Article 6Z0VG Kyiv protesters celebrate as parliament votes to restore anti-corruption bodies’ power

Kyiv protesters celebrate as parliament votes to restore anti-corruption bodies’ power

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Shaun Walker in Kyiv
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Reversal of curbs adopted the previous week comes as Russia attacks capital with drones and missiles

Ukraine's parliament has passed a law restoring independence to two anti-corruption bodies, essentially annulling another law adopted last week that prompted the biggest street protests since Russia's full-scale invasion three years ago.

Several hundred protesters outside the parliament building in Kyiv erupted into chants of the people are the power" as the bill passed on Thursday lunchtime.

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