NABU operation Midas

‘No easy choices for Zelenskyy’: Energoatom scandal evolves into full-blown crisis, threatens Ukraine’s war effort — The Economist

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is facing the most serious political test since Russia launched its full-scale invasion, as a corruption scandal centered on the state nuclear company Energoatom escalates into a major crisis and threatens Ukraine’s ability to wage war, The Economist reported on Nov. 17 in an analysis of the fallout from Operation Midas.

18 November 2025, 06:46 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

Top government figures urge Zelenskyy to dismiss Yermak — media

Key officials close to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy are advising him to dismiss Presidential Office head Andrii Yermak amid the high-profile NABU Midas case, NV sister outlet Ukrainska Pravda reported on Nov. 18.

18 November 2025, 11:30 AM

Yermak tells Zelenskyy Kolomoisky may be behind Mindich corruption scandal — media

Andriy Yermak, head of the president’s office, has told President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that the corruption scandal surrounding Tymur Mindich may have been provoked by oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky, who has been held in Ukraine’s SBU Security Service detention center for the past three years, Ukrainska Pravda reported, citing unnamed sources in the government and the presidential office.

18 November 2025, 10:44 AM

PM outlines plan to clean up state energy companies

Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers approved a program to reboot the supervisory boards and executive bodies of state-owned energy companies, PM Yulia Svyrydenko announced on Nov. 17.

17 November 2025, 08:54 PM

Poroshenko calls for full Cabinet resignation, formation of new coalition in Parliament

Former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, who leads the European Solidarity faction, has called for the complete resignation of the current Cabinet and the creation of a new coalition in the Verkhovna Rada on Nov. 17.

17 November 2025, 02:18 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

Shocking secrets of those in power: Top 7 most brazen facts and episodes from the Mindich case

How ministers are really appointed, what one must say to the head of state during a meeting, and who is actually responsible for nuclear plant security — NV has selected key episodes from the biggest corruption scandal in recent years, revealing the government’s shadowy underbelly.

16 November 2025, 04:13 PM

Five key decisions: Zelenskyy announces overhaul of Ukraine’s energy governance

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, citing a Nov. 16 meeting with Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko that centered on reforms and a broader reset of governance across the energy sector and related institutions, announced the decisions in a post on his Telegram channel.

16 November 2025, 12:33 PM

Mindich flees Ukraine in luxury taxi before corruption raids

Timur Mindich, a businessman suspected of orchestrating a massive corruption scheme in Ukraine's energy sector, left the country at 2:09 a.m. on Nov. 10 in a vehicle from the Lviv-based premium transport service TimeLux, RFE/RL's Schemes investigative project reported.

15 November 2025, 04:44 PM

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

Audit of state firms to trigger personnel changes, says Zelenskyy

Audits of state-owned companies, launched after National Anti-Corruption Bureau investigations, will result in personnel decisions, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on X on Nov. 14, following a meeting with Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko.

14 November 2025, 05:56 PM

Zelenskyy removes Hrynchuk and Halushchenko from National Security and Defense Council

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has removed Svitlana Hrynchuk and Herman Halushchenko from the National Security and Defense Council. Presidential decree No. 845/2025 was published on the head of state’s official website on Nov. 14.

14 November 2025, 05:07 PM

Fire Point co-owner tied to Mindich’s wife’s luxury boutiques - video

Man identified as “Shmel” (“Bumblebee”) on NABU’s recently published audio tapes from the Midas corruption case is Ihor Khmelyov, one of the Fire Point company co-owners, MP Yaroslav Zhelezniak said in an interview with Radio NV on Nov. 13.

14 November 2025, 01:24 PM

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

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

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

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