Overview
- Verkhovna Rada deputies Oleksiy Goncharenko and Yaroslav Zheleznyak said NABU and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office were carrying out actions targeting Naftogaz personnel.
- According to Goncharenko, security director Vitaliy Brovko was among those targeted and his phone was seized.
- Naftogaz stated there were no searches at its offices and said it cooperates with anti-corruption and law-enforcement bodies, pledging swift action if violations are found.
- NABU and SAP announced the 'Midas' operation on November 10, with earlier raids involving Energoatom, businessman Timur Mindich, and Justice Minister Herman Galushchenko.
- Investigators have cited about 1,000 hours of recordings and alleged at least $100 million was laundered, as President Volodymyr Zelensky signaled leadership changes and a competition for a new Naftogaz supervisory board.