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Questions about the arrest of oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky? Ask them for our next episode of ‘This Week in Ukraine’ (Patreon)

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2023-09-12 15:00:26

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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 the unprecedented arrest of Ukrainian oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky and what this means for Ukraine.

On Sept. 2, Kolomoisky was arrested and charged with fraud and money laundering – the Security Service of Ukraine said Kolomoisky moved about $13.5 million out of the country between 2013 and 2020.

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 24, “Will Ukraine hold elections during war?” is linked above. The episode is available on YouTube and on listening platforms, with your questions starting at 25:00.

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Will Ukraine hold elections during war? | This Week in Ukraine Ep. 24

“This Week in Ukraine” is a video podcast hosted by Kyiv Independent reporter Anastasiia Lapatina. Every week, Anastasiia sits down with her newsroom colleagues to discuss Ukraine’s most pressing issues. Episode #24 is dedicated to the challenges Ukraine would need to overcome to hold elections during war. Anastasiia is joined by the Kyiv Independent's deputy chief editor Oleksiy Sorokin. DISCLAIMER: We made a mistake saying that Russian attack on Kostiantynivka killed 19 people, and injured 48. Those numbers reflect total casualties of Russian attacks across Ukraine on Sept. 6. In Kostiantynivka alone, at least 15 people were killed, and 36 were injured. Timecodes: 00:00 Intro 01:25 What is Ukraine’s electoral system? 03:40 Legal obstacles to wartime elections 06:12 Logistics of elections during war 10:45 Is there local demand for elections? 12:56 What about occupied territories? 17:52 Impossibility of campaigning 21:56 Stance of the Ukrainian government 25:05 Your questions – personalized politics, historical examples, division 31:45 Also this week 31:45 Outro Support the Kyiv Independent by becoming a member: https://kyivindependent.com/membership/ Listen to the audio version of the podcast – http://bit.ly/3M2wtV9 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_ Oleksiy Sorokin: Twitter – https://twitter.com/mrsorokaa