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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Isobel Koshiw in Kyiv

Zelenskiy ramps up anti-corruption drive as 15 Ukrainian officials exit

Ukraine’s deputy defence minister, Vyacheslav Shapovalov, in Kyiv.
Ukraine’s deputy defence minister, Vyacheslav Shapovalov, has resigned but not admitted to any wrongdoing. Photograph: AP

A number of Ukrainian officials have been dismissed or resigned over the last four days amid corruption allegations as Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, attempts to take a zero-tolerance approach to the issue.

Fifteen senior officials have left their posts since Saturday, six of whom have had corruption allegations levelled at them by journalists and Ukraine’s anti-corruption authorities.

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