In 2025, Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) reported that a 15-month investigation code-named "Midas" alleged a high-level criminal organization systematically extracted illicit benefits equal to approximately 10%–15% of contract value from contractors of strategic state-owned enterprises, including contractors for the state-owned nuclear company Energoatom.
November 12, 2025
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statistical
Findings reported by Ukraine's anti-corruption agencies from the 'Midas' investigation.
In 2025, NABU and SAPO reported that the alleged criminal organization maintained "black accounting" records and used a Kyiv-based laundering office to launder approximately $100 million through non-resident companies, and that the laundering office premises were linked to the family of former Ukrainian lawmaker Andrii Derkach.
November 12, 2025
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statistical
Alleged mechanisms and scale of funds laundering reported by Ukraine's anti-corruption agencies.
Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP) are national anti-corruption agencies in Ukraine.
November 12, 2025
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institutional
Organizational definition of Ukraine's principal anti-corruption bodies.