Ukraine war: Zelensky's government launches anti-corruption drive - BBC News

The government in Kyiv is trying to tackle corruption head-on, but it’s a risky strategy.

2 days agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsRussia-Ukraine warImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Kyrylo Tymoshenko, deputy head of President Volodymyr Zelensky's office, quit after reports he moved his family into a mansionBy James WaterhouseBBC Ukraine correspondentIt's been a political reshuffle with a difference.

At the time of typing this, 11 officials have either resigned or been sacked as Kyiv tries to tackle government corruption.

It's led to some politicians in the US calling for aid to Ukraine to be restricted.

President Volodymyr Zelensky is trying to quickly restore public faith, but the allegations are serious, and the timing is bad.

Several claims have surfaced thanks to Mykhaylo Tkach, an investigative journalist for the news website Ukrayinska Pravda.

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