The former head of Energoatom was detained for transferring 18 million UAH to Russian beneficiaries.

According to ТСН: The former acting first vice president of "Energoatom", who also held the position of first deputy minister of energy, was detained in the capital on suspicion of involvement in a scheme of embezzling state funds.

The Prosecutor General of Ukraine, Ruslan Kravchenko, reported that the official is being prepared for a notice of suspicion under Part 5 of Article 191 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. This article provides for criminal liability for misappropriation of property in especially large amounts committed by an official by prior agreement.

Case Details

According to the preliminary investigation, in August 2022, the suspect signed a mandatory civil liability insurance contract for nuclear damage with PJSC "Prosto-Insurance" for over 105 million UAH. Twelve days later, he signed an addendum, increasing this amount to almost 131 million UAH, justifying this by the demands of the German reinsurer. However, there was no economic justification for the changes.

Checks, audits, and forensic economic expertise revealed an overestimation of service costs by 18.6 million UAH. According to law enforcement, this money was siphoned off from the state enterprise.

Links to Schemes and the Aggressor

When studying the ownership structure of the insurance company, investigators discovered a chain of affiliated firms with Cypriot jurisdiction linked to the Russian financial holding "RESO", whose ultimate beneficiaries are Russian citizens. Some shareholders of another company in this scheme - PJSC "Life and Pension" - are also connected to Russian business.

"This is a classic scheme for concealing ultimate beneficiaries through foreign jurisdictions and shell companies. In wartime conditions, any hidden links with Russian capital in strategically important areas are especially dangerous. Documents are being prepared for the selection of a preventive measure for the detained. We are continuing our work," Kravchenko noted.

This case concerns Yuri Sheik, who was dismissed from the position of first deputy minister of energy of Ukraine on July 21, 2025. Earlier, NABU reported the exposure of a large-scale corruption scheme in the energy sector controlled by foreign businessman Timur Mindich. In this scheme, his trusted persons demanded kickbacks from suppliers of the state company "Energoatom".

This incident reflects Ukraine's ongoing fight against corruption, especially in strategic sectors such as energy. Investigations are focused not only on identifying violations but also on preventing possible links with the aggressor state, which is extremely important in the face of modern challenges.