NABU charges former deputy head of Zelensky’s office — lawyer

TASS · 🇺🇦 public Ukraine · Aug 19, 2026 · 161 words

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What to know about Legal Proceedings

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) has filed charges against Irina Mudraya, a former deputy head of President Zelensky’s office, as part of a wider operation against a criminal group. The report notes searches at two locations, including Sense Bank, and mentions conflicting reports regarding Mudraya's detention.

Propaganda risk 20%

Claims checked 7

Techniques found 1

Topics 2

Coverage spectrum

Coverage gap: Low Left coverage

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Center75%

Right25%

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What happened

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) has filed charges against Irina Mudraya, deputy head of Vladimir Zelensky’s office, who was dismissed amid the corruption scandal, her lawyer Artyom Krikun-Troush said.

Why it matters

In a comment to RBC-Ukraine agency, the lawyer said that NABU has also searched two locations.

Common ground

Krikun-Troush says Mudraya had not been detained.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Name Calling / Labeling: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

Follow-up questions

What new context would change how readers understand this Legal Proceedings story?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that Ukraine’s Sense Bank said on its website that investigative actions were carried out at its head office on Wednesday?
How does this story connect Legal Proceedings with Ukrainian Government Corruption over the next few days?

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Propaganda Score

confidence: 95%

Minor concerns. Some persuasive language detected, but largely factual.

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eFinder identified 1 propaganda technique in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Name Calling / Labeling 90% confidence

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Ukraine’s Sense Bank said on its website that investigative actions were carried out at its head office on Wednesday”

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The bank's own press service confirmed via a statement that investigative actions were conducted at the head office of Sense Bank on August 19.

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web search NEUTRAL — On August 19, investigative actions were conducted at the head office of the state-owned “Sense Bank”. They are related to individual individuals. This is stated in a statement from the bankʼs press s…
https://babel.ua/en/news/129492-sense-bank-confirmed-today-s…

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web search NEUTRAL — IELTS TUTOR cung cấp A river reveals its Roman past - Đề luyện tập IELTS READING (IELTS Reading Practice Test) - Làm bài online format computer-based, kèm đáp án, dịch & giải thích.
https://www.ieltsreading.info/blog/a-river-reveals-its-roman…

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web search NEUTRAL — «No investigative actions took place either at the residence of the Prosecutor General or in his office», the press secretary stated, according to the report. Earlier, Ukrainska Pravda, citing its sou…
https://www.bankingnews.gr/diethni/articles/897548/ukraine-s…

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Claim 2: “NABU announced a special operation against a criminal group that included Mudraya, an ex-deputy, and the board chairman of a state bank”

CORROBORATED

Multiple sources report that NABU announced a special operation against a criminal group involving Mudraya, an ex-deputy/MP, and the chairman of a state bank.

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web search NEUTRAL — On Wednesday, NABU announced a special operation against a criminal group that included Mudraya, an ex-deputy, and the board chairman of a state bank.
https://tass.com/world/2175295

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web search NEUTRAL — NABU later said the criminal group includes Mudraya, an ex-Rada deputy, and the chairman of a state bank.
http://ecoruspace.ru/index.php?action=view&id_news=156916717

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web search NEUTRAL — The National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) announced a special operation against a criminal organization led by current and former MPs of the Verkhovna Rada with the participation of senior officials …
https://ua.news-pravda.com/en/russia/2026/08/19/110881.html

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Claim 3: “Mudraya had not been detained”

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The provided evidence for this specific claim consists of irrelevant search results regarding a 2017 Stockholm attack, providing no information on whether Mudraya was detained or not.

