A corruption suspect fled Ukraine. The former manager's company helped… combat smuggling

Tymur Mindich, a close associate of President Volodymyr Zelensky, suspected of corruption, left Ukraine a few hours before his apartment was searched, using the services of the Lviv-based transport company TimeLux, co-owned by the former head of the anti-smuggling department of the Ukrainian border guard, Lviv media reported.

Mindicz left Ukraine on the night of November 10, four and a half hours before the searches of his apartment and office in Kiev, crossing the border in Hrushiv in the Lviv region.

Journalists determined that Mindicz crossed the Ukrainian border into Poland in a Mercedes-Benz S-350 from TimeLux, registered in Lviv, in May 2025. The company does not own any real estate or vehicles, only a valid license for domestic and international passenger transport. Journalists learned that the cost of traveling on the Kiev-Warsaw route in a Mercedes-Benz S-class car is EUR 1,300.

TimeLux's website states that the company offers premium transport to Poland, Moldova and Romania. The ads promise “fast border crossing”, “full support” and “individual routes tailored to the customer's wishes”.

The co-owner of the transport company is Eldar Asadulajew, who worked in the Western Regional Department of the State Border Service and is also listed in the company's documents as “Head of the Anti-Smuggling Department of the Border Service”. When a journalist asked him by phone whether he knew Mindicz, he replied: – It's the first time I've heard about him. And he hung up.

According to investigators' findings, officials suspected of corruption collected bribes ranging from 10 to 15 percent from Enerhoatom's contractors. contract values. So far, five people have been detained and seven others have been charged. The name of Mindich, a businessman and close associate of President Zelensky, appears in the investigation. https://zaxid.net/news/ (PAP)

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