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The Mindichgate scandal has dominated headlines with its focus on corruption involving senior Ukrainian officials and oligarchs like Timur Mindich. The case revolves around energy sector malpractice, with over UAH 1 billion in bail confirming the severity of these allegations. Investigative journalism by Bihus.Info highlights extensive wealth concealment throughout the ongoing conflict. Legal battles intensified as Mindich and his associates, including Tsukerman, faced extradition requests and new charges by NABU and SAPO. Meanwhile, public pressure mounts amid fears this scandal could jeopardize Ukraine’s EU accession efforts, as revealed in the Mindich tapes and Midas investigations.
What is the Mindichgate scandal about?
Mindichgate is a major corruption scandal in Ukraine implicating high-ranking officials and businessmen. It involves energy sector corruption and financial malpractice, with ties to President Zelenskyy’s entourage. Investigations by NABU and SAPO are ongoing, focusing on wealth concealment and illicit bail funds. The controversy has been fueled by released recordings, known as the Mindich tapes, alleging further offenses.
How are Mindich and the Midas case connected?
The Midas case is an integral part of the Mindichgate scandal, focusing on corruption and money laundering in Ukraine’s energy sector. Businessman Timur Mindich, central in both the Mindichgate and Midas case, allegedly engaged in unlawful financial activities alongside other figures. The Midas operation highlights broader systemic issues and has spurred significant legal actions by Ukrainian authorities.
What legal actions have been taken in the Mindichgate scandal?
Numerous legal proceedings have been initiated in the Mindichgate scandal, including arrests and extradition requests for key figures like Mindich and Tsukerman. Ukraine's anti-corruption bodies, NABU and SAPO, have issued charges and notices of suspicion, intensifying the legal pursuit of those implicated in corruption, money laundering, and illicit financial operations.
Could Mindichgate affect Ukraine’s EU accession process?
The Mindichgate scandal poses a significant risk to Ukraine’s EU accession prospects. Allegations of corruption within Ukraine’s leadership, including ties to President Zelenskyy, have raised concerns among EU officials about the country's commitment to reforms and anti-corruption efforts. The ongoing investigations may influence future EU-Ukraine relations and membership discussions.
What is the public’s reaction to the Mindich tapes?
The release of the Mindich tapes has caused widespread public outcry and intensified scrutiny of Ukraine’s political landscape. These recordings allegedly reveal conversations that expose corruption and power abuses. Public sentiment is heavily critical, demanding transparency and accountability from those involved, as pressure mounts on Ukrainian authorities for reforms.
What role do investigative journalists play in the Mindichgate case?
Investigative journalists have been pivotal in uncovering details of the Mindichgate scandal. Outlets like Bihus.Info have exposed schemes involving senior officials, significantly contributing to public awareness and pressuring authorities to act. Their work continues to highlight intricate connections and deepen the inquiry into widespread corruption within Ukraine.
