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NABU reports difficulties tracking defense procurement funds

National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) faces problems tracking money linked to defense procurement, the agency's director Semen Kryvonos said at a meeting of the Temporary Investigative Commission on Economic Security on Nov. 17.

17 November 2025, 01:02 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

The Mindich effect: How the Midas case and Telegram attacks rattled Zelenskyy’s party

NV examined how President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, lawmakers from his Servant of the People party, and a network of bloggers and Telegram channels have reacted to the Midas case — Ukraine’s most explosive corruption scandal in years — and whether coordinated attacks on NABU are part of a broader political cover-up.

13 November 2025, 06:58 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

EU urges Kyiv to act swiftly after energy corruption case explodes

The corruption scandal shaking Ukraine’s energy sector is “deeply regrettable,” and it is crucial that Kyiv takes it seriously, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas said, Reuters wrote on Nov. 12.

13 November 2025, 02:45 PM

Zelenskyy imposes sanctions on Mindich and Zukerman as Israeli citizens — decree

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Nov. 13 signed a decree imposing National Security and Defense Council sanctions on businessmen Tymur Mindich and Oleksandr Zukerman, according to the document published on the Office of the President’s website.

13 November 2025, 01:14 PM

Late-night visits, a quiet divorce, and a mystery child: Justice minister’s personal life under the spotlight amid corruption probe

As Ukraine’s justice and energy ministers resigned amid a deepening corruption scandal at state nuclear operator Energoatom, a parallel story — one far more intimate — has begun to unravel publicly. The revelations, first reported by Viktoriia Kozar for Ukrainian outlet Telegraf on Nov. 12, have since sparked a swirl of political gossip and public fascination.

13 November 2025, 12:18 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

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

NABU tapes suggest Zelenskyy called ex-energy minister at request of businessman Mindich

A recording released by Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) suggests that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy once phoned then–Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko at the request of businessman and Kvartal 95 co-owner Tymur Mindich, prosecutor Serhiy Savytskyi of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) said during a hearing at the High Anti-Corruption Court.

12 November 2025, 03:13 PM

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