{
  "id": 3521721,
  "title": "Zelensky's Chief of Staff Budanov features in tapes linked to latest corruption case, media say",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/zelenskys-chief-of-staff-budanov-features-in-tapes-linked-to-latest",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T13:24:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Kyiv Independent",
    "slug": "kyiv-independent",
    "url": "https://kyivindependent.com/zelenskys-chief-of-staff-budanov-features-in-tapes-linked-to-latest-corruption-case-media-say/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Kyrylo Budanov, head of the President's Office, has been mentioned in audio tapes related to a recent large-scale corruption case, according to media outlet Hromadske. The tapes were released as part of an investigation against President Volodymyr Zelensky's former Deputy Chief of Staff, Iryna Mudra, and other suspects. Budanov allegedly participated in conversations with Mudra, discussing measures to avoid detection and expressing his support for her efforts to fight corruption.",
  "summary": "Transcripts included in the prosecutors' motions in the case explicitly state that Zelensky's Chief of Staff Kyrylo Budanov took part in the conversations, Hromadske reported.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}