The oversight comes as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy\u2019s<\/a> inner circle faces renewed political pressure from widening investigations, with several senior officials and aides resigning, being dismissed or facing investigations since 2025.<\/p>\n Zelenskyy dismissed Iryna Mudra, a deputy head of the presidential office, on Aug. 19 as anti-corruption investigators pursued a money-laundering case involving another deputy head of the office.<\/p>\n Investigators have not named Mudra as a suspect, The Associated Press<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n ZELENSKYY SAYS PUTIN ‘LOST THE INITIATIVE’ AS UKRAINE’S TECH INDUSTRY RESHAPES THE WAR<\/a><\/p>\n Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks at a press conference after meetings with the heads of the EU and Ireland, following a formal ceremony to mark the launch of Ireland’s eighth EU presidency, at Dublin Castle in Dublin on July 1, 2026. (Paul Faith \/ AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n “Of course, in all of the former Soviet Union countries, there is significant corruption,” former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Carrie Filipetti<\/a>, now executive director of the Vandenberg Coalition, told Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n “A lot more work needs to be done. But we know, at least on the U.S. side, as we’re providing support for their military, we have a lot of mechanisms,” she said before explaining how dozens of agencies are working on oversight of U.S. aid to Ukraine.<\/p>\n The U.S. committed $67.8 billion in defense articles and services to Ukraine from February 2022 through March 2026 through the Presidential Drawdown Authority, the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative and Foreign Military Financing, congressional reports<\/a> show.<\/p>\n That support is part of a broader U.S. response to the war.<\/p>\n About $195 billion has been appropriated for Operation Atlantic Resolve, including funds to replenish U.S. weapons stocks, support U.S. military operations in Europe and provide economic, development and humanitarian assistance, according to the Council on Foreign Relations<\/a>.<\/p>\n AS TRUMP’S NATO GAMBLE PAYS OFF, ENVOY NAMES ALLIES HE’S STILL WATCHING<\/a><\/p>\n President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak are meeting with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk in Kyiv, Ukraine, on January 22, 2024. (Maxym Marusenko\/NurPhoto via AP)<\/p>\n “Over 24 federal agencies are involved in oversight,” Filipetti said. “To make certain that there are no consequences to the U.S. taxpayer, to our equipment in terms of the corruption issue, U.S. contributions are very much protected.”<\/p>\n In recent months, however, senior Ukrainian officials have resigned, been dismissed or faced scrutiny by the country\u2019s independent anti-corruption bodies, including NABU<\/a>.<\/p>\n Those developments include Andriy Yermak\u2019s<\/a> Nov. 28, 2025, resignation after investigators searched his premises and Mudra\u2019s Aug. 19 dismissal during a money-laundering probe.<\/p>\n Former Deputy Prime Minister Olha Stefanishyna was dismissed by Zelenskyy as Ukraine\u2019s ambassador to the U.S. on Aug. 3, two days before a suspicion notice was served against her, according to the Kyiv Post.<\/a><\/p>\n He also fired Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov<\/a> on July 15 in a broader reshuffle over internal wartime disagreements which sparked protests<\/a> across the nation.<\/p>\n ZELENSKYY PRESSURES US AND EUROPE FOR MORE ‘AIR DEFENSE’ ASSISTANCE AMID ONGOING WAR WITH RUSSIA<\/a><\/p>\n Tensions escalated in Ukraine in July when Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov was dismissed following rifts over procurement reforms. (Thierry Monasse\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n In interviews after he left government, Fedorov also complained about what he described as ingrained corruption and patronage networks, Reuters <\/a>reported.<\/p>\n “We’ve seen that Zelenskyy is taking really seriously the criticisms of corruption, and every time there is an allegation, he moves very swiftly to remove those individuals from the government,” Filipetti said.<\/p>\n “And the fact that there are these independent bodies is, I think, really important. They’re listening to them. They’re making sure that they’re trying to root it out as much as humanly possible.”<\/p>\n THE TWO MOST IMPORTANT AMERICAN WEAPONS SYSTEMS NATO IS EAGER TO HAVE<\/a><\/p>\n President Donald Trump greets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at his Mar-a-Lago club on Dec. 28, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla. (Joe Raedle\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n Zelenskyy has pushed back on suggestions that the investigations implicate him personally.<\/p>\n “The heads of anti-corruption agencies have zero questions for me,” Zelenskyy said in remarks published Aug. 23 regarding the investigations. “They understand perfectly well that I am not involved in anything like that.”<\/p>\n A February 2024 USAID inspector general review<\/a> also found that the agency did not independently verify some Ukrainian health workers\u2019 salary claims before reimbursement, though Filipetti said U.S. economic aid is now reimbursed only after verification.<\/p>\n “A lot of what the United States has been providing, we’re making sure that everything is through a reimbursement mechanism,” Filipetti said.<\/p>\n TOP UKRAINIAN OFFICIALS IN ZELENSKYY GOVERNMENT SUBMIT RESIGNATIONS AMID $100 MILLION CORRUPTION SCANDAL<\/a><\/p>\n President Donald Trump said the United States would send more Patriot missiles to Ukraine during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office on July 14, 2025. (Sean Gallup\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n She said U.S. aid has not been tied to the money-laundering allegations and remains protected as Ukraine works to combat corruption.<\/p>\n The scrutiny also comes as Kyiv faces shortages of Patriot interceptors amid intensified Russian strikes<\/a> and a need for air defense interceptors.<\/p>\n Zelenskyy said he wants to secure 300 additional interceptors for the coming winter, while Ukraine\u2019s air force has requested 360.<\/p>\n “One of the most urgent needs that the Ukrainians have right now is interceptor missiles,” Filipetti said. “This is why this idea of sending Patriot capabilities<\/a> and allowing them to produce them on the ground in Ukraine has become so important to Zelenskyy.”<\/p>\n RUSSIA\u2019S GAS GAMBLE BACKFIRES AS TRUMP\u2019S ENERGY VISION RESHAPES EUROPE<\/a><\/p>\n Ukraine launches domestically produced long-range FP-5 “Flamingo” cruise missiles toward targets in Russia. 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