- December 11, 2025
- 11:50 am
- Israel
In the evening of December 10, 2025, following a series of high-profile statements surrounding businessman Timur Mindich, Ukraine’s ambassador to Israel, Yevhen Korniychuk, commented on the situation. According to him, law enforcement has no grounds to speak of an assassination attempt — neither on the Israeli nor the Ukrainian side.
Korniychuk clarified that the embassy had not received any appeals from citizens. Nothing was passed on to the local police either. “We do not have information on this incident. No appeals have been received,” he noted.
The story quickly gained resonance due to previous events. Mindich left for Israel even before NABU disclosed data on a corruption scheme in “Energoatom.” The investigation names him as the leader of a group that, according to detectives, took bribes from the energy company’s contractors.
The State Border Service confirmed the details of the departure: Mindich crossed the border completely legally. At that time, there were no orders for his detention. The basis for permission to leave was his status as a father of many children, with three minor children.
The escalation began on the morning of December 10, when Ihor Kolomoisky, speaking in court, claimed an “attempted assassination on Mindich,” allegedly occurring on November 28 in Israel. He claimed that a housekeeper was injured and the attackers were detained. But as it turned out, there were no confirmations.
The Israeli police took a direct and dry position. Police spokesperson Michal Zingerman reported that the department has no data confirming Kolomoisky’s words. Other police representatives in comments to the publication “Details” repeated the same: no traces of the incident, no statements, no materials.
Against this backdrop, statements about the assassination attempt remain unsupported by facts. Information moves between public remarks but not between real documents. And as long as no Israeli body records appeals, the situation looks more like political noise around the figure in the “Energoatom” case than a confirmed incident. The development of the story will continue to be monitored by NAnews — News of Israel | Nikk.Agency.
