Serhiy Shefir

Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau recorded sanctioned businessman Tymur Mindich speaking with several people in his apartment as part of the Midas corruption investigation, Ukrainska Pravda reported after obtaining the first batch of audio.

Tymur Mindich, co-owner of the Kvartal 95 studio, and Serhiy Shefir, a former aide to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, allegedly discussed how to raise money for the bail of former Deputy Prime Minister Oleksiy Chernyshov, who has been charged with corruption, Ukrainska Pravda reported on Nov. 12, citing a statement from prosecutor Serhiy Savytskyi of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO).