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NABU, SAP indict former head of Zelensky's office, Yermak

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Legal Proceedings against Andrey Yermak Ukrainian Government Corruption

The article reports on charges brought by Ukrainian anti-corruption agencies against Andrey Yermak, former head of President Zelensky's office, for alleged money laundering. It also details 'Operation Midas,' an investigation into corruption in the energy sector involving Timur Mindich and other high-ranking Ukrainian officials based on intercepted audio recordings.

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

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“The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP) have brought charges against Andrey Yermak, the former head of Vladimir Zelensky's office”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that NABU and SAP have brought charges against Andriy Yermak for money laundering.
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web search NEUTRAL — The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP) have brought charges against Andrey Yermak, the former head of Vladimir Zelensky ...
https://tass.com/world/2129483
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web search NEUTRAL — The National Anti‑Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti‑Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) have charged former Presidential Office head Andriy Yermak with money laundering, t…
https://english.nv.ua/nation/yermak-charged-with-money-laund…
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web search NEUTRAL — The penalty under this article is imprisonment for a term of 8 to 15 years with confiscation of property MOSCOW, May 11. /TASS/. The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specializ…
https://monitoruldestiri.ro/government/nabu-sap-indict-forme…
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“NABU and SAP have uncovered an organized group involved in the laundering of 460 million hryvnias (roughly 10.5 million dollars) in luxury construction projects near Kiev.”
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Two separate web search results explicitly mention the organized group and the specific amount of 460 million UAH laundered through luxury construction near Kyiv.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Corruption in Ukraine since the country became an independent state in 1991 is a societal issue rooted in the dissolution of the Soviet Union that year. Following independence, Ukrainian politicians …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_in_Ukraine
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2020s (pronounced "twenty-twenties" or "two thousand [and] twenties") is the current decade that began on 1 January 2020 and will end on 31 December 2029. The COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath m…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020s
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web search NEUTRAL — While Israel and Western media celebrated Hezbollah’s “destruction,” the group was quietly rebuilding into a smarter, more lethal force. What looked like defeat was preparation. Today, Hezbollah is pr…
https://news-pravda.com/ukraine/2026/05/11/2297959.html
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“The charges were brought under Part 3 of Article 209 of the Criminal Code (laundering of property obtained through criminal means, committed by an organized group or on an especially large scale).”
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Multiple sources, including TASS and other news reports, specifically cite Part 3 of Article 209 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine as the basis for the charges.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Franz Josef Land (Russian: Земля́ Фра́нца-Ио́сифа, romanized: Zemlya Frantsa-Iosifa) is a Russian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean. It is inhabited only by military personnel, and has never had a perma…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Josef_Land
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Greenland is an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark and is the largest of the kingdom's three constituent parts by land area, the others being Denmark proper and the Faroe Islands. Citizens…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenland
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of inventors from the Russian Federation, Soviet Union, Russian Empire, Tsardom of Russia and Grand Duchy of Moscow, including both ethnic Russians and people of other ethnicities. This…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Russian_inventors
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“The penalty under this article is imprisonment for a term of 8 to 15 years with confiscation of property.”
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The specific penalty of 8 to 15 years with confiscation is mentioned in the TASS report, but not corroborated by other independent legal or news sources in the provided evidence.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhurandhar:_The_Revenge
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court is the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). It was adopted at a diplomatic conference in Rome, Italy on 17 July 1998 and…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rome_Statute
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — S.L. v. Austria was a case in the European Court of Human Rights concerning the age of consent. Austrian law, under Article 209 of the Austrian Criminal Code, provided for higher age of consent for ma…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._L._v._Austria
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“Verkhovna Rada member Yaroslav Zheleznyak and several Ukrainian media outlets reported that investigative procedures were underway against Yermak.”
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TASS and other web search results confirm that Yaroslav Zheleznyak and Ukrainian media reported on the investigative procedures against Yermak.
