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Zelenskyy Associate Flees Amid $100 Million Embezzlement Scandal

11/16/2025

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Tymur Mindich, a former associate of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, is accused of orchestrating a $100 million embezzlement scheme linking top officials and Energoatom.
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) identified Mindich as a key figure in a scheme that included kickbacks up to 15%.
Mindich has fled to Israel as investigations intensify.
Zelenskyy is not implicated, and he has imposed sanctions on Mindich and urged stronger anti-corruption measures.

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Tymur Mindich, a former associate of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, is accused of orchestrating a $100 million embezzlement scheme linking top officials and Energoatom.
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) identified Mindich as a key figure in a scheme that included kickbacks up to 15%.
Mindich has fled to Israel as investigations intensify.
Zelenskyy is not implicated, and he has imposed sanctions on Mindich and urged stronger anti-corruption measures.