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Zelensky Fires Deputy Chief of Staff After NABU Raid

8/20/2026

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Zelensky Fires Aide

President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed deputy chief of staff Iryna Mudra August 19 after agents raided her home.
National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) said the raid revealed a criminal conspiracy laundering 150 million hryvnias through a bank to secure bail for former energy minister Herman Haluschenko.
Timur Mindich, a businessman tied to the Midas case, was a former associate of Zelensky.
Former defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov urged wartime elections, warning corruption and crisis weakened Ukraine’s war effort.

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Zelensky Fires Aide

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky fired deputy chief of staff Iryna Mudra on August 19 after anti-corruption agents raided her home.
Protesters in Kyiv and other cities took to the streets demanding former defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov’s reinstatement.
Anti-corruption agencies launched a probe of officials, alleging about $3 million in laundering.
Iryna Mudra was not named a suspect; Mykhailo Fedorov warned and urged wartime elections.

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Zelensky Fires

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed deputy chief of staff Iryna Mudra on August 19 after anti-corruption agencies raided her home.
Ukraine would hold presidential elections within 60 to 90 days if United States and European partners provided security guarantees for voters, Zelensky said.
Anti-corruption agencies launched a special operation targeting a deputy head, lawmaker and senior state-bank officials.
The Verkhovna Rada will vote to confirm Yevhen Khmara as defence minister following Fedorov’s removal.

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The anti-corruption operation was tied to the wider “Midas” case that implicated businessman Timur Mindich, a former associate of President Volodymyr Zelensky, according to the anti-corruption agency.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Left-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Center-leaning coverage.

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Zelensky Fires Aide

President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed deputy chief of staff Iryna Mudra August 19 after agents raided her home.
National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) said the raid revealed a criminal conspiracy laundering 150 million hryvnias through a bank to secure bail for former energy minister Herman Haluschenko.
Timur Mindich, a businessman tied to the Midas case, was a former associate of Zelensky.
Former defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov urged wartime elections, warning corruption and crisis weakened Ukraine’s war effort.

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