NABU operation Midas

Devices seized in NABU search of Yermak’s home as Zelenskyy prepares to name successor

Investigators seized several devices, including phones and laptops, during searches at the home of outgoing Presidential Office chief Andriy Yermak, journalist Andriy Tkach told Ukrainian media. He said the contents of those devices are now being examined.

29 November 2025, 01:00 PM

Yermak resigns after NABU raid, says he’ll join troops, blames allies

Former presidential chief-of-staff Andriy Yermak said he plans to head to the frontline after submitting his resignation. He made the statement in comments to The New York Post on Nov. 28, just hours after the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine searched his residence.

29 November 2025, 10:41 AM

Corruption probe forces Zelenskyy to fire Yermak; Witkoff to meet Putin early next week

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accepted the resignation of his most significant aide and confidant Andriy Yermak on Nov. 28, shortly after the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) searched Yermak’s residence in Kyiv.

29 November 2025, 02:43 AM

Political crisis in Kyiv, Poland’s Tusk says

In one of the first international reactions to the dismissal of Andriy Yermak, the longtime chief of staff to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Polish PM Donald Tusk said Ukraine is now in a political crisis.

28 November 2025, 09:26 PM

EU on Yermak raids: Proof Ukraine’s anti-corruption bodies are functioning

The European Commission has weighed in on the searches carried out by Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) targeting Andriy Yermak, the president’s chief of staff, saying the raids show that Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies are operational and authorized to act, Radio Svoboda reported on Nov. 28.

28 November 2025, 04:22 PM

SAPO chief’s indictment was ready but shelved — NV source

Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) head Oleksandr Klymenko could have become a target in a criminal investigation because of the Mindych case, a source connected to law enforcement told NV on Nov. 28.

28 November 2025, 01:28 PM

Midas scheme siphoned money not only from the energy sector but from other areas as well

National Anti-Corruption Bureau Director Semen Kryvonos said that funds siphoned off through the Midas operation came not only from the energy sector but from other areas as well, adding that new suspects will soon be named. He made the remarks at a meeting of the Verkhovna Rada’s Anti-Corruption Policy Committee on Nov. 25

25 November 2025, 05:56 PM

Kyiv manages to amend U.S.-backed peace plan; SBU denies pressuring SAPO

After “tense but productive” talks in Geneva, Switzerland, the United States and Ukraine negotiated a version of the U.S.-backed peace plan that is more acceptable to Kyiv, although core issues remain unresolved.

25 November 2025, 01:39 AM

SBU denies plans to bring charges against SAPO head

Ukraine’s SBU security service and the Prosecutor General’s Office denied they were preparing to bring charges against Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) head Oleksandr Klymenko or Servant of the People parliamentary party leader Davyd Arakhamia.

24 November 2025, 09:58 PM

Ukraine’s SBU asks NABU to provide Midas case files that may contain evidence of treason — media

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service has asked the National Anti‑Corruption Bureau to provide materials from the Midas case that may include information related to state treason, Ukrinform reported, citing sources inside NABU.

22 November 2025, 03:51 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

How the Midas case is reshaping Zelenskyy’s image and testing EU support for Ukraine

The Midas corruption scandal involving Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s longtime associate Tymur Mindich has sparked growing concern across Europe, with journalists and analysts warning it may damage Zelenskyy’s credibility, fuel anti-Ukraine sentiment in the EU, and complicate Kyiv’s future bid for membership.

22 November 2025, 11:14 AM

Defense contractor Fire Point addresses Mindich ties

Tymur Mindich, a Ukrainian businessman at the heart of the unfolding energy sector corruption scandal, sought to acquire a 50% stake in defense contractor Fire Point, company co-owner and chief designer Denys Shtilerman said on Nov. 21.

22 November 2025, 02:06 AM

Deputy SAPO chief Andriy Syniuk dismissed over allegations he leaked information in the Midas case

Andriy Syniuk, deputy head of Ukraine’s Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office, has been dismissed from his post amid allegations he systematically leaked information about investigations, including the Midas case, sources in anti-corruption agencies told Radio NV on Nopv. 21.

21 November 2025, 12:37 PM

Zelenskyy defies calls from MPs to fire Yermak

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told lawmakers from his Servant of the People party that he will not fire his chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, despite calls for Yermak’s removal in the wake of a major energy sector corruption scandal, Ukrainska Pravda reported on Nov. 20.

20 November 2025, 11:04 PM

Former deputy PM Chernyshov to be released on bail

A bail of UAH51 million ($1.2 million) has been posted for former Deputy Prime Minister Oleksiy Chernyshov, Ukrainian RFE/RL journalists reported on Nov. 19, citing law enforcement sources.

19 November 2025, 11:19 PM

Some Servant of the People MPs call for new ‘coalition for national resilience’ amid Mindichgate fallout

A group of lawmakers from Ukraine’s ruling Servant of the People party has issued a statement on Nov. 19 calling for the formation of a new “coalition for national resilience” in parliament, along with a “government of national resilience” that would operate without party quotas or backroom deals.

19 November 2025, 05:13 PM

Following Halushchenko’s dismissal, Rada fires Energy Minister Hrynchuk

Ukraine’s parliament voted on Nov. 19 to dismiss Svitlana Hrynchuk from her post as energy minister, according to the session’s live broadcast. A total of 315 lawmakers supported the decision.

19 November 2025, 02:57 PM

Midas case: NABU halts new disclosures over martial law concerns — NV sources

Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau has suspended the release of new information related to the Midas case due to issues arising from martial law, a source within the country’s anti-corruption bodies told NV on Nov. 19.

19 November 2025, 02:38 PM

Parliament dismisses Herman Halushchenko as Ukraine’s justice minister

Ukraine’s parliament voted on Nov. 19 to dismiss Herman Halushchenko from his post as justice minister, according to the chamber’s live broadcast. A total of 323 lawmakers backed the resolution.

19 November 2025, 02:07 PM

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