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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Dan Sabbagh in Kyiv

Volodymyr Zelenskyy sacks senior aide amid Ukraine corruption crisis

Iryna Mudra sits in a white chair at an event, holding a tablet. She has long straight dark hair and wears a brown jacket over a cream blouse.
No official reason was given for the sacking of Iryna Mudra, a presidential deputy chief of staff. Photograph: Raj Valley/Alamy

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, was dismissed by decree after multiple reports in Ukrainian media that her house was being searched by officials investigating an alleged money-laundering scheme.

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