Basov Dmytro Mykolaiovych

“Midas” case: kickbacks from Energoatom contractors and money laundering

According to NABU and SAPO, a criminal organisation systematically received from counterparties of JSC «NNEGC «Energoatom» an undue advantage of 10–15% of the contract value and laundered the funds through a so-called back office (a «laundry»), through which about USD 100 million passed during the period of documentation (since summer 2024). On 10 November 2025 seven persons were served notices of suspicion; NABU does not name them; according to journalists' sources, investigators consider Tymur Mindich («Karlson») to be the head of the organisation. According to media citing the text of the suspicion, the charges are classified under Article 255(1), Article 209(3) (with Article 27(3), Article 28(4)) and Article 344(1) of the Criminal Code, and the total amount of laundered funds in the suspicion is UAH 311.2 million; the episode amount shows the figure from NABU's official announcement. On 1 December 2025 the HACC chose in absentia a pre-trial restraint of detention in custody; the suspect is on the wanted list. There is no verdict.

Pre-trial investigation body:

National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine

Proceedings:

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Charges:

ч. 1 ст. 255 КК України, ч. 3 ст. 209 КК України, ч. 1 ст. 344 КК України, ч. 2 ст. 255 КК України

Co-defendants according to investigators: Halushchenko Herman Valeriiovych, Myroniuk Ihor, Mindich Timur Mykhailovych, Цукерман Олександр Давидович

Laundering of over UAH 30 million obtained through the “barrier” scheme at Energoatom

According to NABU and SAPO, in 2023–2025 the former executive director for physical protection and security of Energoatom («Tenor») laundered over UAH 30 million obtained through the «barrier» scheme exposed as part of Operation «Midas»: he bought two Mercedes-Benz cars with a total value of over UAH 8 million, real estate in Ukraine and on the island of Bali (over UAH 19 million) and luxury items; he used cryptocurrency for concealment and registered assets in the name of a close person. On 10 July 2026 he was served a notice of suspicion (Article 209(3) of the Criminal Code). NABU does not name him; identification is based on media reports. Earlier, Bihus.Info journalists reported, based on registers, that the official's family had acquired an apartment and cars worth an estimated USD 360 thousand. There is no verdict.

Pre-trial investigation body:

National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine

Proceedings:

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Charges:

ч. 3 ст. 209 КК України