Overview
- Anti-graft bodies NABU and SAPO say a 15‑month Operation Midas uncovered 10–15% kickbacks from Energoatom subcontractors, supported by thousands of hours of audio and 70 searches.
- SAPO formally accused Timour Minditch, a longtime associate of Volodymyr Zelensky and co-owner of Kvartal 95, of organizing the scheme, and NABU says he left Ukraine before the raids.
- Prime Minister Ioulia Svyrydenko suspended Justice Minister Guerman Galushchenko after prosecutors alleged he received personal benefits linked to control of energy-sector funds.
- The government dismissed Energoatom’s supervisory board and ordered an emergency audit, and the state nuclear operator confirmed it was searched and is cooperating.
- Investigators report roughly $100 million flowed through laundering operations, with five people detained and seven indicted, and NABU released images of seized cash.