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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

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

KNU rector denies any searches linked to claims that Chernyshov’s wife tried to hide documents

Rector of Kyiv’s Taras Shevchenko National University Volodymyr Bugrov said no searches connected to the wife of former Deputy Prime Minister Oleksii Chernyshov had taken place on university premises, he told LB.ua on Nov. 13.

13 November 2025, 04:50 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, 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

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

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

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

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

FBI probe targets Zelenskyy’s associate Mindich—report

Tymur Mindich, a Ukrainian businessman and close associate of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, may soon be named in an official FBI investigation, Ukrainian outlet Ukrainska Pravda reported on Nov. 6, citing sources.

7 November 2025, 02:28 AM

Kaleniuk: Zelenskyy and Yermak behind crackdown on Ukraine’s anti-corruption units

Daria Kaleniuk, executive director of the Anti-Corruption Action Center, spoke in an interview with Radio NV about the European Union’s latest warning to Ukraine and the ongoing pressure on the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO).

6 November 2025, 10:46 AM

EU flags concerns over state pressure on NABU

Some elements of Ukraine’s law enforcement ecosystem and political establishment are trying to undermine the country’s anti-corruption efforts despite significant recent progress, the European Commission said in a report published on Nov. 4.

4 November 2025, 08:50 PM

NACP head defends selective audits of NABU, SAPO officials

Ukraine’s National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP) must be selective in which government officials are investigate for corruption due to the sheer number of asset and income declarations it reviews, NACP head Viktor Pavlushchyk said in an interview with NV on Oct. 27.

28 October 2025, 12:53 AM

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