Ukraine president turns new anti-corruption bill over
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Volodymyr Zelensky has promised to reverse a crackdown on Ukraine’s anticorruption agencies following street protests.
Thousands of people gathered in the streets of Kyiv, Ukraine, on Tuesday night to protest moves by President Volodymyr Zelensky’s government to weaken anticorruption institutions, in the country’s first major antigovernment demonstration in three and a half years of war.
Russian strikes across Ukraine killed at least 12 civilians and injured more than 120 others. In the eastern Donetsk oblast, or province, systematic shelling and glide bombs killed six non-combatants and wounded 44 others.
Ukraine's forces are holding back Russia's concerted summer push to break through defenses along parts of the front line, says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Ukrainian lawmakers have approved a tightening of restrictions on two crucial anticorruption agencies, heightening concerns over the country's commitment to rooting out deep-seated graft.
It’s easy to forget Russian and Ukrainian soldiers continue to fight for every inch of frontline territory in Ukraine, and the world feels like it has moved on.