Overview
- Kolomoisky told journalists the incident occurred on 28 November in Israel and asserted that suspects were arrested.
- Israeli police spokesman Michael Zingerman said authorities know nothing about such an attempt on Mindich.
- Ukraine’s embassy in Israel said it cannot confirm the claim and reported that no complaint was filed with police.
- Mindich is charged in NABU and SAPO’s Operation Midas investigating an alleged energy‑sector kickback and money‑laundering scheme of about $100 million.
- NABU says five of seven suspects have been detained, and media reports state Mindich left Ukraine shortly before searches.