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Zelensky Allies Resign as $100m Energy Corruption Scandal Erupts. Ukraine’s energy and justice ministers quit after anti-corruption investigators uncover an alleged $100m embezzlement scheme involving Enerhoatom. President Volodymyr Zelensky urged the removal of Energy Minister Svitlana Grynchuk and Justice Minister Herman Halushchenko as the scandal widened. NABU and SAP say officials and contractors skimmed 10–15% from major energy-sector contracts, laundering the proceeds — some allegedly sent to Russia. Those implicated include Zelensky associates such as ex-Deputy PM Oleksiy Chernyshov and businessman Timur Mindich, now reportedly abroad. Halushchenko denies wrongdoing; Grynchuk says she committed no legal violations. Investigators cite 15 months of surveillance and more than 1,000 hours of audio recordings tying senior officials to systematic kickbacks. Prosecutors say laundered funds were routed through an office linked to the family of ex-MP turned Russian senator Andriy Derkach. The scandal lands as Russian strikes intensify on Ukraine’s energy grid, raising pressure on Kyiv to prove its commitment to anti-corruption reforms.
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