Investigators release new tapes implicating top Zelensky staffer in corporate raiding
The tapes feature President Volodymyr Zelensky’s former Deputy Chief of Staff Iryna Mudra, lawmaker Vadym Stolar, and former lawmaker Maksym Mykytas, a law enforcement source told the Kyiv Independent.
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) unveiled fresh tapes on August 20, implicating high-ranking officials in a criminal organization that unlawfully acquired real estate and corporate assets, according to a law enforcement source. The tapes feature former Deputy Chief of Staff Iryna Mudra, lawmaker Vadym Stolar, and former lawmaker Maksym Mykytas.
The scheme allegedly involved hostile takeovers of businesses through forged documents and court rulings, resulting in the seizure of assets worth over Hr 248 million in the fall of 2025. The bureau also claimed that in May 2026, the group attempted to seize real estate in Kyiv valued at over Hr 207 million in an attempt to gain control of prime central real estate.
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