Ukraine’s Anti-Corruption Bureau conducts searches at State Tax Service

Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) detectives have carried out searches at the Main Departments of the State Tax Service (STS) in Khmelnytskyi and Mykolaiv regions, as well as at the STS central office.

According to a statement shared on Ukraine’s State Tax Service Telegram channel, the criminal case, involving issues with high-risk enterprises, covers events from 2024 that concluded in early 2025 Caliber.Az reports.

“Pre-trial investigation data and case details fall within the competence of law enforcement agencies. The leadership and staff of the State Tax Service fully cooperate with anti-corruption authorities. Ukraine’s State Tax Service operates within the legal framework and is always open to constructive collaboration with law enforcement,” the statement read.

A source told European Pravda that the reason for the searches is not yet clear, but it is speculated that they may be linked to a large-scale corruption case in the energy sector.

Earlier, Ukrainian MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak said that the “Mindich list” would be expanded with new names.

Operation Midas is an ongoing 2024–2025 anti‑corruption investigation by NABU and the Specialised Anti‑Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO), targeting a criminal group accused of extracting kickbacks from contractors of the state nuclear energy company Energoatom.

Timur Mindich is a Ukrainian businessman and film producer with deep ties to the former media enterprise Kvartal 95, which was co‑founded by Volodymyr Zelenskyy before his presidency.

NABU identifies Mindich under the alias “Karlson” in the corruption case and sees him as the alleged mastermind orchestrating the kickback and money‑laundering scheme tied to Energoatom.

According to media reports, Mindich left Ukraine just hours before the raids on November 10, 2025.

The term “Mindich list” (or “Mindich‑gate”) refers to the list of names — businesspeople, former ministers, officials — allegedly involved in the corruption network unveiled by NABU. That list is expected to expand as investigations progress.

By Jeyhun Aghazada