Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau has named Andriy Yermak, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's former chief of staff who resigned in November 2025, as a suspect in a major corruption investigation involving an alleged $10.5 million money-laundering scheme. The probe centers on wrongdoing in Ukraine's energy sector, defense industry, and military procurement, as well as a luxury real estate development near Kyiv, and also implicates former Deputy Prime Minister Oleksii Chernyshov and businessman Tymur Mindich. While Zelenskyy himself is not under suspicion, the case represents the closest corruption allegations have come to the president as he pushes for EU admission, which is being slowed by endemic corruption concerns. The investigation unfolds as Russia's invasion enters its fifth year, with a recent U.S.-brokered ceasefire failing to stop fighting and Russia launching over 200 drones against Ukraine on May 12, 2026, killing at least one person.
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