Ukraine Live: Zelensky Fires Deputy Head of Presidential Office as Corruption Probe Unfolds
Anti-graft agencies said the probe uncovered a group that laundered 150 million hryvnias in an energy corruption scheme.
- On Wednesday, President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed Iryna Mudra from her position as deputy head of the presidential office, according to a decree published on the presidential website.
- Ukraine's anti-graft agencies reported on Wednesday they are investigating a "criminal organisation" involving high officials from the presidential office, alleging the group laundered $3.35 million in an energy corruption scheme.
- Parliament approved the appointment of Yevhenii Khmara as defense minister and the reappointment of Andrii Sybiha as foreign minister on Wednesday, with Khmara's appointment backed by 312 lawmakers.
- Russia and Ukraine exchanged 103 prisoners of war each on Wednesday, according to the Russian Ministry of Defence, while the ministry reported downing 453 Ukrainian drones overnight.
- Germany's federal prosecutors office arrested a Ukrainian national identified as Vladimir Z. in Pula, Croatia, regarding explosions damaging the Nord Stream gas pipelines, acting on a European arrest warrant.
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Zelenskyy sacks top aide as graft probe deepens pressure in wartime Ukraine
Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed a senior presidential aide as investigators widened a money-laundering case. The episode intensifies pressure on his wartime leadership amid corruption concerns, reshuffle fallout and fighting.
Once again, Ukrainian anti-corruption authorities are taking action against MPs and the environment of President Selenskyi. At the same time, political pressure is growing: former Minister of Defense Fedorov calls for elections - also during the war.
The president of Ukraine, Volodimir Zelenski , has dismissed a senior official of the presidency, Irina Mudra, this Wednesday after the anti-corruption authorities of the country announced an operation directed against members of the presidential office and a Ukrainian deputy. This operation takes place one day after the harsh criticisms of the former defense minister Mikhailo Fedorov, dismissed in July, who denounced corruption in Ukraine and c…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed his deputy chief of staff, Iryna Mudra, on Wednesday. The decision coincided with a security search of her home in connection with a money laundering investigation.
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