Ukraine's anti-corruption court places Zelenskyy's former chief of staff under arrest
- On Thursday, May 14, 2026, Ukraine's High Anti-Corruption Court ordered the pre-trial detention of former Presidential Office head Andriy Yermak on money-laundering charges linked to luxury housing construction near Kyiv.
- Prosecutors allege Yermak participated in a criminal group that laundered around $10.5 million through elite housing development, part of a broader $100 million kickback probe implicating associates of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
- The court set bail at 140 million hryvnias , while Yermak denied the allegations, stating his assets consist solely of a 2019 Mercedes and a three-room apartment in central Kyiv.
- Defense lawyer Ihor Fomin announced plans to appeal; if bail is posted, Yermak must surrender foreign passports, wear an electronic bracelet, and avoid contact with suspects Timur Mindich and Oleksiy Chernyshov.
- While Yermak's arrest represents the closest anti-corruption action against the president's inner circle, analysts say it poses no immediate threat to Zelenskyy, though it could cause long-term reputational damage if he seeks re-election.
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Ukraine's High Anti-Corruption Court ordered the pre-trial detention of Andriy Yermak, the powerful former head of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's Office and once the country's second-most influential figure, on money-laundering charges tied to a high-profile corruption scheme. The ruling marks a dramatic fall for Yermak, who served as Zelenskyy's closest aide from 2020 until his resignation in late 2025 amid earlier raids. He was taken into cus…
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