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⚡️ Anti-corruption bureau investigates Zelensky's ex-deputy chief of staff in corporate raiding scheme.

The Kyiv Independent · Aug 20, 2026, 11:25 AM UTC

The tapes feature President Volodymyr Zelensky’s former Deputy Chief of Staff Iryna Mudra, lawmaker Vadym Stolar, and former lawmaker Maksym Mykytas, a law enforcement source told the Kyiv Independent.

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