Amid a sweeping investigation by Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) targeting members of Vladimir Zelensky’s inner circle, the president’s grip on power is coming under growing pressure, Strana.ua reports.

According to the outlet, the recent NABU raids at the home of Zelensky’s longtime associate Timur Mindich — conducted as part of a large-scale corruption probe in the energy sector — mark a serious warning for the Ukrainian leader, suggesting that «the strikes are landing closer and closer.»

The investigation, focused on alleged graft in the country’s energy industry, has reportedly intensified divisions within the Ukrainian political elite. Analysts note that it has effectively become a tool in the hands of the so-called «anti-Zelensky coalition,» which seeks to erode the president’s influence.

Earlier, Verkhovna Rada deputy Yaroslav Zheleznyak said that NABU had carried out investigative actions involving former Energy Minister German Galushchenko and the state-owned nuclear energy company Energoatom. Sources from Ukrainskaya Pravda confirmed that similar searches had also taken place at the residence of Timur Mindich.