Overview
- By presidential decree No. 845/2025, Herman Halushchenko and Svitlana Hrynchuk were removed from the National Security and Defence Council after their resignations earlier in the week.
- NABU and SAPO say Operation Midas uncovered roughly $100 million in kickbacks tied to Energoatom contracts, citing 70-plus raids, seized cash and documents, and more than 1,000 hours of wiretaps.
- Prosecutors report seven suspects charged and five in custody, while alleged ringleader Tymur Mindich and associate Oleksandr Tsukerman are abroad and now face Ukrainian sanctions.
- Officials relaunched Energoatom’s oversight, paused a gas-transit leadership competition linked on wiretaps, and ordered audits across state firms, with Zelensky’s office telling the U.S. chargé d’affaires that investigations must be thorough and not destabilizing.
- European defense leaders reaffirmed military support as Poland’s Donald Tusk warned fresh scandals could erode solidarity, underscoring the stakes for Ukraine’s EU ambitions and wartime financing.