Taras Melnychuk, the Ukrainian government's envoy in the Verkhovna Rada, announced on August 12 that the cabinet had removed Deputy Energy Minister Oleksandr Kheylo. The Security Service said earlier that investigators had revealed "a large-scale corruption scheme" organized by an unnamed deputy energy minister, who was accused of accepting a $500,000 bribe for allowing state-owned coal-producing entities to obtain equipment from coal mines in the country's eastern region of Donetsk, where Ukrainian forces are fighting invading Russian troops. The Ukrayinska Pravda agency identified the alleged perpetrator as Oleksandr Kheylo at the time. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service, click here.
Ukraine's Deputy Energy Minister Dismissed Amid Corruption Probe
Ukraine's Security Service said earlier that investigators had revealed "a large-scale corruption scheme" organized by an unnamed deputy energy minister. (file photo)