The National Anti-Corruption Bureau (Nabu), the Ukrainian anti-corruption agency, announced an operation against a criminal organization allegedly led by a current deputy and a former parliamentarian and involving senior officials from President Volodymyr Zelensky‘s office. This was reported by the Kyiv Independent. Nabu is engaged in a “special operation to expose a criminal organization,” adding that further details will follow. In December, Nabu had indicted 5 deputies from Zelensky’s faction, Servant of the People, accused of receiving money in exchange for parliamentary votes.
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Fedorov calls for elections in Ukraine
On the domestic political front, according to former Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, Kiev must find a mechanism to hold elections during wartime. In a speech broadcast on YouTube, Fedorov stated that ” democracy cannot be held hostage by Russia” and that “it is necessary to find a legal, safe, and realistic mechanism that allows Ukraine to restore a fully democratic process even in the case of prolonged war.” The former minister added: “We fight precisely because we want to remain a free European state. Therefore, we must find a legal, safe, and realistic mechanism that allows Ukraine to restore a fully democratic process even in the case of prolonged war.”
Fedorov’s speech comes after a period of political crisis caused by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s decision to dismiss him from his post as Defense Minister. This decision sparked a wave of protests in support of Fedorov, popular with the public and the military, who credit him with modernizing the army in an attempt to preserve soldiers’ lives. In an attempt to remedy the situation, Zelensky offered Fedorov other government positions, which the former minister refused. Meanwhile, the Ukrainian Parliament is expected to vote tomorrow to confirm Yevhenii Khmara as the new Defense Minister, a position he is currently holding on an interim basis.
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Kiev, 4 dead in Russian drone attack on minibus in Kherson
Meanwhile, the war on the ground continues. Four people died and four others were injured this morning in a Russian drone attack on a minibus in the Korabelny district of Kherson. This was reported by Ukrainska Pravda quoting the head of the Kherson regional administration, Oleksandr Prokudin. Another two people died and ten others were injured in drone attacks by Russian forces against Zaporizhzhia and its district. This was reported by Ukrainska Pravda quoting the head of the regional military administration Ivan Fedorov, who said Russian troops carried out 19 air raids on settlements in the region.
Russia shoots down 25 drones heading towards Moscow, regions of Tula and Nizhny Novgorod hit
Ukrainian deep strikes into Russian territory also continue. The mayor of Moscow, Sergei Sobyanin, cited by Interfax, announced that the Russian air defense system shot down 25 drones heading towards the capital. Ukrainian drones also targeted the Russian regions of Tula and Nizhny Novgorod overnight, according to the Kyiv Independent, which cites the Exilenova Plus monitoring channel on Telegram. Witnesses reported explosions in Novomoskovsk, in the Tula region, while drones were reportedly shot down near a residential building in the city of Dzerzhinsk, in the Nizhny Novgorod region. The governor of the Tula region, Dmitry Milyaev, confirmed a Ukrainian drone attack, stating that Russian air defenses intercepted 27 drones. “According to preliminary information, no damage to buildings or infrastructure has been reported,” he said.
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