Ukraine live: Zelensky fires deputy head of presidential office as corruption probe unfolds
Summary
President Volodymyr Zelensky fired Iryna Mudra, the deputy head of Ukraine’s presidential office, amidst a corruption investigation involving money laundering. Ukraine’s parliament also approved new appointments for defence and foreign ministers, while fighting continues with Russia in eastern regions.Key Facts
- President Zelensky dismissed deputy head Iryna Mudra after anti-corruption agencies uncovered a money laundering group linked to officials.
- The money laundering group is suspected of moving about $3.35 million in a scheme connected to energy sector corruption.
- Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine’s former defence minister, called for elections during wartime, which Ukrainian law currently prohibits.
- Yevhenii Khmara was approved by Ukraine’s parliament as the new defence minister, succeeding Fedorov.
- Andrii Sybiha was reappointed as Ukraine’s foreign minister by parliament.
- Russian forces claimed to have captured the village of Vodianske in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine.
- Germany arrested another suspect related to explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines; the suspect is a Ukrainian national arrested in Croatia.
- Russia’s Ministry of Defence reported shooting down 453 Ukrainian drones overnight.
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