Ukraine's Anti-Corruption Bureau Seeks Help from Israel

Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau, NABU, has formally requested

assistance from Israel's Ministry of Justice regarding Timur Mindich, a

longtime associate of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Mindich stands accused of orchestrating a large-scale corruption scheme in

Ukraine's energy sector worth approximately one hundred million dollars.

According to investigators, he fled Ukraine shortly before NABU

conducted raids on

his properties in November 2025. The investigators claim that

Mindich departed for Israel aboard a private jet carrying eight hundred

kilograms of gold, along with at least seventeen million

dollars in cash.

In the request to Israel's Ministry of Justice, NABU seeks help to locate the

aircraft and the assets, which they consider key evidence in the

ongoing

case. Mindich holds dual Ukrainian and Israeli citizenship.

He has not been detained and is believed to be in Israel.

The developments come amid a broader wave of high-level anti-corruption scrutiny

surrounding individuals close to the president of Ukraine.

On May twelfth, Andriy Yermak, a former top aide to Zelenskyy and one of

his closest allies, appeared in court after being named a

suspect in a separate

money-laundering scheme.