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Zelenskyy's Former Chief of Staff Released on €2.7 Million Bail
Prosecutors allege 10% to 15% kickbacks from Energoatom contractors funded the luxury housing scheme.
- On Monday, May 18, 2026, Andriy Yermak, former head of President Volodymyr Zelensky's Office, was released from custody after posting Hr 140 million bail, following four days in pre-trial detention.
- Investigators allege Yermak laundered more than Hr 460 million between 2021 and 2025 through construction of an elite residential compound in Kozyn, a wealthy enclave south of Kyiv.
- The National Anti-Corruption Bureau claims the scheme involved 10-15% kickbacks from Energoatom contractors; six individuals were charged alongside Yermak, including Deputy Prime Minister Oleksii Chernyshov and Timur Mindich, Zelensky's former business partner.
- Yermak denies the charges as "unfounded," stating he relied on friends including Serhii Rebrov, the former Ukraine national football team coach, to source bail funds while wearing an electronic bracelet and surrendering foreign passports.
- Despite his release, Yermak remains under legal restrictions and has vowed to appeal the court's ruling while authorities monitor his compliance with bail conditions.
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Former Presidential Chief Jermak was in custody in Ukraine for days. Now the once most powerful man behind President Selenskyj is free against restrictions.
Andriy Iermak, former director of the Ukrainian presidential administration and former right arm of Volodymyr Zelensky, paid a bail of about 2.7 million euros in the context of a vast investigation into corruption. ...
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Last week, Ukrainian ex-president Jermak came to prison for charges of corruption. He was released for a bail of 2.72 million euros.
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