On July 10, 2026, the NABU and the SAPO announced a new suspicion against one of the defendants in the Midas case — Dmytro Basov, former official at Energoatom, known by the alias “Tenor.” He is now also suspected of laundering proceeds from the criminal scheme known as “Barrier.” More on how that scheme operated can be found in our earlier coverage.

According to investigators, Basov laundered over UAH 30 million between 2023 and 2025. With this money, he allegedly purchased two Mercedes-Benz cars, real estate in Ukraine and on the island of Bali, and other luxury items. To conceal the funds, he reportedly used cryptocurrency and registered the acquired assets in the name of a close associate.

This adds to Basov's earlier suspicions — participation in a criminal organization (Article 255(3) of the Criminal Code) and bribery (Article 368(4)) — with a new charge of laundering proceeds of crime (Article 209(3)). More on this article of the Criminal Code is available in our explainer.

The NABU and the SAPO exposed the activities of a criminal organization comprising current and former officials, including from the energy sector, in November 2025 as part of Operation Midas. According to the prosecution, its members built a large-scale scheme to influence the operations of strategic state-sector enterprises, including Energoatom, receiving unlawful benefits and laundering the proceeds.