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Ihor Mironyuk spent the longest time in pretrial detention among all the case figures.
A figure in the 'Midas' corruption case in the energy sector, Ihor "Roket" Mironyuk, was released from pretrial detention after his preventive measure was changed from custody to around-the-clock house arrest, Transparency International Ukraine reported. The former adviser to the ex-minister of energy must now remain at home, wear an electronic bracelet, and comply with other procedural obligations.
Mironyuk was held in custody longer than the other figures in the case—almost a year. The court decided to relax his preventive measure because the maximum term of custody during the pretrial investigation had elapsed.
According to the investigation, Mironyuk, as part of the "barrier" scheme operating at Energoatom, received money from another suspect and then transferred it to a back office. The latter was located in an apartment linked to former pro-Russian Member of Parliament Andriy Derkach.
The NABU announced the uncovering of the scheme on 10 November 2025. At that time, detectives came for some of the main figures in the case: businessman and long-time partner of the president Timur Mindich ("Karlson"), his partner Oleksandr Tsukerman ("Sugarman"), and the then Minister of Justice, who had for several consecutive years led the Ministry of Energy, Herman Halushchenko ("Professor").
Also implicated in the case are:
former Vice Prime Minister and Minister of National Unity Oleksiy Chernyshov ("Che Guevara"),
former adviser to Halushchenko Ihor Mironyuk ("Roket"),
Energoatom's executive director for physical protection and security Dmytro Basov ("Tenor"),
entrepreneur Ihor Fursenko ("Rioshyk"),
as well as a number of back-office employees.
According to the investigation, scheme participants demanded from 10% to 15% of contract values, and to legalize these funds they created a separate office, used cryptocurrency, securities, and an offshore investment fund. Over 2020–2025 years, more than 111 million USD and 12 million EUR passed through this office.
In the related 'Dynasty' investigation, long-time head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak is also implicated; he was suspected of laundering illegally obtained funds.
Read more about 'Mindichgate' in the article "Operation 'Midas'. The Road to Absolute Power, Measured in Dollars" by ZN.UA's domestic politics editor Inna Vedernikova.
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