US EditionResignation of Andriy Yermak, Zelensky's Right-Hand Man, Shocks Ukrainian Politics
- Russian forces conducted drone and missile strikes against Ukraine, launching numerous drones, which resulted in damages to infrastructure and civilian areas, as reported by the Ukrainian Air Force.
- Ukrainian forces successfully downed 63 drones amid ongoing combat operations, according to official sources.
- Ukrainian officials are concerned that Yermak's resignation could negatively impact negotiations for a peace agreement.
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Embedded in an investigation for corruption, Ukrainian President Andriy Yermak's right hand was forced to resign on Friday.
The right arm of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, his powerful Chief of Staff Andriï Iermak, was removed from office on Friday 28 November after he was subjected to a search as part of an investigation into a case of misappropriation of approximately €86 million in the energy sector. Man was a key interlocutor – for Americans as well as for Europeans – even as a possible peace agreement is being negotiated.
Slipped on Trump: There is more and more evidence that the United States is behind Yermak's resignation: EADaily
EADaily, November 29th, 2025. There are more and more indications that the US administration is behind the resignation of the head of the office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak. This was stated in his telegram channel by Senator Alexei Pushkov.
Ukraine Invasion Day 1,379: Andriy Yermak resigns
There will be stories of the end of the Russo-Ukrainian war that will do justice to its wartime leader. Sadly it has yet to be written as not the biography of Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy, but as histories of his presidency dominated by a war,...
The resignation of the president's chief of staff amid a corruption scandal shows that Zelensky has failed on the "other front of the war," i.e. in the fight against corruption, says an expert.
Andrey Yermak has built an impressive career during Volodymyr Zelenskyy's presidency. In 2019, Yermak became Assistant to the Head of State, and in February 2020 he headed the Office of the President. He soon became the most powerful Ukrainian official after Zelensky, and also headed the Ukrainian delegation for peace negotiations. Yermak's position was shaken after the corruption scandal at Energoatom. Nevertheless, back on November 20, 2025, Z…
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