Ukrainian analysts have told Newsweek the move undoes a decade of democratic progress, although its president Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday he backed a new draft law aimed at strengthening the independence the anti-corruption institutions. Newsweek has contacted the Ukrainian president's office and the Kremlin for comment.

Volodymyr Zelensky has promised to reverse a crackdown on Ukraine’s anticorruption agencies following street protests.

Russian strikes across Ukraine killed at least 12 civilians and injured more than 120 others. In the eastern Donetsk oblast, or province, systematic shelling and glide bombs killed six non-combatants and wounded 44 others.

Mass protests erupted across Ukraine after parliament passed a controversial law weakening anti-corruption agencies. Demonstrators accuse President Zelenskyy of consolidating power and threatening Ukraine’s EU prospects.

Ukrainian lawmakers have approved a tightening of restrictions on two crucial anticorruption agencies, heightening concerns over the country's commitment to rooting out deep-seated graft.

It’s easy to forget Russian and Ukrainian soldiers continue to fight for every inch of frontline territory in Ukraine, and the world feels like it has moved on.