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Myroniuk, suspect in "Mindichgate", was released from pretrial detention and placed under 24-hour house arrest The High Anti-Corruption Court has changed the preventive measure imposed on Ihor Myroniuk, a defendant in the "Mindichgate" case. 3 822 47 Previously in trend: Mindichgate
Investigation into Operation ’Midas’ has been completed, - NABU Anti-corruption authorities have concluded their investigation into the ‘Midas’ (Mindichgate) case. 10 447 51 Previously in trend: Mindichgate
Over UAH 1 billion in bail posted for Zelenskyy’s senior officials: Some funds provided by shell companies – media In the "Mindichgate" and "Forest Gump" cases, more than UAH 1.1 billion in bail has been posted for former and current senior officials from the entourage of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. These include former Presidential Office officials, MPs from the Servant of the People party, former... 11 561 47 Previously in trend: Mindichgate Forrest Gump operation
Year of Bihus.Info investigations into "Mindichgate": How associates of Yermak, Chernyshov and Mindich hid wealth during war Investigative journalists from Bihus.Info have published a summary of a year of investigations into the large-scale Midas corruption scandal (Mindichgate). Their reports on the development of the elite Dynasty cottage community in Kozyn helped law enforcement expose a criminal group involving... 8 026 23 Previously in trend: Mindichgate Mindich’s new tapes Dynasty construction
Bail totalling over half billion hryvnias has been posted for those implicated in "Mindichgate" scandal: that would be enough to buy 25,000 FPV drones, – ZN.UA Last year, NABU and SAPO served notices of suspicion to several high-ranking officials and their accomplices involved in various episodes of the Midas case, which centers on energy sector corruption and money laundering. This year, anti-corruption agencies announced the exposure of new schemes... 15 657 30 Previously in trend: Corruption in Ukraine Mindichgate Forrest Gump operation
Mindich gave cash to Mudra, implicated in "Forest Gump" case, for Halushchenko’s bail – SAPO Businessman Timur Mindich, a figure in the NABU "Mindichgate" case, provided former Deputy Head of the Presidential Office Iryna Mudra with the cash needed to post bail for former minister Herman Halushchenko. 18 076 40 Previously in trend: Mindichgate Forrest Gump operation
Israel has not yet responded to requests for extradition of Mindich and Tsukerman – Klymenko Head of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office Oleksandr Klymenko said that Ukraine has not yet received a response from Israel regarding the extradition of Timur Mindich and Oleksandr Tsukerman, who are implicated in "Mindichgate." 2 907 59 Previously in trend: Mindichgate
Former prosecutor and Mindichgate figure Basov (Tenor) served with new notice of suspicion – NABU The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) have served a new notice of suspicion in the Midas case on Dmytro Basov, the former Executive Director for Physical Protection and Security at Energoatom, who appears in the case... 1 807 6 Previously in trend: Mindichgate
Supply of substandard bulletproof vests: court orders supplier linked to Mindich to pay nearly 100 million hryvnias "MILIKON UA" LLC, a company linked to businessman Timur Mindich, has been fined 97.4 million hryvnias for supplying substandard products. 3 116 24 Previously in trend: defense procurement Mindichgate
Properties belonging to individuals involved in "Dynasty" case have been put up for sale: they have not yet been seized, - media Some of the assets of a company whose corporate rights have been frozen due to the involvement of suspects in the NABU/SAPO case concerning the illegal development of the "Dynasty" housing cooperative have been put up for sale. This concerns luxury property in a gated cottage community near... 7 206 41 Previously in trend: Mindichgate Dynasty construction
Businessman Vasyl Veselyi was not detained, suspicion was not reported - Prosecutor’s office Businessman Vasyl Veselyi, whom the media refer to as the "overseer" of the "Sens Bank" owned by the Presidential Administration, was subjected to investigative procedures, but he was not detained. 1 429 15 Previously in trend: Mindichgate Mindich’s new tapes
