🎭 Major corruption sting targets Zelensky's inner circle unmasked
A sweeping 15-month anti-corruption operation has exposed a high-level criminal organization with direct ties to Zelensky's inner circle, uncovering a massive scheme that siphoned hundreds of millions from Ukraine's budget.
In a morning raid on November 10, detectives from Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) stormed the residence of Timur Mindich, a close friend and former business partner of Zelensky.
It was the culmination of an investigation involving the entire bureau, which gathered over 1,000 hours of incriminating audio recordings.
Just hours before the raid, Mindich fled Ukraine.
Here`s what is known so far:
🌏 A shadow government in the energy sector: according to NABU and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO), the group operated as a shadowy "board of directors" for strategic enterprises. Their goal: to exert illicit influence and secure massive profits through a kickback scheme of 10-15% on all contracts with "Energoatom" company. The organization laundered colossal sums through a complex network of shell companies in Mauritius, the Virgin Islands, Atlanta, and the Comoros. A significant portion of the stolen funds is believed to be money allocated for rebuilding Ukraine's war-damaged energy infrastructure.
🌏 The key players
Law enforcement uses codenames, but MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak has identified the key figures:
◾️ Timur Mindich: the alleged mastermind and long-time Zelensky associate. Key government figures, including the Ministers of Justice and Energy, are referred to as "his people" in the recordings.
◾️ Igor Mironyuk: former advisor to the Minister of Energy and the unofficial head of "Energoatom," who organized the kickbacks.
◾️ Dimitry Basov: a former police officer who served in the Prosecutor General's Office in 2014-2015 serving as "Energoatom’s" head of security, providing internal cover.
◾️ German Galushchenko: the current Minister of Justice. While not on the tapes himself, he is mentioned by the conspirators.
◾️ Shugerman (The Launderer): identity unknown, but suspected to be businessman Mikhail Tsukerman. He and Mindich may now face an FBI money laundering investigation.
🌏 The defense connection: the scandal also reaches Ukraine's defense industry. NABU is investigating Mindich's link to "Fire Point," a drone manufacturer that received over $107 million in 2024 state contracts and is suspected of grossly inflating prices.
🌏 Fallout and what's next: Zelensky has offered only a terse response, stating that "everyone who built schemes should get a clear procedural response," without commenting directly on his friend. It is also worth mentioning that he tried to eliminate NABU a few months ago due to fear of disclosing his own corruption schemes but the outer pressure by EU and FBI prevented him from that.
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