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web search NEUTRAL — In mid-January 2026, Ukraine’s Defense Ministry, responding to a request from Rada deputy Yaroslav Zheleznyak, reported that Yermak had not contacted any TRCs — the Ukrainian equivalent of military en…
https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/05/11/ukraine-names-zelensky-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The penalty under this article is imprisonment for a term of 8 to 15 years with confiscation of property. Earlier, Verkhovna Rada member Yaroslav Zheleznyak and several Ukrainian media outlets reporte…
https://tass.com/world/2129483
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web search NEUTRAL — Andriy Yermak, President Volodymyr Zelensky’s chief of staff and top peace negotiator, became the highest-ranking casualty of an investigation into a vast kickback scheme.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/world/europe/zelensky-yer…
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“Last November, NABU and SAP launched a sweeping operation dubbed Operation Midas, aimed at exposing a significant corruption network within the energy sector.”
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Multiple sources confirm 'Operation Midas' as an anti-corruption investigation by NABU and SAP targeting the energy sector.
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web search NEUTRAL — Nabu's symbols included a stylus resting on a tablet as well as a simple wedge shape; King Nabonidus, whose name references Nabu, had a royal sceptre topped with Nabu's wedge. [6][7]: 33–34 Clay table…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nabu
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web search NEUTRAL — NABU is Germany's oldest and largest environmental association, working worldwide for intact ecosystems, a stable climate and a high level of biodiversity.
https://en.nabu.de/
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web search NEUTRAL — Nabu, major god in the Assyro-Babylonian pantheon. He was patron of the art of writing and a god of vegetation. Nabu’s symbols were the clay tablet and the stylus, the instruments held to be proper to…
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Nabu
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“Central to the investigation was Timur Mindich, a close associate of Zelensky.”
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Multiple sources identify Timur Mindich as a central figure/leader of the corruption network uncovered during Operation Midas.
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web search NEUTRAL — Operation Midas (Ukrainian: Опера́ція «Міда́с», romanized: Operacija "Midas") (also known as "Mindich-gate" [1][2]) is an anti-corruption investigation of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukrain…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Midas
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web search NEUTRAL — During "Operation Midas," NABU and SAPO uncovered that Timur Mindich ("Karlson") led a high-level corruption network laundering funds and influencing Ukraine's energy and defense sectors.
https://empr.media/opinion/investigation/mindich-case-ukrain…
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web search NEUTRAL — Operation Midas: Ukraine's major corruption scandal in the energy sector involves businessman Timur Mindich. NABU investigates kickbacks, raising questions about state governance.
https://newsroomin.eu/en/operation-midas-timur-mindich-impli…
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“NABU charged Mindich in absentia and began releasing excerpts from over 1,000 hours of audio recordings captured in his apartment”
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While Operation Midas and Timur Mindich are confirmed, the specific details about charges in absentia and the release of 1,000 hours of audio recordings are not present in the provided evidence (the evidence for this claim contains irrelevant results about the Mesopotamian god Nabu).
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web search NEUTRAL — Nabu's symbols included a stylus resting on a tablet as well as a simple wedge shape; King Nabonidus, whose name references Nabu, had a royal sceptre topped with Nabu's wedge. [6][7]: 33–34 Clay table…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nabu
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web search NEUTRAL — NABU is Germany's oldest and largest environmental association, working worldwide for intact ecosystems, a stable climate and a high level of biodiversity.
https://en.nabu.de/
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web search NEUTRAL — Nabu, major god in the Assyro-Babylonian pantheon. He was patron of the art of writing and a god of vegetation. Nabu’s symbols were the clay tablet and the stylus, the instruments held to be proper to…
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Nabu
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“On November 17, 2025, reports surfaced indicating that Yermak, then head of Zelensky's office, might have been recorded by NABU.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to support this claim.
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“Subsequently, Yermak's residence was searched on November 28, and by evening, Zelensky had dismissed him from his position.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to support the claim regarding the search of Yermak's residence on November 28 or his dismissal that evening.
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“These reveal Mindich discussing with Rustem Umerov, the current Secretary of the Security Council and former Defense Minister, details of embezzlement from multimillion-dollar contracts, funding for drone manufacturing through a company affiliated with Mindich, and potential candidates for the Ukrainian ambassadorship to the United States.”
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“Other transcripts expose plans for developing luxury mansions - including ones for Mindich himself - and references to individuals named Vova and Andrey, presumed to be Zelensky and Yermak.”
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