The Ukrainian Parliament has decided to dismiss the Energy Minister, Grechkik, from his position.

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19/11/2025
On November 19th, local time, the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada voted with 315 votes to dismiss the Minister of Energy, Grygoriy Golovchenko. On November 10th, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine and the Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office announced that the investigation results showed that current and former officials of the Ukrainian Ministry of Energy, along with businessmen, formed a "large criminal group" suspected of money laundering, illegal enrichment, etc., with nearly $100 million in laundered money confirmed. On the 11th, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau stated that they had carried out more than 70 raids on individuals and entities associated with this "criminal group" in Kyiv and other regions, seizing a large number of documents and cash related to the case. Ukrainian President Zelensky made a video statement on the 12th, stating that corruption in the energy sector is "absolutely unacceptable." On that day, Minister of Energy Golovchenko and Minister of Justice Galushchenko submitted their resignations.