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Anti-Corruption Raids Officials Over 150 Million Hryvnia Bail Plot

8/19/2026

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Summary

Story summary

President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed Iryna Mudra, deputy head of the presidential office, on 19 August 2026 in Kyiv.
The Anti-Corruption Bureau and Prosecutor’s Office raided officials, alleging they laundered 150 million hryvnias for bail in a nuclear-power graft case.
Investigators named a former lawmaker, a board chair and the deputy head of the presidential office as suspects, while Zelensky was not named.

History

Historical Context

After the 2014 Euromaidan uprising, Ukraine’s parliament passed the law establishing the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) on 14 October 2014, and President Petro Poroshenko signed its founding decrees on 16 April 2015. NABU’s 2023 investigations generated a UAH 4.7 billion economic impact, and today President Volodymyr Zelensky’s dismissal of Deputy Head Iryna Mudra follows a fresh raid on senior officials.

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Story summary

President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed Iryna Mudra, deputy head of the presidential office, on 19 August 2026 in Kyiv.
The Anti-Corruption Bureau and Prosecutor’s Office raided officials, alleging they laundered 150 million hryvnias for bail in a nuclear-power graft case.
Investigators named a former lawmaker, a board chair and the deputy head of the presidential office as suspects, while Zelensky was not named.

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