France, Nov. 1 -- As Russian bombs rain down on Kyiv, explosive revelations about corruption, scandal and misuse of public funds also regularly rock the city.

For Sofia Troshchuk, a journalist and presenter on news channel 24, it is impossible to ignore these issues.

"Of course, corruption is a painful issue for any democratic and civilised country, and for Ukraine, which is in the throes of a bloody war, even more so. Because all that stolen money literally represents the lives of Ukrainians, including my own," she explains.

"This issue affects me not only professionally, but also as a citizen - because my life and those of my loved ones depend on how Ukraine manages this money."

It is a dilemma faced by any journalist investigating ...