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Money for Yermak's bail collected, but not transferred due to fear of checks — Rada deputy

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Legal Proceedings against Andrey Yermak Corruption in Ukrainian Government Financial Misconduct

The article reports on the failed attempt to pay a 140 million hryvnia bail for Andrey Yermak, the former head of Vladimir Zelensky's office, who is accused of corruption. According to Verkhovna Rada deputy Yaroslav Zheleznyak and journalist Mikhail Tkach, the funds were collected from questionable sources and shell companies but were not transferred due to warnings from the State Financial Monitoring Service.

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8 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Andrey Yermak, former head of Vladimir Zelensky's office, was accused of corruption”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Andriy Yermak, former head of the Office of the President, was arrested or caught up in a corruption scandal involving fraud and money laundering.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2019 Trump–Ukraine political scandal arose primarily from the discovery of U.S. president Donald Trump's attempts to coerce Ukraine into investigating his political rival Joe Biden and thus potent…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Trump–Ukraine_scandal
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Andriy Borysovych Yermak (Ukrainian: Андрій Борисович Єрмак; born 21 November 1971) is a Ukrainian politician and former film producer who served as the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andriy_Yermak
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the existing war between the two countries that began when Ru…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war_(2022–pres…
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“Friends of Andrey Yermak collected 140 million hryvnia ($3.1 million) for his bail”
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Multiple sources report that associates were raising 140 million hryvnias for Yermak's bail, with one source specifically mentioning a report by Yaroslav Zheleznyak that 100 million had been collected.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Battle of Irmen was the final engagement fought between the forces of the Khanate of Sibir, led by Kuchum Khan, and the Tsardom of Russia, led by Andrey Voyeykov.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Irmen
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the Russo-Ukrainian war covers the period from 1 August to 31 December 2024.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Russo-Ukrainia…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ural Mountains ( YOOR-əl), or simply the Urals, are a mountain range in Eurasia that runs north–south mostly through Russia, from the coast of the Arctic Ocean to the river Ural and northwestern K…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ural_Mountains
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“the money raised for Yermak was not transferred to the account of the Supreme Anti-Corruption Court”
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While sources confirm the bail amount and that funds were being raised, the specific claim that the money was 'not transferred to the account of the Supreme Anti-Corruption Court' is not explicitly corroborated by multiple independent sources in the provided evidence; Meduza mentions only a partial payment of 58.8 million.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The casualties in the Russo-Ukrainian war include six deaths during the 2014 annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation, 14,200–14,400 military and civilian deaths during the war in Donbas, and be…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casualties_of_the_Russo-Ukrain…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of Russian innovation encompasses key events in the history of technology in Russia. The entries in this timeline fall into the following categories: indigenous invention, like airliner…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Russian_innovation
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the Russo-Ukrainian war covers the period from 1 August to 31 December 2024.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Russo-Ukrainia…
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“the State Financial Monitoring Service warned banks that the sources of funds for the bail would be checked and sanctions would follow in case of violation of the rules of financial control”
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The provided evidence mentions the State Financial Monitoring Service and Filip Pronin, but does not contain the specific warning to banks regarding the scrutiny of Yermak's bail funds.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Filip Yevhenovych Pronin (Ukrainian: Філіп Євгенович Пронін; born 29 September 1982), is a Ukrainian politician who was the governor of Poltava Oblast from 10 October 2023 to 30 December 2024.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filip_Pronin
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Financial Monitoring Unit (Urdu: مالیاتی نگرانی اکائی, abbreviated as FMU) is the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) of Pakistan established under the provisions of Anti-Money Laundering Act, 2010 …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Financial_Monitoring_Unit