Media established that MP Kucherenko is mentioned in "Mindich tapes": he called the journalists "degenerates". VIDEO Oleksii Kucherenko, First Deputy Chair of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Energy (Batkivshchyna faction), may have had contacts with individuals implicated in the energy sector corruption case (Midas). 6 440 32 Previously in trend: Mindichgate Mindich’s new tapes
SSU has detained businessman Vasyl Veselyi, who appears in "Mindich tapes," - media The Security Service of Ukraine has detained businessman Vasyl Veselyi, whom the media have described as the "overseer" of "Sense Bank" on behalf of the Presidential Office. 4 265 41 Previously in trend: Mindichgate Mindich’s new tapes
SSU detained businessman Vasyl Vesely, who appears in "Mindich’s tapes", - UP The Security Service of Ukraine has detained Vasyl Veselyi, a businessman and former advisor to the chairman of the supervisory board of Sens Bank, who is mentioned in the "Mindich tapes." 50 0 Previously in trend: Mindichgate
"Servant of People" Poturaiev became angry over questions about "Mindichgate": "When there’s frozen shit coming out of the taps instead of water, you won’t have time to dwell on questions about Yermak and Mindich". VIDEO The issue of supplying Ukraine with the scarce PAC-3 missiles for the Patriot air defence systems is a far greater public priority than discussions about domestic political corruption trends. According to Censor.NET, this was stated on Radio Svoboda by Mykyta Poturaiev, a Member of Parliament... 10 793 116 Previously in trend: Mindichgate
"Mindichgate" and notice of suspicion against Yermak could jeopardize Ukraine’s EU accession – Die Zeit The corruption scandal involving Andriy Yermak, the former head of the President’s Office, is causing problems for Volodymyr Zelenskyy and could jeopardise Ukraine’s aspirations to join the EU. 4 310 50 Previously in trend: Mindichgate Notice of suspicion for Yermak
Midas case figure Tsukerman sues Zelenskyy: he seeks cancellation of imposed sanctions Oleksandr Tsukerman, a defendant in the ‘Midas’ case, is seeking, through the Administrative Court of Cassation, to have the sanctions imposed on him by the National Security and Defence Council—which were introduced by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy—declared unlawful and revoked. 3 964 50 Previously in trend: Mindichgate
Mindich’s business partner Khmelov bought up land and hotels near Bukovel for $4.5 million during war, - Bihus.Info. VIDEO Ihor Khmelov, a business partner of oligarch Timur Mindich and a former senior manager at the defence company Fire Point, has been buying up land and holiday complexes near the Bukovel resort on a massive scale since 2022. The land plots alone, at current prices, could be worth around $4.5 million. 5 896 37 Previously in trend: Mindichgate
Mindich — I know him, but I do not know many other figures in case, Yermak says. VIDEO Andriy Yermak, former head of the President’s Office, has confirmed that he is acquainted with Zelenskyy’s oligarch Timur Mindich. 1 563 11 Previously in trend: Mindichgate Notice of suspicion for Yermak
Seven years since "Each of us is president": how Zelenskyy’s inauguration promises have stood test of time. VIDEO Today, 20 May 2026, marks exactly seven years since Volodymyr Zelenskyy officially took office as President of Ukraine. His 2019 inaugural address was built around a scathing critique of the old political system and promises to rid the country of corruption once and for all. 4 473 51 Previously in trend: Mindichgate Yermaks tapes
Mindich has taken legal action against Zelenskyy: he is seeking lifting of sanctions imposed on him Tymur Mindich has filed a lawsuit against President Volodymyr Zelenskyy with the Administrative Court of Cassation. 8 112 101 Previously in trend: Mindichgate
Yermak, scheming and petty revenge: interview with former head of "Ukrenergo" Kudrytskyi // Uncensored. VIDEO Mindich’s recordings reveal not only a corruption scandal in the energy sector, but also a crisis in public administration: individuals with no official positions were able to influence ministers, state-owned companies, law enforcement agencies and personnel decisions within the energy sector. 2 923 4 Previously in trend: Mindichgate
Zhumadilov confirmed at Temporary Investigation Commission that he had met and spoken with Mindich and Umerov about bulletproof vests Arsen Zhumadilov, head of the Defence Procurement Agency, confirmed that in March 2025, he met with Rustem Umerov, then Ukraine’s Minister of Defence and current Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council, and Tymur Mindich, a businessman suspected of corruption, and discussed... 3 813 12 Previously in trend: defense procurement Mindichgate Mindich’s new tapes
