Court orders corruption probe into ruling party's parliamentary leader
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The High Anti-Corruption Court has mandated the acting Prosecutor General to initiate an investigation into Davyd Arakhamia, the head of the Servant of the People parliamentary faction, for a potential crime. This development follows the arrest of a deputy head of the National Police's Department for Strategic Investigations in connection with the 'Carthage Tapes' investigation. Human rights defender Kozachenko has also discussed new circumstances and figures in this case, detailing the involvement of the SBU and National Police.
Separately, Ukraine endured a massive overnight Russian attack involving two missiles and 128 drones, resulting in injuries in the Kyiv and Dnipropetrovsk regions. The Ukrainian Air Force reported neutralizing 105 of these drones. Ukrainian intelligence also revealed the discovery of a new Russian drone base near Rostov, believed to be linked to preparations for winter attacks. Meanwhile, new regulations are being introduced that will allow certain military personnel to serve closer to their homes, and Ukrainian forces successfully repelled Russian advances on multiple fronts.
In other news, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed hope for increased aid to Ukraine following a Democratic victory in the United States and issued a strong response to Elon Musk's recent statements regarding the war. The European Union is opening its energy market to Ukraine, a move that could allow for more efficient electricity imports, although delays in preparation risk Ukraine missing this opportunity.