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Former President's Office deputy chief, ex-lawmaker face bail hearings in corporate raiding case
On Aug. 19, the NABU said that it was "conducting a special operation to expose a criminal organization led by a current and a former Ukrainian lawmaker and involving senior officials from the President's Office."
Fedorov’s call for wartime elections, explained
The Kyiv Independent's Deputy Chief Editor Oleksiy Sorokin and Chief Editor Olga Rudenko debate whether Ukraine could hold an election during the war, what would need to change to make it possible, and whether delaying elections indefinitely could become a threat to Ukrainian democracy.
Russia double-tap strike on shopping center in Kryvyi Rih kills at least 6, injures more than 90
The full extent of the casualties and damage is still being assessed.
Russian frozen assets have Australia's Senate fired up
"The Australian government (should) consider legislation to seize Russian sanctioned entity assets and consider legislation to disburse these assets to Ukraine," recommends a Senate report.
Another major corruption probe hits Zelensky's office, as investigators charge his deputy chief of staff
Editor's note: This story is being updated. Key takeaways: * Investigators release tapes implicating top officials in money laundering * The suspects include former presidential Deputy Chief of Staff Iryna Mudra, lawmaker Vadym Stolar, former lawmaker Maksym Mykytas, and top executives of state-owned Sense Bank * The suspects are accused of laundering Hr 150 million ($3.4 million) and transferring the funds through Sense Bank to post bail for former Justice and Energy Minister Herman Halush
Retired FSB general found dead in Moscow, Russian media report
The 83-year-old was found with a gunshot wound to the head in his apartment according to Russian outlets.
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Fedorov broke Ukraine's wartime election taboo. What happens next?
Once a hub in the rear, Pavlohrad is now in Russia's glide bomb crosshairs
'I'm skeptical' — Ukrainian soldiers react to Fedorov's bombshell election video
