Zelensky's former top aide Andriy Yermak remanded in Ukraine corruption probe
Summary
A court in Kyiv has ordered the arrest of Andriy Yermak, the former top aide to Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, over money laundering charges. Yermak is held in pre-trial detention for 60 days unless he pays bail set at roughly $3.2 million; he denies the charges and plans to appeal.Key Facts
- Andriy Yermak was President Zelensky’s chief of staff during much of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
- Yermak resigned in November 2025 amid allegations of involvement in a corruption scandal.
- Ukrainian prosecutors accuse him of laundering money through building a luxury housing estate near Kyiv.
- A Kyiv court decided on 60 days of pre-trial detention for Yermak unless he can pay 140 million hryvnia (about $3.2 million) in bail.
- Yermak expressed that he could not afford the bail and hoped friends might help.
- He stated he would stay in Ukraine, denied wrongdoing, and said he planned to fight the charges.
- Yermak was considered Ukraine’s second most powerful political figure before his resignation.
- President Zelensky has not publicly commented on the charges against Yermak so far.
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