Ukraine fights two-front war against Russia and graft

Civil society, quiet since Moscow's invasion, has started speaking up

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Anti-corruption campaigners have gone easy on the Ukrainian government since Russia's invasion, but attitudes are changing. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by AP and Getty Images) 

EIJI FURUKAWA, Contributing writer

KYIV, Ukraine -- This summer, Yuri Nikolov, a veteran Ukrainian investigative journalist, was quick to spot anomalies in customs clearance records for military jackets that the Ministry of Defense bought from a Turkish company for $20 million.

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