NABU released new tapes about raider schemes worth hundreds of millions
NABU and SAPO announced the exposure of a criminal organization that, according to the investigation, operated under the leadership of current and former People's Deputies of Ukraine with the participation of high-ranking officials of the President's Office and other persons. The investigation links its activities to raider seizures of enterprises, attempts to seize expensive real estate, and laundering of 150 million UAH.
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau reported new details of the case.
According to the investigation, members of the organization tried to gain control over expensive real estate and other assets of legal entities through unauthorized interference in the information systems of the Ministry of Justice, forgery of court decisions and property rights documents.
Seizure of two enterprises and real estate in central Kyiv
NABU claims that in autumn 2025, members of the organization carried out a raider seizure of two enterprises whose assets were estimated at 248 million UAH.
At the same time, the goal of seizing one of the enterprises, according to the investigation, was to gain control over real estate in the central part of Kyiv worth over 500 million UAH.
The investigation dates another attempt to seize real estate to May 2026. This concerns objects in Kyiv with a total value of over 207 million UAH. NABU states that the members of the scheme failed to complete this episode due to circumstances beyond their control.
150 million UAH was passed through company accounts
A separate episode of the investigation concerns money laundering. According to NABU, in June 2026, certain members of the organization acted in conspiracy with representatives and officials of one of the state banks.
The investigation claims that it was about 150 million UAH in cash obtained through criminal means. The money was allegedly entered into legal circulation through a series of accounts of shell companies, after which it was used to pay bail for one of the members of the criminal organization in the "Midas" case.
Earlier, Kurs Ukrainy wrote about the recordings released by NABU, in which the suspects, according to the investigation, discussed the movement of these funds through the state Sense Bank, their distribution and issues of financial monitoring.
The investigation also announced preparation of a kidnapping
NABU also reported another episode related to plans to establish control over a business.
According to the bureau, an organized group from the members of the criminal organization was preparing unlawful deprivation of liberty and kidnapping of a person in order to gain control over a business entity. Law enforcement officials state that the crime was prevented in time.
NABU previously released recordings of conversations of suspects
The new release continued a series of materials that NABU began publishing on August 19 as part of this special operation. In the first part of the recordings, the suspects, according to the investigation, discussed the possibilities of influence on state bodies and interaction with officials.
In other published materials, NABU described possible interference in the information systems of the Ministry of Justice, the use of forged documents and court decisions to change the owners of assets.
What charges were announced to the suspects
On August 19, 2026, NABU and SAPO notified the members of the criminal organization and the persons involved by them of suspicion under Articles 255, 191, 206-2, 209, 358 and 361 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
This includes, in particular, participation in a criminal organization, seizure of property, unlawful seizure of property of enterprises, money laundering, forgery of documents and unauthorized interference in information systems.
The investigation is ongoing. The described circumstances are the investigation's version, and the guilt of the suspects can only be established by a court conviction.
Source: NABU
