"Ukraine's anti-corruption agency has launched a wide-ranging investigation into alleged bribery within the country's energy sector, focusing on the state-owned nuclear company Energoatom. The independent agency said Monday that a former adviser to the energy minister, Energoatom's head of security, a businessman, and four other employees were involved. It said business partners of Energoatom had been coerced into paying large bribes."
"The bureau says the case concerns about $100 million (87 million) of misappropriated funding. Energoatom is the de jure operator all four of Ukraine's nuclear power plants Rivne, Khmelnitsky, South Ukraine, and the Zaporizhzhia plant although the latter, Europe's largest atomic plant, is currently under Russian occupation and in cold shutdown for safety. The probe comes as Ukraine's power grid faces severe damage from a new wave of Russian attacks this fall, causing widespread blackouts."
Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau opened a wide-ranging investigation into alleged bribery and a large-scale corruption scheme centered on state-owned Energoatom. Authorities identified a former energy ministry adviser, Energoatom's head of security, a businessman, and four employees as involved, alleging business partners were coerced into paying large bribes. The probe used about 1,000 hours of audio recordings and took 15 months, and concerns roughly $100 million in misappropriated funds. Energoatom operates four nuclear plants, including the Zaporizhzhia plant now under Russian occupation and in cold shutdown. The inquiry coincides with Russian attacks damaging Ukraine's power grid and efforts to meet EU anti-corruption conditions.
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