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Zelensky Dismisses Deputy Chief of Staff Iryna Mudra

8/22/2026

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Zelenskyy Fires Deputy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed deputy head Iryna Mudra of the presidential office on Wednesday, 20 August 2026.
The European Union warned that deep-seated corruption, highlighted by the Mudra investigation, remains a major obstacle to Ukraine’s EU membership aspirations.
The bureau says the scheme laundered 150 million hryvnias to fund bail for a graft defendant.
Lawyer Oleksii Honcharenko reported investigators searched Mudra’s office as part of the probe.

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Zelensky Dismisses Deputy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed deputy chief of staff Iryna Mudra on 20 August 2026 in Kyiv.
Housing certificates were granted to 25 decorated veterans, underscoring state gratitude toward soldiers as a gesture of support.
Nabu anti-corruption agency launched an operation alleging a money-laundering scheme linked to the president’s office.
Ukrainian media reported officials searched Mudra’s home as part of the investigation.

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Zelenskyy Fires Deputy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed deputy head Iryna Mudra of the presidential office on Wednesday, 20 August 2026.
The European Union warned that deep-seated corruption, highlighted by the Mudra investigation, remains a major obstacle to Ukraine’s EU membership aspirations.
The bureau says the scheme laundered 150 million hryvnias to fund bail for a graft defendant.
Lawyer Oleksii Honcharenko reported investigators searched Mudra’s office as part of the probe.

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