Tymur Mindich

Mindich tape suspects tried to block Energoatom’s governance overhaul - Economy Minister

Formation of Energoatom’s Supervisory Board faced resistance from individuals now implicated in the Mindich tapes investigation, Economy Minister Oleksii Sobolev said at Temporary Investigative Commission meeting on Nov. 17.

17 November 2025, 01:34 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

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

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

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

Bankova considers Naftogaz’s Koretskyi for energy minister as it seeks to contain fallout from the Mindich scandal

The President’s Office is considering Naftogaz top executive Serhiy Koretskyi as a leading candidate for energy minister to replace Svitlana Hrynchuk amid an unprecedented corruption scandal involving the Mindich recordings.

14 November 2025, 11:54 AM

Bail posted for two involved in Energoatom corruption case

The High Anti-Corruption Court received bail payments of UAH25 million ($595,000) and UAH12 million ($285,000) for Lesia Ustymenko and Lyudmila Zorina, who were charged during an ongoing corruption investigation into state nuclear operator Energoatom, journalist Oleh Novikov reported via Telegram on Nov. 13.

13 November 2025, 08:41 PM

Foreign citizenship won't block sanctions on Mindich, Tsukerman – NSDC

Ukraine's Center for Countering Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council dismissed on Nov. 13 as manipulations claims that sanctions against two National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine suspects would not apply to their assets in Ukraine due to foreign citizenship.

13 November 2025, 06:50 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

Zelenskyy cuts off contact with Mindich after NABU investigation

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy denied contacts with businessman Tymur Mindich since the start of the corruption investigation in the energy sector, Bloomberg wrote on Nov. 13.

13 November 2025, 01:55 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

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

Shefir and Mindich discussed bail for ex–deputy PM Chernyshov, prosecutor says

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).

12 November 2025, 05:05 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

NABU tapes suggest Zelenskyy called ex-energy minister at request of businessman Mindich

A recording released by Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) suggests that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy once phoned then–Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko at the request of businessman and Kvartal 95 co-owner Tymur Mindich, prosecutor Serhiy Savytskyi of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) said during a hearing at the High Anti-Corruption Court.

12 November 2025, 03:13 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

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

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