Ihor Chalenko, head of the Center for Analysis and Strategies, stated this on Espreso TV."The supervisory board of Energoatom is currently undergoing a reshuffle, and it's clear that a significant change in the company's overall management is imminent. The crucial point, however, is that the ongoing Midas case extends beyond the energy sector, also implicating defense. This suggests the investigation will broaden and not be confined solely to Energoatom. Furthermore, the discovery of dollar bills with Federal Reserve System barcodes and U.S. tags has led to speculation about their origin, including the potential involvement of the nationalized SENS Bank, where Mindich reportedly held influence. This indicates that the banking sector is also entangled. The more one investigates, the more interconnected issues emerge, reinforcing the idea that this will not be limited to Energoatom. Additionally, it appears two ministers at the government level are likely to resign. I believe the Verkhovna Rada should convene this week to expedite these resignations, as delays could fuel doubts about the genuine intent behind these departures," he stated.Ihor Chalenko stressed that the issue at hand transcends Energoatom."More broadly, we must acknowledge the existence of an informal system of 'overseers' or 'curators' who, despite holding no official positions or merely advisory roles, exert control over entire sectors. This system must be dismantled, especially in a country facing a severe resource deficit, where all efforts are directed towards the war, and substantial foreign aid is desperately needed. For the upcoming year alone, combining defense and civilian needs, we require over 90 billion dollars. This underscores that such instances of corruption are utterly unacceptable and demand a more systemic approach to combat them," the political scientist observed.BackgroundOn November 10, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau reported that an exposed criminal organization had been operating in the energy sector and systematically receiving improper benefits from Energoatom's counterparties—amounting to 10% to 15% of the value of concluded contracts. The scheme was informally named the "barrier.""The National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office are conducting a large-scale operation to expose corruption in the energy sector. 15 months of work and 1000 hours of audio recordings. The activities of a high-level criminal organization have been documented," stated the National Anti-Corruption Bureau.On the same day, Ukrainska Pravda reported: detectives from the National Anti-Corruption Bureau arrived on the morning of November 10 to conduct searches at the premises of Timur Mindich, a co-owner of the Kvartal 95 studio and an associate of Zelenskyy. The businessman himself had left the territory of Ukraine shortly before this. Later, searches were conducted at the premises of the Minister of Justice, Herman Halushchenko.Detectives from the National Anti-Corruption Bureau also established that the criminal group laundered approximately $100 million in illegally obtained funds. This took place on premises belonging to the former lawmaker and current Russian senator, Andrii Derkach.At the same time, the head of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office, Oleksandr Klymenko, created a commission to conduct an internal investigation into a possible data leak in the energy corruption case.Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that government officials must work with the National Anti-Corruption Bureau to achieve results in the detectives' investigation into energy corruption.On November 11, detectives from the National Anti-Corruption Bureau announced notices of suspicion to seven individuals in the energy sector corruption case and detained five of the figures involved.