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Zelensky not implicated in luxury mansions scheme, says anti-corruption agency chief
"The president of Ukraine did not and does not appear within the framework of this pre-trial investigation," said Semen Kryvonos, director of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau.
Russia's Orenburg — 1,200 kilometers from Ukraine — reportedly hit by drones
The attacks come after the three-day Victory Day ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia ended.
Ukraine's anti-corruption agencies charge 6 people in vast money-laundering scheme tied to luxury development near Kyiv
According to the National Anti-Corruption Bureau, those charged are a former deputy prime minister, an alleged ringleader of the Energoatom corruption scheme, and four others.
Russian attacks kill 4 civilians, injure 27 after Victory Day ceasefire ends
"Russia itself chose to end the partial silence that had lasted for several days," President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote on X on May 12.
Inside a Ukrainian mission to liberate territory from Russian occupation
Secrecy was paramount. Not even some of the high-ranking commanders who would be taking part knew of Ukraine's upcoming counterattack in southeastern Ukraine. "Everything here was done secretly, so very few people knew about it," Vadym, a battalion commander with the 110th Mechanized Brigade who goes by his callsign "Lighthouse," said at a command post in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Vadym had heard rumors about the operation, but only believed "something was brewing" after seeing an increase in the
General Staff: Russia has lost 1,343,050 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
The number includes 1,020 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
About Shahed drones
Shahed drones are Iranian-designed unmanned combat aerial vehicles and loitering munitions developed by Shahed Aviation Industries. Manufactured both in Iran and at Russian production facilities, the drones have become one of Russia’s primary weapons in its full-scale war against Ukraine. Russia first deployed Shahed drones against Ukraine in the fall of 2022, and their use has since escalated, with Moscow launching more than 54,500 Shahed-type UAVs against Ukrainian targets in 2025 alone.
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