Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky's Chief of Staff Kyrylo Budanov has been named as part of a major corruption case involving Zelensky's former Deputy Chief of Staff Iryna Mudra, who was arrested and is currently center of a top corruption court case, local outlet Hromadske reported Wednesday, citing court documents.Mudra, who was Zelensky's #2 staffer before being dismissed and detained, stands accused of hiding assets and money laundering. The whole saga has placed an uncomfortable spotlight on the presidential office, and is proving to be an embarrassment for Zelensky himself, who has sought to distance himself as scandal runs straight through the highest government offices of Kyiv.Zelensky named former GUR chief Kyrylo Budanov as his top aide in January 2026. via AFPNational media says that not only did Mudra receive significant regular monthly off the books income, but the prosecutor has alleged there is at least $4 million among other undeclared assets.Now, more names and potential future cases could come out of court proceedings centered on Mudra's case. Hromadske identifies how presidential chief of staff Budanov - who is still in his position - factors in [machine translation]:In these materials, in addition to Iryna Mudra, another official of the President's Office appears, to whom the investigation assigns the role of organizer. In the conversations cited by the investigation, he is mainly called "Kyril" and "Kyril Alekseevich". According to the materials of suspicion, he was supposed to receive cash under control from Timur Mindich and members of his criminal group, organize its storage and the mechanism for transferring funds, as well as provide financial rewards to all persons involved. According to Hromadske's sources, this may actually be the head of the President's Office, Kirill Budanov. Budanov's name can also be seen in the petition materials themselves. Budanov appears in audio recordings made by investigators, with his voice being captured in at least one key conversation, also with investigator transcripts explicitly naming him.The below outline has been put together by prominent national outlet Kyiv Post on Thursday:President Volodymyr Zelensky's Chief of Staff Kyrylo Budanov is allegedly mentioned by his former deputy Iryna Mudra on the tapesIn at least one conversation, Budanov's voice was allegedly recordedTimur Mindich, a top Zelensky associate, allegedly delivered cash to Budanov to pay a suspect's bail with laundered moneyMindich also allegedly asked Budanov to take over Sense Bank's cash flowsSense Bank's management was allegedly prepared to take orders from BudanovBudanov allegedly told Mudra not to fight corruption but to control itAn explosive report by @hromadske alleges President Zelensky’s chief of staff, war hero and former intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov, organised a money laundering scheme to bypass Ukraine’s own sanctions on Zelensky’s former business partner, Timur Mindich.