A minister is sacked in Ukraine as corruption allegations swirl

YURIY NIKOLOV, a veteran Ukrainian anti-corruption activist and journalist, has had plenty of scoops in his time. Yet none, he says, mimicking the sound of an explosion, “that blew up like this!” For several days Ukraine has been gripped by stories of corruption, resignations and the sackings of senior officials. Now the fate of Oleksii Reznikov, the minister of defence, is in question. Since he published his explosive article on January 21st, Mr Nikolov says, soldiers at the front have been messaging him to say that while they fight Russia, he is taking on “the enemy at home”.