindich, a businessman and longtime associate of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, exerted undue influence over then-energy and defense ministers (Herman Halushchenko and Rustem Umerov, respectively), the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) asserted in court on Nov. 11.

11 November 2025, 10:41 PM

Cabinet dissolves Energoatom’s oversight board

As Ukraine’s nuclear energy operator Energoatom is in the epicenter of a major anti-corruption investigation, the Cabinet of Minister has dissolved the company’s oversight board, PM Yulia Svyrydenko said on Nov. 11.

11 November 2025, 08:48 PM

NABU releases new Operation Midas tapes revealing the leader behind a major criminal scheme

During Operation Midas, detectives from Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office identified the leader of a criminal organization known as “Karlson” and released audio recordings of him, the NABU press service reported on Nov. 11.

11 November 2025, 04:11 PM

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

Ukraine’s anti-graft agencies defy Zelenskyy in Energoatom probe

Ukraine's anti-corruption bodies — the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) — appear to be tightening oversight of the government, the New York Times reported on Nov. 10, analyzing events and the corruption scandal around the state-owned NPP operator Energoatom.

11 November 2025, 02:06 PM

‘We’ll see who the SBU really works for’: Investigative journalist reveals explosive details in Energoatom case

Justice Minister and former Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko personally advised President Volodymyr Zelenskyy not to focus on strengthening Ukraine’s energy system defenses, according to investigative journalist Yurii Nikolov, editor of the Nashi Hroshi project.

11 November 2025, 12:24 PM

Energoatom’s supervisory board to convene special meeting after NABU corruption probe

Energoatom has responded to corruption allegations involving company personnel, saying it treats the accusations with “the utmost seriousness,” the company's official statement wrote on Nov. 11.

11 November 2025, 10:35 AM

Cabinet welcomes NABU’s probe into Energoatom

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine’s (NABU) transparent corruption investigation of state-owned energy companies should “reassure” Kyiv’s international partners, Ukraine’s Energy Minister Svitlana Hrynchuk said on Nov. 11.

11 November 2025, 02:38 AM

Zelenskyy talks Energoatom corruption, avoids mentioning Mindich

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomed the ongoing anti-corruption investigation of state nuclear operator Energoatom on Nov. 10, avoiding commenting on his close associate Tymur Mindich’s involvement in the case.

10 November 2025, 11:56 PM

Opposition moves to vote on firing justice, energy ministers

Ukrainian opposition MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak filed two resolutions calling for the dismissal of Justice Minister Herman Halushchenko and Energy Minister Svitlana Hrynchuk, Zheleznyak announced on Nov. 10.

10 November 2025, 08:52 PM

NABU publishes audio recordings in energy sector corruption case — video

National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) released the first audio recordings in a major energy-sector corruption case on Nov. 10.

10 November 2025, 02:42 PM

NABU exposes major energy sector corruption

Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) and National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) announced they have uncovered a large-scale corruption scheme in the energy sector in the statement on Telegram, published on Nov. 10.

10 November 2025, 12:20 PM

NABU raids Justice Minister Halushchenko and Energoatom — MP Zheleznyak

Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) carried out searches on Nov. 10 at the home of Justice Minister Herman Halushchenko, a former energy minister, lawmaker Yaroslav Zheleznyak reported.

10 November 2025, 10:39 AM

Top Energoatom official arrested on bribery charges — NABU

A senior deputy director at an Energoatom subsidiary has been detained by Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies on suspicion of taking monthly kickbacks worth tens of thousands of dollars, NABU and SAP press services reported on Nov. 5.

5 November 2025, 01:31 PM

Khmelnytskyi NPP expansion to begin after ceasefire — Westinghouse

The project to add two reactors to the Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant (KhNPP) is being actively developed, with construction to begin as soon as hostilities in Ukraine end, Dan Lipman, the head of Energy Systems at Westinghouse Electric, said on Oct. 21.

21 October 2025, 11:51 PM

Zaporizhzhya NPP remains cut off from power grid

Russian occupation forces have kept the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) operating on emergency diesel generators for a second day after cutting its only connection to the Ukrainian power grid, Ukraine’s state nuclear operator Energoatom said on Sept. 25.

25 September 2025, 11:52 PM

Ukraine celebrates U.S. fuel success at Rivne Nuclear Power Plant

Ukraine’s nuclear energy sector achieved a historic milestone when American-made nuclear fuel from Westinghouse Electric Sweden AB was loaded into a VVER-440 reactor at the Rivne Atomic Power Plant on Sept. 10, 2023, the state-owned NPP operator Energoatom reported.

10 September 2025, 03:32 PM

Chornobyl may host small modular reactors

Land plots in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone may be allocated for small modular reactors, the head of Ukraine’s Exclusion Zone agency told Interfax-Ukraine on May 19.

19 May 2025, 04:19 PM

Russia holding at least 13 Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant workers captive — Energoatom

Russian forces are holding at least 13 employees of the temporarily occupied Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant in captivity, Ukraine’s state nuclear operator Energoatom reported on May 13.

13 May 2025, 02:51 PM

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