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Ukraine arrests Zelensky’s ex-top aide as corruption probe widens

South China Morning Post · · 209 words · By Reuters
Political Instability Anti-corruption efforts EU membership aspirations
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4 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Andriy Yermak was named as an official suspect in a sprawling, multi-episode money-laundering case”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Andriy Yermak was served a notice of suspicion and officially charged in a money-laundering case.
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web search NEUTRAL — They named Andriy Yermak as one of the group’s members. He was served with a notice of suspicion under the article on laundering (money laundering) of property obtained through criminal means (Part 3 …
https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/05/11/ukraine-names-zelensky-…
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web search NEUTRAL — A new corruption scandal is unfolding around the Office of the President of Ukraine Former Head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak has been officially charged in a $10.5 million money laundering…
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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web search 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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“Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s former right-hand man was taken into custody on Thursday on money-laundering charges”
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The arrest/pre-trial detention of Andriy Yermak on Thursday on money-laundering charges is reported by France24 and multiple other independent web sources.
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web search NEUTRAL — Ukraine's anti-corruption court on Thursday ordered the arrest of Andriy Yermak, a close ally of President Volodymyr Zelensky and former head of his administration, on money-laundering charges.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/andriy-yerma…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ukraine's anti-corruption court on Thursday ordered the pre-trial detention of Andriy Yermak, a close ally of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on suspicion of money laundering.
https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-court-orders-arrest-of-zelensk…
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web search NEUTRAL — Andriy Yermak, the former chief of staff to Ukraine’s president, denied the charges against him in a money laundering case. Yermak spoke to reporters after a court hearing in Kyiv at which prosecutors…
https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/05/12/zelensky-s-former-chief…
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“The anti-corruption court also set bail at 140 million hryvnias (US$3.2 million)”
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Two independent sources specifically cite the bail amount as 140 million hryvnias, with the USD conversion approximately $3.2 million (one source says $3.19M, another $3.6M, but the hryvnia amount is consistent).
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web search NEUTRAL — Ukrainian president's former right-hand man, Andriy Yermak, has descended from power to the courtroom, being implicated in a major corruption case. After a three-day-long hearing, on May 14, the High …
https://kyivindependent.com/the-fall-of-andriy-yermak-from-u…
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web search NEUTRAL — The court also set bail at 140 million hryvnias ($3.19 million), which would allow Yermak, who has denied the allegations against him, to be released pending a final ruling in his case.
https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-05-14/ukrain…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ukraine's High Anti-Corruption Court ordered former presidential chief of staff Andriy Yermak jailed pending trial, with bail set at 140 million hryvnias ($3.6 million), on May 14, according to a live…
https://english.nv.ua/nation/court-orders-yermak-jailed-pend…
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“Yermak – who served as Zelensky’s chief of staff”
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Wikipedia and multiple news reports confirm that Andriy Yermak served as the head of the Office of the President (Chief of Staff) for Volodymyr Zelensky.
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web search NEUTRAL — Andriy Yermak, President Volodymyr Zelensky’s close friend, was appointed head of presidential office on Feb. 11. He previously served as Zelensky’s top aide, successfully leading the president’s comm…
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/7009
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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 — Andriy Yermak, a longtime friend of President Volodymyr Zelensky, was appointed the president’s chief of staff on Feb. 11, replacing Andriy Bohdan, who held the job for eight months. He previously ser…
https://dif.org.ua/en/article/andriy-yermak-becomes-second-m…
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