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Ukraine’s former energy minister is charged with money laundering.

Former energy minister Herman Halushchenko was charged with money laundering and involvement in a criminal group as part of the country’s corruption investigation around the state nuclear power company Energoatom, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office announced on Monday.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260216-ukraines-former-energy-minister-is-charged-with-money-laundering?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#Ukraine #Halushchenko #Corruption #WarInUkraine #Energoatom #MoneyLaundering

Ukraine’s former energy minister is charged with money laundering.

Former energy minister Herman Halushchenko was charged with money laundering and involvement in a criminal group as part of the country’s corruption investigation around the state nuclear power company Energoatom, …

Euronews

Former Energy Minister Herman #Halushchenko was detained while attempting to cross the border, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (#NABU) said on Feb. 15.

https://kyivindependent.com/former-energy-minister-detained-at-border-in-ukraines-biggest-corruption-scandal-nabu-reported/

#Ukraine #Russia

Former Energy Minister detained at border in Ukraine's biggest corruption case, NABU says

Former Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko was detained while attempting to cross the state border, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) said on Feb. 15.

The Kyiv Independent
Ex ministro dell'Energia fermato al confine nel più grande caso di corruzione in Ucraina

Fermato al valico di frontiera L'ex ministro dell'Energia Herman Halushchenko è stato fermato mentre tentava di attraversare il confine, ha annunciato il National Anti-Corruption B

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Justice Minister Herman #Halushchenko and Energy Minister Svitlana #Hrynchuk submitted their resignation on Nov. 12 amid a large-scale corruption scandal, Prime Minister Yulia #Svyrydenko said.

https://kyivindependent.com/minister-implicated-suspended/

#Ukraine #Russia

Ukrainian minister implicated in nuclear power corruption scandal suspended

Halushchenko is being investigated by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) as part of a large-scale corruption case into Energoatom involving Timur Mindich, a close associate of President Volodymyr Zelensky.

The Kyiv Independent
Ми, як представники української спільноти, яка і обрала цих містечкових злодюжек, пропонуємо #Mindich, #Umierov, #Halushchenko, #Derkach й інших торбохватів і зрадників в цю наглядову раду #Ukraine #energy #crimes
As members of the Ukrainian community, the very people who put these provincial crooks in office, we nominate #Mindich, #Umierov, #Halushchenko, #Derkach, and other grafters and betrayers for this supervisory board #Ukraine #energy #crimes
Ми, як представники української спільноти, яка і обрала цих містечкових злодюжек, пропонуємо #Mindich, #Umierov, #Halushchenko, #Derkach й інших торбохватів і зрадників в цю наглядову раду #Ukraine #energy #crimes

this year, when the enemy used a total of 236 drones and missiles of various types.

"It was the first time ballistic missiles were used to attack our substations. The immediate consequence of this attack was that about four million #Ukrainians were immediately disconnected from the electricity supply. This directly affected 12 regions of #Ukraine, and it took us about 13 days to fully restore power supply," #Halushchenko said.

#ukraine #putinisamasskiller #putinisawarcriminal @kardinal691