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00:00Its infrastructure has been under constant fire since the start of Russia's invasion.
00:06Now Ukraine's energy sector also faces inquests from within.
00:11The country's anti-corruption agency is accusing national nuclear power provider Energo Atom
00:16of siphoning over $100 million through a series of illegal kickback schemes.
00:23Energo Atom is a key company that provides more than 50 percent of Ukraine's energy.
00:28It is very important that the investigation is conducted transparently and openly.
00:34And all individuals, if proven guilty, will face zero tolerance for corruption.
00:41Ukraine's anti-corruption bureau says it uncovered the high-level criminal scheme
00:45over the span of a 15-month investigation.
00:49It alleges Energo Atom forced contractors to pay kickback fees of up to 15 percent
00:54or risk losing their supplier status.
00:57The accusations have stoked fresh public anger at a time of widespread power outages in Ukraine
01:03and have placed the country's president under renewed scrutiny.
01:08Earlier this year, Volodymyr Zelensky signed a law that severely restricted the power of Ukraine's
01:13anti-corruption bodies before making a U-turn following mass popular protests.
01:18Faced with the latest allegations, the Ukrainian president vowed to crack down on any form of graft.
01:25Effective measures against corruptions are urgently needed.
01:31Punishment must be inevitable.
01:34There must be convictions, and government officials must work for law enforcement agencies to achieve results.
01:42Two of Ukraine's opposition parties on Monday filed parliamentary motions to oust part of Zelensky's cabinet
01:48over the corruption scandal.
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