Zelensky dismisses Mudrya amid anti-corruption probe
Zelenskyy submitted to the Verkhovna Rada proposals for the appointment of Yevhen Hmara as Minister of Defense of Ukraine and Andriy Sybig as Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Consensus
- Vladimir Zelensky dismissed Irina Mudrya as deputy head of his office.
- The dismissal occurred on August 19.
- The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) conducted a special operation on August 19 targeting a criminal group involving current and former members of parliament and officials.
- Irina Mudrya was linked to the criminal group investigated by NABU.
- On August 19, Zelensky submitted nominations to the Verkhovna Rada for Evgeny Khmara to become defense minister and Andriy Sybiga to become foreign minister.
- The Verkhovna Rada approved Andriy Sybiga's appointment as foreign minister on August 19.
Points of divergence
- NABU named the operation 'Forrest Gump'. — vedomosti
- NABU did not disclose the names of participants in the operation. — vedomosti
- The Verkhovna Rada voted to appoint Andriy Sybiga on August 19 with 266 votes in favor. — vm
- The Cabinet of Ministers dismissed Evgeny Khmara from his acting role as defense minister on August 19. — vm
- The vote on ministerial nominations was scheduled for the next day after the submission, i.e., August 20. — tg_bbcrussian
- Zelensky submitted nominations for both ministers to the Verkhovna Rada. — tg_tass_agency
- Kirill Dmitriev, Russia's special representative for investment and economic cooperation, stated that Western donors remain silent about corruption in Kyiv. — vedomosti
- German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen urged Ukraine to intensify anti-corruption efforts. — vedomosti
- Dmitry Gontcharenko, a member of parliament, stated that searches were conducted at Mudrya's residence. — vm
Coverage (14 sources)
- Mudraia lost her post as deputy head of Zelensky's office — Вести
- Zelensky fired Irina Mudra from the position of deputy head of OP — Ведомости
- Zelensky submitted to the Verkhovna Rada proposals for appointing Yevhen Khmara as Ukraine's Minister of Defense and Andriy Sybigi as Minister... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Vladimir Zelenskyy fired deputy head of his office Irina Mudra — Вечерняя Москва
- Zelensky submitted to the Verkhovna Rada proposals for appointing Yevhen Khmara as Ukraine's Minister of Defense and Andriy Sybigi as Minister... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Zelensky submitted to the Verkhovna Rada proposals for appointing Yevhen Khmara as Ukraine's Minister of Defense and Andriy Sybigi as Minister... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Zelensky submitted to the Verkhovna Rada proposals for appointing Yevhen Khmara as Ukraine's Minister of Defense and Andriy Sybigi as Minister... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Zelensky submitted Khmara and Sibiga to the Verkhovna Rada for positions of Minister of Defense and Minister of Foreign Affairs — Ведомости
- Zelenskyy submitted to the Verkhovna Rada a proposal on appointing Yevheny Khmara as minister of defense — BBC News Русская служба
- Zelensky submitted to the Verkhovna Rada nominations for the appointment of Yevhen Khmara as Minister of Defense of Ukraine and Andriy Sybiga as minister... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Khmara's candidacy put forward for the post of Ukraine's defense minister — Вести
- In Ukraine, the commander of logistics of the Armed Forces of Ukraine close to Syrskyi was dismissed — Вести
- Zelenskyy has not submitted a candidate for the head of the Ministry of Defense to the Verkhovna Rada for more than a month — Вести
- Zelenskyy has not yet agreed to any personnel decisions of Drapato — Вести
Key entities
- Ukraine
- Volodymyr Zelenskyy
- Evgeniy Khmarenko
- Andrey Sibiga
- Verkhovna Rada
- Rade
- Moscow
- Ukrainian Armed Forces
- National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Russia
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