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Questions about wartime elections in Ukraine? Ask them for our next episode of ‘This Week in Ukraine’ (Patreon)

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2023-09-05 18:03:15

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2026-09

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Dear Kyiv Independent community members,

We need your questions for the next episode of “This Week in Ukraine.” The topic this week is Ukraine’s potential wartime elections, in light of Zelensky’s announcement that elections could be possible next year, with the financial support of Western allies.

To send in your questions, you can leave them in the comments below, message us on Patreon, or email our community manager Brooke at brooke@kyivindependent.com. We look forward to hearing from you.

Episode 23, “Ministry of Defense is under fire for corruption, again” is linked above. The episode is available on YouTube and on listening platforms, with your questions starting at 31:00.

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Ministry of Defense is under fire for corruption, again | This Week in Ukraine Ep. 23

“This Week in Ukraine” is a video podcast hosted by Kyiv Independent’s reporter Anastasiia Lapatina. Every week, Anastasiia sits down with her newsroom colleagues to discuss Ukraine’s most pressing issues. Episode #23 of our weekly video podcast “This Week in Ukraine” is dedicated to corruption scandals at Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense. Host Anastasiia Lapatina is joined by the Kyiv Independent investigative reporter Danylo Mokryk. Listen to the audio version of the podcast – http://bit.ly/3M2wtV9 Timecodes: 00:00 Intro 01:21 On the latest scandal at the Ministry of Defense 04:55 Ministry’s reaction 07:02 Internal investigation 09:47 Involvement of Zelensky’s party 11:34 Similar scandals in the past 13:35 Why state procurement is the main corruption scheme in Ukraine 15:55 Systems that monitor state spending 18:37 Is Reznikov facing punishment? 20:21 Dangerous effects of corruption during war 23:22 Is Ukraine unprecedently corrupt? 24:35 Will this impede the flow of Western aid? 27:30 Zelensky proposes a radical solution 30:57 Community questions 36:57 Also this week 37:36 Outro Support the Kyiv Independent by becoming a member: https://kyivindependent.com/membership/ The Kyiv Independent: Twitter – https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/kyivindependent Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/kyivindependent_official/ Anastasiia Lapatina: Twitter – https://twitter.com/lapatina_ Danylo Mokryk: Twitter – https://twitter.com/DMokryk The episode was edited by Dmytro Cherkaskyiv.