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HISTORICAL FACTS: Ukraine raids home of billionaire in war time anti corruption crackdown - Caught on Camera

Ukraine security services have searched the home of one of the country's most-prominent billionaires, raided the tax office and smashed a prostitution ring run by migration officials in what the authorities called a wartime anti-corruption purge.

The actions — which came days before a summit with the European Union — appears to reflect determination by Kyiv to demonstrate that it can be a steward of billions of dollars in Western aid and shed its reputation as one of the world's most-corrupt states.

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