Tymur Mindich, a figure in the "Midas" case, helped the defence company Fire Point gain access to secret Soviet archives

Tymur Mindich, a figure in the "Midas" case, helped the defence company Fire Point gain access to secret Soviet archives

Oligarch Tymur Mindich, one of the main suspects in the "Midas" corruption case, helped a group of Ukrainian defence companies gain access to secret Soviet-era archives stored in Ukraine.

This was told by the chief designer and co-founder of the defence company Fire Point, Denys Shtilerman, reports The Atlantic.

The engineer noted that he knew about his close relationship with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, which is why he asked Mindich for political assistance in this matter when the latter wanted to invest in Fire Point in the spring of 2024.

"I didn’t care how exactly it would be done. I just needed to get it done," Shtilerman said, adding that the information needed by his company, among others, included drawings of missile technologies and details on the production of the S-300 missile system.

The data that Fire Point obtained after researching these materials later helped the company in developing the long-range missile FP-7x, which is now the "core" for the joint Ukrainian-European anti-ballistic shield Freyia.

"I can’t say anything bad about Mindich. First of all, he loves his mother. He is very charming," comments Shtilerman. "He helped us, went through fire and water with us, without asking for anything in return. He helped Fire Point."