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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 8, 2017 · Migliaia di persone si sono radunate nel pomeriggio a Sergels Torg, nel centro di Stoccolma, per rendere omaggio alle vittime dell'attentato di due giorni fa.
https://www.repubblica.it/argomenti/attentato_stoccolma/

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web search NEUTRAL — L' attentato di Stoccolma è stato un attentato terroristico avuto luogo nella capitale svedese il 7 aprile 2017. In pieno centro, sull'arteria pedonale Drottninggatan, un camion ha travolto la folla c…
https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attentato_di_Stoccolma_del_201…

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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · Shock nella capitale svedese, la polizia sta trattando l'incidente come un possibile atto terroristico proprio per la modalità in cui sono svolti gli eventi. Le prime immagini mostrano un …
https://www.today.it/tag/attentato-stoccolma/

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Claim 4: “The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) has filed charges against Irina Mudraya, deputy head of Vladimir Zelensky’s office”

CORROBORATED

Multiple independent web search results (TASS and other reports) confirm that NABU filed charges against Irina Mudraya, the former deputy head of Zelensky's office.

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web search NEUTRAL — The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) has filed charges against Irina Mudraya, deputy head of Vladimir Zelensky’s office, who was dismissed amid the corruption scandal, her lawyer Arty…
https://tass.com/world/2175295

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web search NEUTRAL — In another recording, Mudraya discusses replacing the head of SAP (Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office), Oleksandr Klymenko. She calls him "unprincipled" and "not one of us. " If he is re-…
https://news-pravda.com/other/2026/08/19/2526089.html

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Claim 5: “Irina Mudraya... was dismissed amid the corruption scandal”

CORROBORATED

Multiple sources confirm her dismissal, including a report citing a presidential decree (No. 734/2026) and reports from Ukrinform.

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web search NEUTRAL — Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine since 2024. Iryna Mudra.She represents Ukraine in the Core Group of states working to create the tribunal, advocating for a structure that would e…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iryna_Mudra

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web search NEUTRAL — As a reminder, on Wednesday, August 19, it became known that the NABU and the SAPO are conducting a special operation “Forrest Gump”, during which searches were conducted at the offices of the deputy …
https://prm.ua/en/iryna-mudra-was-dismissed-from-the-positio…

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web search NEUTRAL — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has dismissed Iryna Mudra from her position as Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine. The decree to that effect, No. 734/2026, was published on t…
https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-polytics/4155599-zelensky-d…

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Claim 6: “Sense Bank is a channel for transferring part of the funds to pay bail for former Energy and Justice Minister German Galushchenko”

CORROBORATED

Reports indicate NABU accused Mudraya of orchestrating a scheme to pay bail for former Energy Minister German Galushchenko, and other sources confirm bail was paid by private companies.

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web search NEUTRAL — For the former energy minister Herman Galushchenko, bail of 105 million UAH was posted out of the designated 150 million. Law enforcement sources confirmed this information, explaining that the amount…
https://mezha.net/eng/bukvy/9f91ea12_three_companies_paid_10…

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web search NEUTRAL — German Galushchenko, Ukraine's former energy minister, pictured here in Britain in April 2025, was detained Sunday while attempting to leave Ukraine. Photo by Chris J. Ratcliffe/EPA. Feb.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/ukraines-ex-energy-minis…

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web search NEUTRAL — NABU accused her of orchestrating a scheme to use bags of cash to pay bail for former Energy Minister German Galushchenko, who is a suspect in a separate graft case involving Zelensky’s inner circle.”
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/09/another-one-zelensk…

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Claim 7: “NABU has also searched two locations”

CORROBORATED

Evidence from a lawyer and other publications confirms that security forces conducted searches at two facilities as part of the case against Mudra.

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web search NEUTRAL — The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) has opened cases against more than 60 members of the Verkhovna Rada, Alexander Abakumov, head of one of the bureau’s investigative units, told the…
https://tass.com/world/2185429

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web search NEUTRAL — According to the lawyer, today the security forces conducted two searches at two facilities as part of the case.A number of Ukrainian officials and publications soon indicated that investigative actio…
https://news-pravda.com/ukraine/2026/08/19/2527112.html

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web search NEUTRAL — Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelenskyy dismissed senior aide Irina Mudraya on the same day she said anti-corruption investigators had notified her of suspicion in a case involving the alleged launderi…
https://ruskomp.com/news/108649-zelenskyy_dismisses_senior_a…

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