Volodymyr Zelensky has dismissed Iryna Mudra as deputy head of his office, hours after anti-corruption investigators searched her workplace. The announcement gave no reason for the dismissal. Ukraine’s two anti-corruption organisations are investigating alleged criminal activities involving current and former lawmakers and senior presidential officials. The inquiry, called Operation Forrest Gump, alleges that roughly $3 million was laundered through a state-owned bank to finance bail for former energy minister German Galushchenko, a central figure in last year’s $100 million corruption scandal. Investigators released recordings in which an unidentified woman apparently argues that corruption should be controlled rather than fought. Mudra was not named in the bureau’s statement and has not commented. The controversy comes amid wider political tensions and continuing criticism of corruption and governance.