Kryvonos and Klymenko stated that they were only ones who knew all details of Operation Midas All information regarding Operation Midas was known only to NABU Director Semen Kryvonos and SAPO Head Oleksandr Klymenko. 2 858 14 Previously in trend: Mindichgate
NABU is investigating corruption in both energy and defense sectors. Specifically, regarding Ukrainian weapons manufacturers, - Kryvonos Anti-corruption authorities are conducting investigations in the energy and defense sectors. 1 177 2 Previously in trend: Mindichgate Notice of suspicion for Yermak Dynasty construction
"We need to move forward": Chernyshov demanded continuation of "Dynasty" construction in March 2022 – NABU After the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, construction of Dynasty did not stop but continued even more actively. 7 141 16 Previously in trend: Mindichgate Dynasty construction
New series of "Mindich tapes": Derkach-Halushchenko duo, construction of Khmelnytskyi NPP, "Energoatom". VIDEO In the fourth instalment of the new"Mindich tapes" recordings, the main figures are Zelenskyy’s oligarch Tymur Mindich and his accountant Oleksandr Tsukerman, as well as those implicated in the "Midas" case—Herman Halushchenko, Ihor Myroniuk and Ihor Fursenko—and former presidential adviser... 6 798 34 Previously in trend: Mindichgate Mindich’s new tapes
"Mindichgate": Tsukerman’s driver said on tapes that he urgently left Ukraine, media reports Mindichgate figure Oleksandr Tsukerman urgently left Ukrainian territory in October 2025. 3 271 2 Previously in trend: Mindichgate Mindich’s new tapes
Mindichgate figures Myroniuk and Basov discussed importance of SAPO deputy head Syniuk – media Mindichgate figures Ihor Myroniuk and Dmytro Basov discussed Deputy Head of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office Andrii Syniuk. 3 736 8 Previously in trend: Mindichgate
How did Tsukerman and Mindich manage to flee Ukraine?: third series of "Mindich tapes" published. VIDEO The question of how Oleksandr Tsukerman and Timur Mindich, key figures in the NABU and SAPO ‘Midas’ operation, managed to leave Ukraine before the searches took place and charges were brought has remained unanswered for over six months. 14 775 75 Previously in trend: Mindichgate Mindich’s new tapes
"Everyone to Pokrovsk": new "Midas tapes" reveal plans by authorities’ entourage to settle scores with NABU detectives // Uncensored. VIDEO Maryna Danyliuk-Yarmolaieva, in a new episode of the Uncensored project, analyzes a new wave of the so-called "Midas tapes", recordings of conversations involving government representatives which, according to the author, point to corruption schemes during the full-scale war. 7 576 19 Previously in trend: Mindichgate Mindich’s new tapes
Fire Point co-owner Shtilerman appears in ’Mindich tapes’, — Honcharenko. VIDEO Denys Shtilerman, co-owner of Fire Point, appears in the "Mindich tapes." 4 971 25 Previously in trend: Mindichgate Mindich’s new tapes
Office of President’s "overseer" Veselyi influenced Sense Bank financial monitoring decisions regarding number of gambling operators – Zhelezniak Businessman Vasyl Veselyi, whom media outlets call the Office of the President’s "overseer" at Sense Bank, influenced the bank’s financial monitoring decisions regarding a number of gambling operators. 1 645 5 Previously in trend: Mindichgate Mindich’s new tapes
NABU should all be sent to front: conversation between "Mindichgate" figures Tsukerman and Fursenko. VIDEO Oleksandr Tsukerman and Ihor Fursenko (Roshyk), figures implicated in the ‘Mindichgate’ scandal, discuss the NABU’s surveillance of them. 14 580 73 Previously in trend: Mindichgate Mindich’s new tapes
"Obedient as dog": new shocking fragment of Mindich tapes about Energoatom // Uncensored. VIDEO Journalist Maryna Danyliuk-Yarmolaieva analyzes a new part of the so-called "Mindich tapes" released by MP Yaroslav Zhelezniak. The materials concern alleged corruption schemes at Energoatom and the mechanics of controlling electricity sales through "their own people." 11 718 19 Previously in trend: Mindichgate Mindich’s new tapes
"As long as Vova is in place, we will live": fragment of conversation between Tsukerman and Fursenko Ukrainian MP Oleksii Honcharenko has published a fragment of a conversation from the "Mindich tapes" between figures in the "Midas" case, Oleksandr Tsukerman and Ihor Fursenko. 19 553 81 Previously in trend: Mindichgate Mindich’s new tapes
