She mentioned this in an interview with NBC News.The host asked Stefanishyna about a "scandal related to President Zelenskyy's administration," specifically clarifying what Ukraine plans to tell lawmakers in the United States who might use this as an argument against further aid to Ukraine."We are, of course, in contact with a wide range of members of Congress and the Senate. We have provided the latest updates," she said.Stefanishyna clarified that the investigation involves two government officials, but they are not directly subordinate to the president.She also emphasized that within less than 24 hours, Zelenskyy asked these officials to resign, they have been suspended from their positions, and next week the parliament will consider their dismissal. Sanctions have been imposed against other individuals involved in the case."We consider it important that an effective institutional system operates in Ukraine, and there is no place for impunity. This is an unpleasant situation, but there has never been anything like this in the history of Ukraine. This means that the anti-corruption mechanisms we have created are truly working," the ambassador concluded.BackgroundOn November 10, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau reported that an exposed criminal organization had been operating in the energy sector and systematically receiving improper benefits from Energoatom's counterparties—amounting to 10% to 15% of the value of concluded contracts. The scheme was informally named the "barrier.""The National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office are conducting a large-scale operation to expose corruption in the energy sector. 15 months of work and 1000 hours of audio recordings. The activities of a high-level criminal organization have been documented," stated the National Anti-Corruption Bureau.On the same day, Ukrainska Pravda reported: detectives from the National Anti-Corruption Bureau arrived on the morning of November 10 to conduct searches at the premises of Timur Mindich, a co-owner of the Kvartal 95 studio and an associate of Zelenskyy. The businessman himself had left the territory of Ukraine shortly before this. Later, searches were conducted at the premises of the Minister of Justice, Herman Halushchenko.Detectives from the National Anti-Corruption Bureau also established that the criminal group laundered approximately $100 million in illegally obtained funds. This took place on premises belonging to the former lawmaker and current Russian senator, Andrii Derkach.At the same time, the head of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office, Oleksandr Klymenko, created a commission to conduct an internal investigation into a possible data leak in the energy corruption case.Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that government officials must work with the National Anti-Corruption Bureau to achieve results in the detectives' investigation into energy corruption.On November 11, detectives from the National Anti-Corruption Bureau announced notices of suspicion to seven individuals in the energy sector corruption case and detained five of the figures involved.