“Midas” case: kickbacks from Energoatom contractors and money laundering
Alleged
US$100,000,000
Established by court
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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: Basov Dmytro Mykolaiovych, Halushchenko Herman Valeriiovych, Myroniuk Ihor, Цукерман Олександр Давидович
Sources (12)
Operation "Midas": a new suspicion
Official statement · NABU · 10 Jul 2026
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The "Midas" case: former Minister of Energy is suspected (DIAGRAM+PHOTO+VIDEO)
Official statement · NABU · 16 Feb 2026
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Operation "Midas": high-level criminal organization in the energy sector exposed
Official statement · NABU · 18 Nov 2025
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Did Mindich & Co bury $ MILLIONS in the Carpathians? A secret resort for figures in the "Midas" tapes
Investigation · Bihus.Info · 21 May 2026
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A figure in the "Midas" tapes bought up land and hotels near Bukovel at the height of the war
Investigation · Bihus.Info · 21 May 2026
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Millions in bags and "f🤬cking protective" structures: what the NABU tapes reveal about the largest scheme in the energy sector
Investigation · Bihus.Info · 10 Nov 2025
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Halushchenko Herman Valeriiovych — Wikipedia
Media · Wikipedia · 1 Oct 2026
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Operation "Midas" — Wikipedia
Media · Wikipedia · 1 Oct 2026
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Basov Dmytro Mykolaiovych — Wikipedia
Media · Wikipedia · 1 Oct 2026
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Mindich refused annulment of suspicion in the Energoatom case
Media · Suspilne News · 15 Apr 2026
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Mindich created a criminal organization and pressured Umerov: details of the NABU suspicion
Media · RBC-Ukraine · 19 Nov 2025
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Operation "Midas": who exactly NABU served with notices of suspicion – list
Media · Radio Liberty (Schemes) · 11 Nov 2025
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