Overview
- NABU and SAPO said a 15‑month probe with roughly 1,000 hours of recordings documented a high-level criminal organization influencing strategic state energy enterprises.
- Searches were conducted at Energoatom’s headquarters and at premises linked to businessman Timur Mindich and Justice Minister Herman Galushchenko.
- Investigators allege contractors were pressured to pay 10–15% on contracts, with a Kyiv office tied to the family of ex-MP Andrii Derkach keeping off‑the‑books ledgers and moving funds through offshore firms totaling about $100 million.
- SAPO launched an internal inquiry into a possible leak after reports that Mindich left Ukraine hours before the searches.
- NABU identified Ihor Myronyuk and Dmytro Basov as key actors controlling appointments, procurement and cash flows, and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for convictions if wrongdoing is proven.