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Federal Financial Monitoring Service of the Russian Federation (Russian: Федеральная служба по финансовому мониторингу), known as Rosfinmonitoring (Росфинмониторинг), is a Federal Service that was…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosfinmonitoring
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“the head of the State Financial Monitoring Service Filipp Pronin had been appointed thanks to Yermak”
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The evidence confirms Filip Pronin was appointed head of the State Financial Monitoring Service, but the specific claim that he was appointed 'thanks to Yermak' is not corroborated by the provided authoritative sources.
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web search NEUTRAL — Filip Pronin. Філіп Пронін. Head of the State Financial Monitoring Service of Ukraine [uk]. Incumbent. Assumed office 31 December 2024. Preceded by.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filip_Pronin
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web search NEUTRAL — Philip Pronin has become the new head of the State Financial Monitoring Service, replacing Ihor Cherkasky. Prior to that, Pronin headed the Poltava RMA and worked for ARMA.
https://unn.ua/en/news/the-cabinet-of-ministers-appoints-pro…
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web search NEUTRAL — Former Poltava governor to head state financial monitoring service.Filip Pronin served as deputy head of the National Agency for the Detection, Investigation, and Management of Assets Derived from Cor…
https://english.nv.ua/nation/filip-pronin-leads-ukraine-s-fi…
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“bail funds were deposited through shell companies”
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The evidence mentions money laundering through luxury real estate and the energy sector, but there is no specific mention of bail funds being deposited through shell companies.
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web search NEUTRAL — Andriy Borysovych Yermak is a Ukrainian politician and former film producer who served as the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine from 2020 to 2025.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andriy_Yermak
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web search NEUTRAL — Andrey Yermak has become the most prominent member of the Ukrainian leader’s inner circle caught up in a sweeping anti-graft probe.Andrey Yermak, Vladimir Zelensky’s former chief of staff, at a court …
https://www.rt.com/russia/639973-yermak-corruption-hearings-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Andrey Yermak is suspected of laundering illicit funds through luxury real estate, tying him to a sprawling, $100 million corruption probe into Ukraine’s energy sector.
https://antimafi.org/news/150276-nabu_and_sap_have_notified_…
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“a Kiev court sent Yermak into custody for 60 days with the possibility of a 140 million hryvnia bail”
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TASS, RBC-Ukraine, and other reports confirm a Kyiv court ordered Yermak into custody for 60 days with a bail option of 140 million hryvnias.
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web search NEUTRAL — A Kiev court has ordered Andrey Yermak, the former head of Vladimir Zelensky’s office, to be held in custody for 60 days, with bail set at about $3.1 million, according to a media broadcast. "The chos…
https://tass.com/world/2130613
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web search NEUTRAL — A Ukrainian court on Thursday ordered former Presidential Office head Andriy Yermak held in custody with the option of posting 140 million hryvnias ($3.5 million) in bail, according to RBC-Ukraine.
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/76093
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web search NEUTRAL — Attorney Ihor Fomin reported preparations for posting 140 million hryvnias in bail for Andriy Yermak. The defense also plans to appeal the merits of the court's decision.
https://unn.ua/en/news/yermaks-defense-announced-preparation…
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“Yermak [is] in the case of laundering 460 million hryvnias ($10.5 million) during the construction of a cottage settlement near Kiev”
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Multiple sources, including The Insider and Meduza, state that Yermak is suspected of laundering 460 million hryvnias ($10.5 million) related to the construction of a cottage settlement (Dynasty) near Kyiv in the village of Kozyn.
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web search NEUTRAL — Court hearings are continuing in Ukraine in the case of Andriy Yermak, the former Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine. On the evening of May 11, Kyiv’s anti-corruption agencies notified Yer…
https://theins.press/en/economics/292630
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web search NEUTRAL — Court jails Yermak pending trial as Ukraine graft case shakes Zelenskyy’s circle. 14 May, 10:33 AM. Former head of the President’s Office Andriy Yermak is suspected of money laundering in the construc…
https://english.nv.ua/nation/court-orders-yermak-jailed-pend…
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web search NEUTRAL — According to investigators, between 2021 and 2025 the suspects laundered more than 460 million hryvnias by financing the construction of a cottage settlement covering approximately eight hectares in t…
https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/05/12/ukraine-names-6-more-su…
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