US EditionUkraine's anti-corruption bureau says large-scale operation underway in energy sector
- On Nov. 10, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine conducted searches in Kyiv at premises linked to Timur Mindich, hours after he reportedly fled, as part of a major energy-sector operation with the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office .
- NABU's long-running probe documented fifteen months of work and 1,000 hours of recordings exposing a high-level criminal organization that built a scheme to control Energoatom and other state enterprises.
- Investigators also searched Mindich's homes and business addresses in Kyiv, including offices linked to Justice Minister Herman Halushchenko, just hours after Mindich left the country, law-enforcement sources confirmed.
- Ukrainska Pravda reported the bureau is preparing charges against Timur Mindich, while Ruslan Mahamedrasulov, head of NABU's interregional detective department, was detained by the Security Service of Ukraine amid claims the probe triggered July efforts to weaken NABU.
- Investigative pieces have raised questions about Timur Mindich's industry connections as media reports suggested he may have ties to Firepoint, a drone and missile supplier to Ukraine's Defense Forces.
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Ukrainian Anti-Corruption Commission agents searched properties linked to senior government officials and a former business partner of President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday as part of an investigation into a massive fraud scheme involving the country's energy sector.
Zelensky associate and justice minister raided by anti-graft agency – MP
Zelensky associate and justice minister raided by anti-graft agency – MP | 10 Nov 2025 | Ukrainian anti-graft investigators have conducted multiple raids connected to Timur Mindich, a long-time associate of Vladimir Zelensky, according to opposition lawmaker Yaroslav Zhelezhnyak and local news outlets. The searches, carried out by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) on Monday, reportedly targeted properties owned by Mindich, as well as Ju…
Operation Midas was conducted after 15 months of investigation, led to "70 searches of homes and other locations" - Approximately $100 million is estimated to have passed through money laundering operations
Ukraine's anti-corruption agency Nabu has carried out a major crackdown on the country's energy sector, following a period of wrangling over the country's anti-corruption efforts.
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