Overview
- NABU and SAPO conducted about 70 searches on November 10, including at Energoatom and at premises linked to businessman Timur Mindich and Justice Minister German Galushchenko.
- Investigators allege a high-level group extracted 10–15% kickbacks from Energoatom contractors by blocking payments or threatening supplier status.
- The probe spans roughly 1,000 hours of recordings gathered over 15 months, with selected audio published as part of the operation dubbed Midas.
- NABU says a Kyiv laundering office in property tied to the family of ex-MP and Russian senator Andrii Derkach processed about $100 million through offshore networks.
- Energoatom says it is cooperating with investigators, SAPO opened an internal leak inquiry, Mindich reportedly left Ukraine before the searches, and the company’s supervisory board convened a special review as Zelenskyy urged legal accountability.