Ukraine's High Anti-Corruption Court has arrested Andriy Yermak, the former head of the presidential office, for two months, with the possibility of release on bail of 140 million hryvnias (approximately $3.4 million), according to RBK Ukraine and UNIAN.

“It is important that justice is independent and free from influence. I want to show by my example that I am not using this [influence],” Yermak stated in court. He claimed he does not have such funds but said his lawyer would work to secure the bail.

Yermak's lawyer, Ihor Fomin, dismissed the charges as baseless, arguing that the prosecution failed to justify the need for arrest. On May 11, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) announced suspicions against Yermak.

Law enforcement alleges Yermak was part of an organized group involved in laundering over 460 million hryvnias ($10.5 million) linked to elite construction projects in the Kyiv region. In case files, he is referred to as “R2.” According to investigators, in 2021-2022, he discussed landscaping a plot in the “Dynasty” cooperative.

Anti-corruption bodies claim the scheme involved building four residences, with financing concealed through illegally obtained cash. The investigation alleges that $9 million was “laundered” during construction. Yermak called the suspicions groundless and complained of “unprecedented mass pressure” on law enforcement.

On May 12, the court postponed the decision on a preventive measure due to the case's volume (16 volumes of 250 pages each). Yermak had headed the presidential office since February 2020 and is considered a close ally of President Zelensky. Zelensky dismissed him in late November 2025 amid a major corruption scandal involving the state company Energoatom.

Source: www.gazeta.uz