Yermak denies quarrel with Zelensky, contacts with fortune-tellers, pledges to go to front
Andrey Yermak, former head of Vladimir Zelensky’s office, has denied allegations regarding promises to join the army and consultations with fortune-tellers. The article details Yermak's dismissal following corruption allegations and his recent charges for money laundering by Ukrainian anti-corruption authorities.
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11 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.
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“Andrey Yermak, the former head of Vladimir Zelensky’s office, has denied that he had promised to go to the frontlines after his resignation”
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Multiple web search results, including a TASS report and other news snippets, confirm that Andrey Yermak denied promising to go to the frontlines after his resignation.
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“denied having consulted fortune-tellers or having had a falling-out with Zelensky”
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Two independent web search results explicitly state that Yermak denied consulting fortune-tellers and denied having a falling-out with Zelensky.
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— 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
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andriy_Yermak
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— Andrey Yermak, the former head of Vladimir Zelensky’s office, has denied that he had promised to go to the frontlines after his resignation, and also denied having consulted fortune-tellers or having …
https://tass.com/world/2130549
https://tass.com/world/2130549
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— Andriy Yermak, the former head of the President’s Office, insists he did not seek advice from fortune-tellers on government appointments.
https://english.nv.ua/nation/yermak-denies-consulting-psychi…
https://english.nv.ua/nation/yermak-denies-consulting-psychi…
“Yermak headed Zelensky’s office from February 2020”
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Wikipedia explicitly states that Andriy Yermak served as the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine from 2020 to 2025.
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https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/女神宿舍的管理員。
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— Jul 14, 2021 · 电视动画《女神宿舍的管理员。 》改编日野行望著作的同名漫画，于2020年5月26日宣布了动画化的消息。 由asread负责动画制作。 家里由于一场火灾，再加上不负责任的爸爸，使得年仅12岁的南云孝士在一夜之间就变得无家可归、身无分文且无依无靠。
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“On November 17, 2025, reports surfaced indicating that Yermak might have been involved in large-scale corruption schemes related to the case of Timur Mindich”
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Two independent sources (FACTBOX and a report citing Yaroslav Zheleznyak) confirm that reports emerged on November 17 regarding Yermak's connection to corruption schemes involving Timur Mindich.
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— Timur Mykhailovych Mindich is a Ukrainian-Israeli entrepreneur, film producer and the co-owner of Kvartal 95 Studio.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timur_Mindich
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timur_Mindich
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— - On November 17, reports emerged that Yermak may have appeared in NABU recordings under the pseudonym Ali Baba.
https://tass.com/world/2050539
https://tass.com/world/2050539
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— The head of the office of President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, Andriy Ermak, is present on the tapes related to the case of businessman Timur Mindych. This was announced on November 17 by the depu…
https://en.iz.ru/en/1991593/2025-11-17/parliament-admitted-y…
https://en.iz.ru/en/1991593/2025-11-17/parliament-admitted-y…
“Yermak's residence was searched on November 28”
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Two separate cross-references from TASS confirm that Yermak's residence was searched on November 28, 2025.
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— Yermak’s office and residence were searched on the morning of November 28, 2025; Zelensky fired him the same evening.
https://tass.com/world/2129563
https://tass.com/world/2129563
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— Yermak's residence was searched on November 28, and by evening, Zelensky had dismissed him from his position.
https://tass.com/world/2129485
https://tass.com/world/2129485
“by evening, Zelensky dismissed him from his position”
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Multiple sources, including Wikipedia and TASS, confirm that Zelensky dismissed/removed Yermak from his position on November 28, 2025.
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— On 28 November 2025, Yermak resigned from his position as the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine after his home was raided by anti-corruption agents.[7][8] He was formally removed from the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andriy_Yermak
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andriy_Yermak
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— Friday, 28 November 2025, 20:08. Zelensky dismisses Yermak.Yermak heads the Ukrainian delegation in the negotiation process with the United States and other international partners; the corresponding d…
https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/4064025-zelensky-dismis…
https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/4064025-zelensky-dismis…
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— Andrey Yermak said that when he was dismissed, his conversation with Vladimir Zelenskyy was not as emotional as the press had reported.Subsequently, Yermak's residence was searched on November 28, and…
https://tass.com/world/2130549
https://tass.com/world/2130549
“Yermak said in a letter for the New York Post that he was going to go to the army”
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TASS reports that Yermak stated in a letter to the New York Post that he intended to join the army.
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— 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
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andriy_Yermak
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— Andrey Yermak said that when he was dismissed, his conversation with Vladimir Zelenskyy was not as emotional as the press had reported.Several hours after his resignation, Yermak said in a letter for …
https://tass.com/world/2130549
https://tass.com/world/2130549
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— Andrey Yermak, a former influential chief of staff to Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky, has been named a suspect in a new criminal case, according to a statement posted on Telegram by the country’s …
https://www.rt.com/russia/639869-zelenskys-former-chief-of-s…
https://www.rt.com/russia/639869-zelenskys-former-chief-of-s…
“the prosecutor read excerpts from correspondence in which Yermak had sent the names of his political opponents to a fortune-teller and had sought advice on personnel decisions”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general definitions of 'prosecutor' and 'district attorney' from Wikipedia and Britannica, but contains no specific information regarding Yermak's correspondence or a prosecutor's actions in this case.
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— District attorney ... In the United States, a district attorney (DA), county attorney, county prosecutor, state attorney, state's attorney, prosecuting attorney, commonwealth's attorney, or solicitor …
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_attorney
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_attorney
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— May 7, 2026 · Prosecutor, government official charged with bringing defendants in criminal cases to justice in the name of the state. Many prosecutors are in charge of all phases of a criminal proceed…
https://www.britannica.com/topic/prosecutor
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— Apr 4, 2026 · Prosecutors do more than argue in court — they decide who gets charged, negotiate pleas, and carry a duty to seek justice above all else. A prosecutor is a government attorney who repres…
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“Ukrainian media tracked down a fortune-teller named Veronika... a 51-year-old resident of Kiev who runs an astrology Telegram channel in Russian”
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The provided evidence for this claim discusses 'Area 51' and is completely irrelevant to the claim about a fortune-teller named Veronika in Kiev.
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— Nov 4, 2025 · Area 51 does not exist. That is, it does not exist under that specific designation, as it’s formally known as the Groom Lake and Homey Airport, part of the Nevada Test and Training Range…
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— Area 51 is a highly classified United States Air Force (USAF) facility within the Nevada Test and Training Range in southern Nevada, 83 miles (134 km) north-northwest of Las Vegas. A remote detachment…
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“Back in January, Zelensky’s former press secretary, Yulia Mendel, said that Yermak engaged in magical rituals and brought magicians from abroad to Ukraine”
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“On May 11, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP) charged Yermak with laundering money as part of an organized group or on a very large scale”
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