Conversation between Khmilov and Tsukerman released: As soon as peace comes – funding stops immediately MP Oleksii Honcharenko has released new excerpts from conversations between Fire Point co-founder Ihor Khmilov and the individual in question, Oleksandr Tsukerman. 35 806 171 Previously in trend: Mindichgate
"Common fund for Vova" and profiteering on blood: new shocking Mindich tapes // Uncensored. VIDEO What exactly the new Mindich tapes reveal, and why this scandal may have far more serious consequences than just another corruption story, is analyzed by Maryna Danyliuk-Yarmolaieva in Uncensored. 10 552 53 Previously in trend: Mindichgate Mindich’s new tapes
Mindich’s defense sees signs of "information manipulation and pressure" in tapes released by media The lawyer of Timur Mindich, a figure in the Midas case and Zelenskyy’s oligarch, has commented on new data about his alleged phone conversations that have appeared in the public domain in recent days. The defense says it was not given access to the "tapes." 1 810 29 Previously in trend: Mindichgate Mindich’s new tapes
Media published second episode of new "Mindich tapes": what was Yermak’s role. VIDEO In the second episode of the "Mindich tapes," journalists found out how a group of private individuals, through ties to former head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak and Zelenskyy’s oligarch Timur Mindich, gained control of state-owned Sense Bank and the country’s largest chemical plant,... 13 171 53 Previously in trend: Yermak’s influence Mindichgate Mindich’s new tapes
Mindich and Umerov discuss appointment of new ambassador to U.S.: "Stefanyshyna can’t do it, she has suspicion" Zelenskyy’s oligarch Timur Mindich and then-Defense Minister Rustem Umerov discussed replacing the ambassador to the United States. 4 681 24 Previously in trend: Mindichgate Mindich’s new tapes
Mindich and Umerov discuss personnel changes in government: "What’s the Cabinet like? Nothing." In July 2025, Zelenskyy’s oligarch Timur Mindich and the then Defence Minister Rustem Umerov discuss personnel changes within the government. 8 125 45 Previously in trend: Mindichgate Mindich’s new tapes
New "Mindich tapes" released: discussions on replacing government, US ambassador and mysterious "Project 23". VIDEO MP Yaroslav Zhelezniak has released new "Mindich tapes" featuring a conversation between president's friend Timur Mindich and the current Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council, Rustem Umerov. 11 845 43 Previously in trend: Mindichgate Mindich’s new tapes
Fire Point company on mention in new "Mindich tapes": "This is blatant lie, NABU must confirm authenticity" Fire Point co-owner Denys Shtilerman has reacted to the media publication of the new "Mindich tapes" and called it "another information attack." He appealed to the NABU with a request to confirm the authenticity of the "tapes." 9 548 105 Previously in trend: Mindichgate Mindich’s new tapes
Mindich filed lawsuit against Zhelezniak because MP’s words "cause him significant distress" The defence team has received Timur Mindich’s lawsuit against MP Yaroslav Zhelezniak seeking protection of his honour, dignity and professional reputation. 9 787 112 Previously in trend: Mindichgate
Little houses built on blood. How Mindich, "Vova" and "Andrei" made money from war and schemes // Uncensored. VIDEO The new Mindich tapes – shocking details about how people from "Kvartal" divided the budget and made money for their own houses. 7 353 58 Previously in trend: Uncensored Mindichgate Mindich’s new tapes
Public Anti-Corruption Council under Ministry of Defence has issued statement regarding ’Midas’ case and company ’Fire Point’ The Public Anti-Corruption Council under the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has issued a statement regarding the "Midas" case and possible connections involving the company "Fire Point." 9 246 64 Previously in trend: Mindichgate Mindich’s new tapes
This is story about how their own began to "turn in" their own, - Nikolov on new "Mindich tapes". VIDEO The publication of new "Mindich tapes" may be linked to a possible desire by suspects in the case to strike deals with National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine and Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office by "giving up" their associates. 4 983 8 Previously in trend: Mindichgate Mindich’s new tapes
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