Russia shoots down UAV attacking Belgorod, Kiev investigates businessman involved in money laundering... are some notable news about the situation in Ukraine.
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| Tycoon Ihor Kolomoisky is under criminal investigation by Ukrainian authorities. (Source: Reuters) |
* Russia shoots down UAVs in Belgorod : On September 2, the Russian Defense Ministry announced that it had shot down two Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) over the Russian border province of Belgorod, an area that is frequently attacked. Ukrainian UAV attacks have increased in recent weeks.
In another development, the governor of neighboring Kursk province said a border village had been shelled by Ukraine, injuring a woman.
* Ukraine investigates businessman involved in money laundering: On September 2, writing on Telegram , the State Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) stated: "(We) have determined that in the period from 2013 to 2020, Mr. Ihor Kolomoisky legalized more than half a billion Hryvnia (14 million USD) by transferring this amount abroad and using the infrastructure of controlled banks."
Mr Kolomoisky is the former owner of Ukraine’s PrivatBank, a leading lender that was nationalized in late 2016 as part of a clean-up of the country’s banking system. In early 2023, security services searched Mr Kolomoisky’s home in connection with a separate investigation into embezzlement and tax evasion at two of Ukraine’s largest oil companies, which the businessman partly owned.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has made cracking down on corruption a top priority, and Kolomoisky, one of Ukraine’s richest men, has become a target in the fight. He owns assets in the energy and banking sectors, including one of Ukraine’s most influential TV channels.
As a comedian, Mr Zelensky played the president in a show aired on a television channel owned by Mr Kolomoisky. However, he has denied having a personal relationship with the businessman.
* German officials secretly support Russia-Ukraine talks ? On September 1, the New York Times (USA) quoted Yana Puglirin, an official of the European Council on Foreign Relations, as saying that Germany supports the start of talks on Ukraine: "German officials are very eager to reach a negotiated solution and are discussing how to bring Russia to the negotiating table, but they are doing so only privately and with trusted research organizations."
Ms Puglirin noted that both Berlin and Washington want the conflict not to drag on indefinitely. This is partly because the political will to provide long-term financial and military support to Ukraine has begun to wane, especially as right-wing and far-right forces gain support.
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