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Semen Kryvonos, the Director of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine, stated that there has been significant progress in the investigation of the “Midas” case. At the same time, he did not disclose details of the inquiry.
Kryvonos said this at a briefing on the results of NABU and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office for the first half of 2026 year.
According to the NABU director, there is “serious substantial progress” in the case, but the specific investigative results will be announced when “the time comes.”
Kryvonos also commented on the procedural status of Energoatom in this proceeding. According to him, as far as he knows, the company currently does not have the status of a harmed party.
At the same time, he noted that, according to the investigation, through the so-called money laundering within the scheme more than 100 million UAH passed.
“The investigation is ongoing,” Kryvonos emphasized.
He added that NABU plans to complete the pre-trial investigation in the «in time» timeline.
Separately, head of the SAP Oleksandr Klymenko said that Ukraine has not yet received a reply from Israel to requests regarding the extradition of suspects in the “Midas” case – businessman Timur M independent-Min dich and his partner Oleksandr Tsurkerman.
“We have not received any response so far. That is, the requests have been sent, but we are waiting for the other side’s reaction,” said Klymenko.
NABU announced the exposure of the “Midas” case 10 in November 2025. According to the bureau, this concerns the activities of an organized criminal group that systematically received improper gain from contractors of Energoatom in the amount of 10–15% of contract value.
According to the investigation, the obtained funds were laundered through a special “back office” in central Kyiv. Law enforcement officials stated that about 100 million dollars passed through it.
Within the fraud investigation eight people were charged. Among them, according to journalists from Schemes, are businessman and co-founder of the Kvartal-95 studio Timur Mindič, who in NABU materials was given the code name “Carlson,” former energy minister adviser Ihor Myroniuk (the “Rocket”), Energoatom's security director Dmitro Basov (the “Tenor”), and four defendants from the so-called “back office.”
Oleksandr Tsurkerman, whom the investigation links to the case, called NABU and SAP accusations false and stated his intention to return to Ukraine. Timur Mindič, according to sources in law enforcement, left Ukraine on the night of 10 [date] 2025. He later said he did not plan to return to Ukraine and called the charges against him manipulations.
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