{"id":5512,"date":"2025-11-22T14:35:40","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T12:35:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/?p=5512"},"modified":"2025-11-22T14:35:40","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T12:35:40","slug":"rozshuk-mindich-cukerman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/main-news\/rozshuk-mindich-cukerman\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine puts Mindich and Zuckerman on the wanted list"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Ukraine puts Mindich and Zuckerman on the wanted list: both entered into the database of fugitives<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"194\" data-end=\"417\">The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine has put two citizens on the wanted list <strong data-start=\"286\" data-end=\"297\">Mindicha<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"301\" data-end=\"314\">Zuckerman<\/strong>, officially included in the section <strong data-start=\"349\" data-end=\"416\">\u00abA person hiding from the pre-trial investigation authorities\u00bb<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"419\" data-end=\"443\">According to the register:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"445\" data-end=\"534\">\n<li data-start=\"445\" data-end=\"492\">\n<p data-start=\"447\" data-end=\"492\"><strong data-start=\"447\" data-end=\"457\">Mindich<\/strong> disappeared <strong data-start=\"463\" data-end=\"489\">10 November 2025<\/strong>;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"493\" data-end=\"534\">\n<p data-start=\"495\" data-end=\"534\"><strong data-start=\"495\" data-end=\"507\">Zuckerman<\/strong> - <strong data-start=\"510\" data-end=\"533\">26 October 2025<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"283\" data-end=\"547\">According to the investigation, <strong data-start=\"303\" data-end=\"325\">Alexander Zuckerman<\/strong> was also a member of a criminal organisation and was responsible for legalising the proceeds of corruption. Both businessmen avoided contact with the investigation for a long time and left Ukraine shortly before the announcement of the suspicion.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"549\" data-end=\"582\">Operation Midas: what is known<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"583\" data-end=\"800\">As Glavkom previously reported, <strong data-start=\"615\" data-end=\"671\">10 November, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine<\/strong> announced suspicion to seven individuals as part of an investigation into large-scale corruption schemes in the energy sector (Operation Midas).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"802\" data-end=\"830\">Among the key suspects:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"832\" data-end=\"1086\">\n<li data-start=\"832\" data-end=\"942\">\n<p data-start=\"834\" data-end=\"942\"><strong data-start=\"834\" data-end=\"850\">Timur Mindich<\/strong> - businessman, co-founder of the Kvartal-95 studio, known in NABU materials as <em data-start=\"928\" data-end=\"939\">\u00abCarlson\u00bb<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"943\" data-end=\"1010\">\n<p data-start=\"945\" data-end=\"1010\"><strong data-start=\"945\" data-end=\"969\">Igor Mironyuk (Rocket)<\/strong> - former advisor to the Minister of Energy.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1011\" data-end=\"1086\">\n<p data-start=\"1013\" data-end=\"1086\"><strong data-start=\"1013\" data-end=\"1037\">Dmitriy Basov (Tenor)<\/strong> - Executive Director for Safety at Energoatom.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1088\" data-end=\"1189\">In addition to them, four representatives of the so-called <strong data-start=\"1152\" data-end=\"1188\">\u00abback office for money laundering\u00bb<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1191\" data-end=\"1303\">\n<li data-start=\"1191\" data-end=\"1228\">\n<p data-start=\"1193\" data-end=\"1228\"><strong data-start=\"1193\" data-end=\"1226\">Alexander Zuckerman (Sugarman)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1229\" data-end=\"1259\">\n<p data-start=\"1231\" data-end=\"1259\"><strong data-start=\"1231\" data-end=\"1257\">Igor Fursenko (Rashik)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1260\" data-end=\"1282\">\n<p data-start=\"1262\" data-end=\"1282\"><strong data-start=\"1262\" data-end=\"1280\">Lesya Ustimenko<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1283\" data-end=\"1303\">\n<p data-start=\"1285\" data-end=\"1303\"><strong data-start=\"1285\" data-end=\"1303\">Lyudmila Zorina<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-start=\"1305\" data-end=\"1349\">\u00abThe Barrier Scheme: how the mechanism worked<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1350\" data-end=\"1679\">According to the text of the suspicion, <strong data-start=\"1376\" data-end=\"1387\">Mironiuk<\/strong> acted in conjunction with the executive director of security at Energoatom\u00ab <strong data-start=\"1449\" data-end=\"1460\">Bass<\/strong>.<br data-start=\"1461\" data-end=\"1464\" \/>They are accused of implementing the so-called <strong data-start=\"1504\" data-end=\"1524\">\u00abBarrier\u00bb scheme\u00bb<\/strong> - under which contracting companies of state-owned enterprises were forced to pay <strong data-start=\"1597\" data-end=\"1617\">\u00abrollbacks\u00bb to 15%<\/strong> of the contract amount in order to receive payment for the work performed.