Zelenskyy Fires Top Aide Amid Corruption Probe After Ex-Minister Calls for Election

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has dismissed a senior official, Iryna Mudra, following reports of a corruption investigation. The move comes just one day after a former defence minister publicly warned of a “crisis of governance” and urged the country to hold a wartime presidential election. Mudra, who served as deputy chief of staff, was removed by presidential decree. Ukrainian media reported that investigators had searched her home as part of an alleged money-laundering scheme. The dismissal signals growing political pressure on Zelenskyy’s government. The former defence minister, who was himself removed from office last year, has argued that a wartime vote is necessary to restore public trust. No further details about the corruption investigation have been released.