Zelenskyy imposes sanctions on Mindich and Tsukerman following huge corruption scandal

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has enacted a decision by the National Security and Defence Council (NSDC) to impose sanctions against businessman Tymur Mindich – co-owner of Kvartal 95 Studio and associate of the president – and businessman Oleksandr Tsukerman.

Source: Presidential Decree No. 843/2025

Quote from the decree: "To enact the decision of the National Security and Defence Council of 13 November 2025 On the application of personal special economic and other restrictive measures (sanctions)."

Details: According to the annex to the decree, the sanctions are imposed on Israeli nationals Mindich and Tsukerman.

In the "duration" column it is specified: "indefinitely; three years."

The sanctions against Mindich and Tsukerman include:

• Deprivation of state awards of Ukraine and other honours;
• Asset blocking – temporary deprivation of the right to use or dispose of assets belonging to the individuals or entities concerned, as well as any assets over which they may directly or indirectly (through other individuals or legal entities) exercise rights equivalent to ownership;
• Complete cessation of trade operations;
• Full suspension of resource transit, flights and transport through Ukrainian territory;
• Prevention of capital withdrawal from Ukraine;
• Suspension of the performance of economic and financial obligations;
• Complete termination of licences and other permits;
• Prohibition on participation in privatisation or leasing of state property by residents of foreign states or entities controlled by them;
• Prohibition on the use of Ukraine's radio-frequency spectrum;
• Full suspension of the provision of electronic communication services and use of electronic networks;
• Ban on public and defence procurement of goods, works, and services from legal entities;
• Complete ban on entry of foreign non-military and military vessels into Ukrainian territorial waters, internal waters, ports, and aircraft into Ukrainian airspace or landing on its territory;
• Full ban on transactions involving securities issued by sanctioned persons;
• Prohibition on increasing the authorised capital of companies and businesses;
• Introduction of additional measures in the areas of environmental, sanitary, phytosanitary, and veterinary control;
• Suspension of trade agreements, joint projects, and industrial programmes in specific sectors, including security and defence;
• Ban on the transfer of technologies and intellectual property rights;
• Prohibition on the acquisition of land ownership in Ukraine.

Background:

• On the morning of 10 November, it was revealed that the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) detectives conducted searches at the home of Tymur Mindich and at the home of Justice Minister Herman Halushchenko (as of 12 November, he was suspended). Ukrainska Pravda sources also reported that Mindich had left Ukraine hours before the searches.
• That same day, NABU reported that they had exposed a large corruption scheme of embezzlement in the energy sector and released audio recordings.
• On 12 November, the Cabinet of Ministers under PM Yuliia Svyrydenko adopted a decision to submit a proposal to the National Security and Defence Council to impose sanctions against Tymur Mindich and Oleksandr Tsukerman.

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