Overview
- Justice Minister Herman Halushchenko submitted his resignation after being suspended, and Energy Minister Svitlana Hryntchuk also resigned following President Zelenskyy’s call for both to step down.
- Investigators from NABU and the anti-corruption prosecutor filed charges against seven suspects, reported five arrests, and released images of seized cash and about 1,000 hours of recorded conversations.
- Businessman Tymur Mindich, a long-time associate of Zelenskyy identified as the alleged ringleader, left Ukraine shortly before raids, with media reporting he is in Israel.
- The government dismissed Energoatom’s supervisory board and signaled a leadership reset as authorities said sanctions would be pursued against Mindich and another suspect, Oleksander Zukerman.
- Alleged payoffs were tied to contracts for protective works around energy facilities during the war, while Energoatom said the scandal does not affect its financial stability, output, or nuclear safety; Germany said it has no evidence donor funds were misused and support will continue pending transparent investigations.