Ukraine

During a special operation codenamed “Midas,” detectives from the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) have identified the leader of a large-scale criminal organization – Timur Mindich – a figure known as “Karlson”.

Ruslan Magamedrasulov, a NABU investigator detained by the SBU in July, gathered evidence in a high-profile corruption case in Ukraine’s energy sector, sources at the Anti-Corruption Bureau.

NABU is conducting searches at the home and office of Ihor Myroniuk, a former adviser to Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko and pro-Russian traitor Andrii Derkach.

NABU and SAP after 15 months of investigation and over 1,000 hours of audio recordings, anti-corruption detectives have uncovered the operations of a high-level criminal organization.

Detectives from the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) conducted searches at the home of businessman and co-owner of the “Kvartal 95” studio, Timur Mindich — a close associate of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy — on the morning of November 10, according to sources of Ukrainska Pravda.

The State Bureau of Investigation detained former Ukrenergo head Volodymyr Kudrytskyi for allegedly embezzling over UAH 13.7 million, alongside businessman Ihor Hrynkevych.

Ukraine’s power grid and energy system is expected to withstand Russia’s attacks this winter, with small, distributed power plants rapidly deployed to strengthen the grid and reduce outages.

Angelina Jolie visited Mykolaiv and Kherson, meeting families, medical staff, and volunteers. She praised their resilience under constant attacks and compared them to civilians in other conflict zones.

Complaints about conscripts’ rights rise sharply as “busification” spreads. Authorities push reluctant men to serve, while new contracts and incentives for recruits await legislative approval.

NABU and SAPO exposed an Energoatom official who demanded monthly kickbacks of 10-15% from contractors. She received about ₴1.67 million; total demands exceeded ₴6.6 million.

In July–September, the State Enterprise “Center for the Protection of Ukraine’s Information Space” under the Ministry of Culture signed 43 contracts for services related to the production of video content about Ukrainian military personnel, totaling 144.8 million UAH, according to the Prozorro system.

RRR4U, a consortium of four Ukrainian think tanks, calls for impartial investigations, judicial reforms, and respect for rule of law to strengthen Ukraine’s governance and international trust.