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Volodymyr Zelenskyy sacks senior aide amid Ukraine corruption crisis

Presidential deputy chief of staff Iryna Mudra dismissed day after former defence minister called for wartime election Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has fired a senior aide amid a fresh corruption investigation – one day after a former defence minister warned the country was facing “a crisis of governance” and needed to hold a wartime presidential election. Iryna Mudra, a presidential deputy chief of staff,

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The Guardian
Country
England / United Kingdom
Source published
19 Aug 2026, 17:14 UTC
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Dan Sabbagh in Kyiv
Section
Ukraine
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Presidential deputy chief of staff Iryna Mudra dismissed day after former defence minister called for wartime election Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has fired a senior aide amid a fresh corruption investigation – one day after a former defence minister warned the country was facing “a crisis of governance” and needed to hold a wartime presidential election. Iryna Mudra, a presidential deputy chief of staff,
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    Volodymyr Zelenskyy sacks senior aide amid Ukraine corruption crisis

    Presidential deputy chief of staff Iryna Mudra dismissed day after former defence minister called for wartime election Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has fired a senior aide amid a fresh corruption investigation – one day after a former defence minister warned the country was facing “a crisis of governance” and needed to hold a wartime presidential election. Iryna Mudra, a presidential deputy chief of staff,

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    Volodymyr Zelenskyy sacks senior aide amid Ukraine corruption crisis

    Presidential deputy chief of staff Iryna Mudra dismissed day after former defence minister called for wartime election Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has fired a senior aide amid a fresh corruption investigation – one day after a former defence minister warned the country was facing “a crisis of governance” and needed to hold a wartime presidential election. Iryna Mudra, a presidential deputy chief of staff,

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