"The bureau, which operates independently of the government, alleged that several senior figures were involved. Ukrainian media identified one of them as Timur Mindich, a businessman and associate of Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Mindich reportedly fled abroad hours before investigators arrived at his Kyiv apartment to carry out a search. He is the co-owner of Kvartal 95, the Ukrainian production company Zelenskyy founded before he became president."
"In a statement the national anti-corruption bureau (Nabu) said several individuals had formed a criminal gang and built a large-scale corruption scheme to influence strategic enterprises in the public sector, in particular Energoatom. It saw Energoatom's counterparties forced to pay kickbacks of 10-15% in order to avoid having payments for services or goods blocked, or losing their supplier status, the bureau alleged."
The national anti-corruption bureau (Nabu) is conducting a large-scale investigation into Ukraine's energy sector, alleging kickbacks in transactions involving state nuclear operator Energoatom. The bureau alleges several senior figures formed a criminal gang that built a corruption scheme to influence strategic public enterprises. Energoatom counterparties were reportedly forced to pay 10–15% kickbacks to avoid blocked payments or losing supplier status. Ukrainian media identified businessman Timur Mindich, a former business partner of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and co-owner of Kvartal 95, as one suspect; Mindich reportedly fled abroad before investigators arrived. The case has intensified tensions over recent legislation that weakened two anti-corruption bodies and sparked protests.
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