Volodymyr Zelenskyy sacks senior aide amid Ukraine corruption crisis

<p>Presidential deputy chief of staff Iryna Mudra dismissed day after former defence minister called for wartime election</p><p>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 <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/18/ukraines-dismissed-defence-minister-calls-for-wartime-presidential-election">needed to hold a wartime presidential election</a>.</p><p>Iryna Mudra, a presidential deputy chief of staff, was dismissed by decree after multiple reports in Ukrainian media that her house was being searched by officials investigating an alleged money-laundering scheme.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/19/volodymyr-zelenskyy-sacks-senior-aide-amid-ukraine-corruption-crisis">Continue reading...</a>