Holos faction
Holos (Voice) is a parliamentary faction in the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada, founded in 2019 by the Holos party led by musician Sviatoslav Vakarchuk. It brings together deputies elected in the 2019 parliamentary elections. The faction has positioned itself as pro-European and liberal.
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Ukraine anti-corruption agencies search National Bank headquarters and Governor Pyshnyi's office
On 21 October, detectives from Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and prosecutors from the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) conducted searches at the National Bank of Ukraine, including in the office of Governor Andriy Pyshnyi, and at the residence of one NBU employee. NABU confirmed the searches were authorized, said no one had been detained or notified of suspicion, and declined to name the employee or disclose the underlying case. The NBU said it was continuing to operate normally and would provide further explanation once the procedural actions concluded.