This is a roundup of what Ukrainian newsrooms are writing about themselves — not a roundup of the fighting. That is covered by others, daily.
The prosecutor's office against the anti-corruption agency
In the background is what NABU is investigating: a criminal group that allegedly covered for fraudulent call centers and laundered millions of hryvnias — with a trail leading to the prosecutor general's office. Kyiv Independent ↗Kravchenko resigned in early September. Only a week later, on September 14, he announced he had approved charges against the head of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau, Semen Kryvonos, and against a person close to the head of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office. Both NABU and SAPO called it retaliation for their investigation. Kyiv Independent ↗
Kryvonos stated that same day that he had not formally received any charges, and late in the evening the prosecutor general's office itself weighed in, saying the charges had no legal basis. Kravchenko, meanwhile, had left Ukraine on a declared business trip to a Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe event in Paris — according to Kyiv Independent, the organizers ruled out his participation. Kyiv Independent ↗
Zelensky suspended him from office and called on parliament to approve his resignation. The Rada dismissed him on September 15, with not a single lawmaker voting against. Kyiv Independent ↗ Kyiv Post ↗
What happened next
Slovak and Czech media covered the dismissal itself well — eleven articles appeared on it over four days, from Pravda and STVR to Novinky.cz, iROZHLAS, Hospodárske noviny, and Seznam Zprávy. The last one, on September 17, introduced the successor. Then they stopped.Ukrainian media continued. Representatives of the prosecutor general's office appeared before a parliamentary committee to explain who is actually running the office after its head's dismissal. Censor.NET ↗
This is where this format wants to be. Not at the peak of the story, but in what's left of it a week later.
Reckoning with a former spokesperson
Zelensky imposed sanctions on his former press secretary Yuliia Mendel, as part of a package against ten Russian and Ukrainian individuals. Interfax Ukraine ↗Three days later, according to her own account, she was not allowed into the European Parliament building. Kyiv Independent ↗
Money: a 16 percent rate and 26 days without plenary sessions
The National Bank of Ukraine raised its key rate to 16 percent, citing accelerating inflation. Kyiv Post ↗Kyiv also warned that the state budget is nearing a critical point and urged lawmakers to pass key financial laws. Kyiv Independent ↗
Ukraine signed an $841 million loan agreement from the World Bank under a Canadian guarantee. Kyiv Post ↗
And the Rada will not hold plenary sessions for 26 days — lawmaker Yaroslav Zheleznyak pointed this out. According to parliament, committees and working groups continue to function. Censor.NET ↗
Also happened this week
Zelensky signed a law against fraudulent call centers — the very business also behind the case described above. Kyiv Post ↗The SBU classified an explosion at a military conscription office in Lviv region as an act of terrorism and detained two men. Censor.NET ↗
Russian forces struck a major Ukrainian steel plant for the fourth time in a month. Kyiv Independent ↗
What concerns us
Verkhovna Rada Chairman Ruslan Stefanchuk denied reports that his visit to Hungary had been cancelled — saying its date was still being negotiated — and announced he would initiate a meeting of the speakers of parliament of the "Carpathian Eight," a grouping that also includes Slovakia. Interfax Ukraine ↗ Interfax Ukraine ↗What came in on Sunday evening
After a phone call with Trump on Sunday, Zelensky announced they would meet in New York — according to the Ukrainian president, it "could change a lot." Kyiv Independent ↗ The talks and their outcome will be covered by all media. This roundup will return to Ukraine's internal affairs in a week.*This roundup is based on Ukrainian media — Kyiv Independent, Kyiv Post, Ukrainska Pravda, Interfax-Ukraine, and Censor.NET. Data from Ukrainian authorities and the military is presented as their claims, not as verified facts. Photo: the Verkhovna Rada building in Kyiv, by Misha Reme, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.*
