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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

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

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

Kvartal 95 responds to co-owner’s alleged role in energy corruption case

Kvartal 95 Studio denied any connection to co-owner Tymur Mindich’s alleged involvement in a major Ukrainian energy corruption case, saying the developments “have no relation” to its work, content, or team, the company said in a statement on Nov. 10.

12 November 2025, 01:04 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

Anti-corruption chair: Two more ministers must resign

The government’s decision to suspend Herman Halushchenko from his duties as Justice Minister is “not enough,” wrote Anastasia Radina, the head of the parliamentary committee on anti-corruption policy, in her Nov. 12 Facebook post.

12 November 2025, 10:20 AM

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

NABU detective key to Energoatom graft probe despite arrest

The detained and arrested NABU official Ruslan Mahamedrasulov participated in exposing the embezzlement scheme at the state-owned NPP operator Energoatom, said NABU detective team leader Oleksandr Abakumov, who handled the investigation, on the UP.Chat program on Nov. 11.

11 November 2025, 02:45 PM

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