Involved persons in Mindich-Haluschenko case legalized money stolen from Energoatom in Slovakia – media
Involved persons in the Mindich-Haluschenko case could have legalized money stolen from Energoatom in Slovakia, according to journalists from the Ukrainian project Schemes. Corruption in Details and the Slovak Investigative Center of Ján Kuciak (ICJK), who found the business and real estate of Tymur Mindich, Ihor Myroniuk and Ihor Khmelov.
"The figures in the 'Mindich films,' which are part of the NABU case that aims to expose corruption in the energy sector, have ties to Slovakia in terms of residency, property, and finances. These individuals include the former business partner of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyt in Kvartal 95, Tymur Mindich, who is currently a suspect; Mindich's business partner, entrepreneur Ihor Khmelov; and Ihor Myroniuk, whom NABU identifies as one of the 'shadow' managers of the 'kickback' scheme in Energoatom," this information comes from a joint report by the Slovakian Center (ICJK) and Schemes (a Radio Liberty project), published on the Radio Liberty website Monday.
According to the Ukrainian investigation, part of the funds from the scheme exposed by law enforcement officers could have been laundered through Slovak companies.
A journalistic investigation revealed that, in 2017, Mindich and Khmelov acquired a Slovak company and changed its name to TIM&TIM on the same day. The company's annual turnover (except for 2022) fluctuated around one million euros. However, profits were much more modest — last year, the company ended with an indicator of EUR 12,000. Mindich left the company's ownership at the end of March 2025 under unknown circumstances.
In addition to TIM&TIM, Khmelov has owned a third of the Slovak company Lamačská Brána since summer 2021. Founded in 2020, the company is involved in developing construction projects and construction. According to a document published on the website of the Bratislava district of Lamač in early 2022, Lamačská Brána planned a new investment project for which it received permission from the local authorities to cut down trees. However, journalists could not find any data on the project or its development in open sources. Furthermore, the company has had zero income and has been unprofitable since its founding.
Journalists discovered that a small family house stands on part of the plot where construction was announced. Together with the adjacent plots, the house belonged to Khmelov’s wife, Iryna, and two other Ukrainians: Petro Belz, a businessman from the Wexler Group, and Maksym Rybtsov. Shortly after the start of the full-scale Russian invasion in 2022, the owners offered to provide the house to the local authorities for the reception of refugees. On December 15 of this year, Iryna Khmelova sold her share.
Myroniuk started a business in Slovakia in 2008. He is currently a partner and executive director of UKRCI s.r.o., a company founded in 2014. The main type of activity is "non-specialized wholesale trade." In 2024, the company's revenue amounted to just over two thousand euros.
The family also owns real estate in Slovakia. In 2014, Artur Myroniuk, Ihor Myroniuk's son, bought an apartment near the center of Bratislava. The suspect's ex-wife, with whom he maintains contact according to the investigation, purchased a house in the suburbs of the Slovak capital in the summer of 2023.
