Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced an overhaul of state-owned energy companies, after a corruption scandal at the heart of a sector battered by Russian attacks sparked a public outrcy.

Anti-graft investigators said around $100 million had been embezzled from the energy sector, causing outrage in a country where Russian attacks have resulted in devastating power outages.

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Zelensky ordered two ministers to resign over the corruption scheme and sanctioned a former business partner who was named as its mastermind.

“We are beginning the overhaul of key state-owned enterprises in the energy sector,” Zelensky said on X.

“Alongside a full audit of their financial activities, the management of these companies is to be renewed.”

He called for a new superviso

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