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profiteering from their jobs. se salma abdelaziz has more. reporter: in the overnight hours saturday they re saying their forces shot down some 20 ukrainian drones over the russian-occupied region of crimea, the statement going on to say there was no damage or no casualties. this is part of a continuation of a strategy we ve seen, kim, from kyiv to really take the war inside russian territory on their turf. we ve seen an uptick in drone attacks inside russia itself but also on russian-occupied regions as the ukrainian government says ukrainian forces say they re trying to bring the cost of that war to russians as well as take out critical military infrastructure such as weapons depots again in areas that are occupied by russia and crimea, of course being a key supply route. we ll wait to find out more on that. meanwhile, president zelenskyy is fighting corruption allegations on his own turf as you mentioned, the head of all
regional offices for military recruitment were let go, were fired amid allegations of corruption. president zelenskyy taking a very tough stance on this, kim, and saying in a public statement that he sees any acts of corruption at a time of war as high treason. take a listen. translator: some took cash, some took cryptocurrency. that s the only difference. the cynicism is the same everywhere, enlistment, illegal benefit, illegal transportation of persons liable for military service across the border. this system should be run by people who know exactly what war is and why cynicism and bribery in times of war will constitute treason. reporter: this isn t the first time during this conflict, kim, that issues of corruption have plagued president zelenskyy s government. in fact, in january he had a major shakeup within his own cabinet after allegations of war profiteering emerged among some of his own men, among some of
his own ranks. it s a problem that ukraine has dealt with way before this conflict, the issue of corruption trying to clamp down on that. president zelenskyy has vowed to continue to dig. there s a bureau of investigation, a ukrainian government bureau of investigations has opened some 100 criminal proceedings into various officials, several of them have led to indictments. this is, of course, hits a nerve at a time when you re talking about war, when you re talking about tens of thousands of men on those front lines. it s critical, important for ukraine s allies, nato, the united states to know that the war the money that they re spending on ukraine is being used appropriately on those front lines, kim. yeah, ukraine making a statement there, salma abdelaziz in london, thanks so much. zaporizhzhia is reeling from a russian missile attack that hit a hotel which also served as a children s day camp. two missiles struck an hour after the children left for the day. nick paton walsh
of course. they ve got the 18-year-old teen sensation linda siydo, stealing so many headlines with her incredible, mast terful performances, much older than her 18 years of age. colombia know not only are they looking for a first semifinal place themselves they have very boldly declared they are a team on a mission. they feel they haven t had the respect they deserve on the national stage. they ve had money pulled from their domestic league and they said they re here to earn respect and dignity. for them, and fellow women s footballers across the country. but, i think, kim, i need to go and watch the last couple minutes of this game because we are headed to extra time. yeah, that s right, i m just trying to keep an eye on it myself here, but let s hope it doesn t come down to penalties. appreciate it, thanks so much, amanda davies in auckland, new