Journalists of the project 'Schemes' published the results of an investigation into the business assets of the figures of the 'Midas' case outside Ukraine. The investigation primarily concerns Slovakia, where, according to the investigation data, companies were registered and real estate was purchased, associated with the suspects.
Details of the investigation were explained by Ukrainian MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak in a video on his YouTube channel 'Iron MP'. According to him, journalists together with foreign colleagues established that some figures of the case had conducted business activities in Slovakia since the late 2000s.
Business in Slovakia: what journalists of 'Schemes' discovered
According to the investigation, one of the key figures of the case was registered in Slovakia as a private entrepreneur and engaged in trade, lending, advertising, and marketing services. Until 2025, he also remained a co-owner of a wholesale company trading in clothing and footwear, which declared a profit of several million euros in 2019.
Journalists established that other related persons owned or own:
- companies in the field of trade and construction;
- apartments in Bratislava and its surroundings;
- residential houses in the suburbs of the Slovak capital.
Part of the real estate, according to the investigation, was purchased during the active work of the figures in governmental positions or in structures related to the energy sector.
Assets abroad and further checks
According to Zheleznyak, Slovakia may be just one of the jurisdictions where the assets of the figures of the 'Midas' case are concentrated. The investigation also mentions other countries, including Switzerland, the USA, Israel, and some offshore zones, where property may have been arranged through trust structures.
The MP noted that establishing a complete list of assets is only possible with the international cooperation of law enforcement agencies and access to financial data. According to him, the journalists' investigation may serve as a basis for further actions by anti-corruption bodies.
Earlier, Yaroslav Zheleznyak stated that the former head of the President's Office Andriy Ermak is not at the front, despite public statements about serving, and at the same time maintains an informal contact with the president.