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Ukrainian investigators seek to arrest ex-deputy prime minister in large-scale corruption case
On Nov. 11, Chernyshov was charged with illicit enrichment as part of a large-scale corruption case involving state nuclear power company Energoatom.
Poland in 'pre-war' period amid increased Russian sabotage efforts, top Polish general says
Russia has begun preparing for war with Poland as Moscow continues to escale its cyberattack and acts of sabotage on Polish soil, the Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces Wieslaw Kukula said on Nov. 17.
Several law enforcement agencies come under fire over alleged involvement in Ukraine's biggest graft scheme
Several law enforcement agencies were lambasted by a parliamentary commission on Nov. 17 for failing to investigate their employees' alleged involvement in a large-scale corruption scheme at state nuclear power company Energoatom. The National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) has charged eight suspects with bribery, embezzlement, and illicit enrichment in the Energoatom case. The alleged ringleader is Timur Mindich, a close associate of President Volodymyr Zelensky. Law enforcement officials are
Ukraine war latest: Russia bombed itself 8 times in 11 days, HUR intercepted call suggests
Hello, this is Yuliia Taradiuk reporting from Kyiv on day 1,363 of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Today's top story so far: A Russian woman living in Belgorod Oblast has said that Russian Forces dropped eight bombs in the area over the course of 11 days, according to an intercepted call released by Ukraine’s military intelligence (HUR) on Nov. 17. Belgorod oblast borders Ukraine and often comes under attack as it is one of the regions from which Russian forces launch missile and dro
As reparations loan talks stall, EU proposes 90 billion euro grant to cover Ukraine's financing needs
Based on International Monetary Fund (IMF) estimates, the EU expects that if the Russia-Ukraine war ends in 2026, Kyiv will face a financial gap of 135.7 billion euros ($157 billion) in the 2026-2027 period.
IMF and Ukraine begin talks for new loan program amid looming financing shortfall
"The discussions will cover the authorities’ economic policy objectives (...) and structural policies to strengthen governance, combat corruption, and enhance growth," Priscilla Toffano, the IMF's representative in Ukraine, said in a press release.
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At first glance, a YouTube interview with Philippe Marques Pinto looks like one of dozens of others in Ukraine’s long-running campaign to recruit South American soldiers to bolster its ranks in the fight against Russia. “I worked as a private security guard in Brazil, and when I arrived here, I got training, and it was just a question of adaptation,” Pinto says in an April 25, 2025, video for the Foreign Recruitment Center, a channel run by Ukraine’s Defense Ministry. But according to police i
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