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1681\" data-end=\"1962\">According to the investigation, Myroniuk transferred the corrupt funds to a \u00abback office\u00bb located in the centre of Kyiv - at <strong data-start=\"1793\" data-end=\"1825\">20\/1a Vladimirskaya Street<\/strong>. The premises belonged to a family <strong data-start=\"1854\" data-end=\"1872\">Andrii Derkach<\/strong>, a former MP and now a Russian senator who is accused of treason in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1964\" data-end=\"1995\">The role of Mindich and Zuckerman<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1996\" data-end=\"2145\">The investigation believes that <strong data-start=\"2016\" data-end=\"2080\">Mindich and Zuckerman were co-organisers of a corruption group<\/strong>, were responsible for the financial part of the scheme and money laundering.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2147\" data-end=\"2277\">Since 13 November, both have been <strong data-start=\"2181\" data-end=\"2211\">under Ukrainian sanctions<\/strong>. At the time of the announcement of the suspicions, they had already left the territory of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"2279\" data-end=\"2309\">Possible location<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2310\" data-end=\"2505\">According to preliminary data, the suspects may <strong data-start=\"2352\" data-end=\"2380\">to hide in Israel<\/strong>. The NABU and the SAPO are in contact with foreign law enforcement agencies to establish their exact location.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"2507\" data-end=\"2555\">Joint trips and connections between the defendants<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2556\" data-end=\"2679\">It is known from open sources and investigation materials that Mindich and Zuckerman have maintained a close relationship since at least 2019.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2681\" data-end=\"2689\">In particular:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2691\" data-end=\"3064\">\n<li data-start=\"2691\" data-end=\"2769\">\n<p data-start=\"2693\" data-end=\"2769\">in autumn <strong data-start=\"2700\" data-end=\"2713\">2019<\/strong> The Mindich and Zuckerman families visited Israel together;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2770\" data-end=\"2805\">\n<p data-start=\"2772\" data-end=\"2805\">in winter <strong data-start=\"2779\" data-end=\"2792\">2020<\/strong> - Austria;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2806\" data-end=\"2957\">\n<p data-start=\"2808\" data-end=\"2957\">25 February <strong data-start=\"2818\" data-end=\"2831\">2022<\/strong>, on the second day of the full-scale invasion, <strong data-start=\"2877\" data-end=\"2900\">Zuckerman's son David<\/strong> together with Mindich's family left Ukraine by car;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2958\" data-end=\"3064\">\n<p data-start=\"2960\" data-end=\"3064\">at the end of April <strong data-start=\"2978\" data-end=\"2991\">2022<\/strong> both businessmen <strong data-start=\"3010\" data-end=\"3031\">returned together<\/strong> to Ukraine by train from Warsaw to Kyiv.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"3066\" data-end=\"3138\">The investigation regards this as confirmation of their long-term cooperation.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0430 \u043e\u0433\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0441\u0438\u043b\u0430 \u0432 \u0440\u043e\u0437\u0448\u0443\u043a \u041c\u0456\u043d\u0434\u0456\u0447\u0430 \u0442\u0430 \u0426\u0443\u043a\u0435\u0440\u043c\u0430\u043d\u0430: \u043e\u0431\u043e\u0445 \u0432\u043d\u0435\u0441\u0435\u043d\u043e \u0434\u043e \u0431\u0430\u0437\u0438 \u043e\u0441\u0456\u0431, \u0449\u043e \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0445\u043e\u0432\u0443\u044e\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f \u0432\u0456\u0434 \u0441\u043b\u0456\u0434\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0430 \u041c\u0456\u043d\u0456\u0441\u0442\u0435\u0440\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e \u0432\u043d\u0443\u0442\u0440\u0456\u0448\u043d\u0456\u0445 \u0441\u043f\u0440\u0430\u0432 \u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0438 \u043e\u0433\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0441\u0438\u043b\u043e \u0432 \u0440\u043e\u0437\u0448\u0443\u043a \u0434\u0432\u043e\u0445 \u0433\u0440\u043e\u043c\u0430\u0434\u044f\u043d \u2014 \u041c\u0456\u043d\u0434\u0456\u0447\u0430 \u0442\u0430 \u0426\u0443\u043a\u0435\u0440\u043c\u0430\u043d\u0430, \u044f\u043a\u0438\u0445 \u043e\u0444\u0456\u0446\u0456\u0439\u043d\u043e \u0432\u043d\u0435\u0441\u0435\u043d\u043e \u0434\u043e \u0440\u043e\u0437\u0434\u0456\u043b\u0443 \u00ab\u041e\u0441\u043e\u0431\u0430, \u044f\u043a\u0430 \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0445\u043e\u0432\u0443\u0454\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f \u0432\u0456\u0434 \u043e\u0440\u0433\u0430\u043d\u0456\u0432 \u0434\u043e\u0441\u0443\u0434\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0440\u043e\u0437\u0441\u043b\u0456\u0434\u0443\u0432\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044f\u00bb. \u0417\u0433\u0456\u0434\u043d\u043e \u0437 \u0434\u0430\u043d\u0438\u043c\u0438 \u0440\u0435\u0454\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0443: \u041c\u0456\u043d\u0434\u0456\u0447 \u0437\u043d\u0438\u043a 10 \u043b\u0438\u0441\u0442\u043e\u043f\u0430\u0434\u0430 2025 \u0440\u043e\u043a\u0443; 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