Over the weekend, a corruption scandal emerged in Kyiv amid its ongoing conflict with Russia, leading to sacking of a senior government official from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s administration on Sunday (January 22). An internal audit was launched by Kyiv’s Ministry of Defence amid allegations of signing contracts for basic food items at inflated prices.  Zelensky, during his nightly address, vowed to take steps to tackle the issue as officials are promoting national unity amid the ongoing invasion by Russia.