Zelensky’s Chief Of Staff Raided
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Ukrainian anti-corruption units raided the home of Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s chief of staff.
Andriy Yermak, Zelenskyy’s chief of staff, confirmed the raid and said he was cooperating fully.
Ukrainian anti-corruption units have raided the home of Andriy Yermak, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s chief of staff, amid a major investigation into a $100 million energy sector corruption scandal involving top Ukrainian officials. Two national agencies fighting entrenched corruption in Ukraine said they had searched Yermak’s office.
Yermak himself — a powerful figure in Ukraine and a key participant in ongoing talks with the U.S., as the Trump administration pushes for a ceasefire to end Russia’s nearly four-year war on the country — also confirmed that authorities had searched his apartment.
“The investigators are facing no obstacles,” Yermak wrote in a post on the messaging app Telegram. He added that he was cooperating fully with them and his lawyers were present.
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office are Ukrainian anti-corruption watchdogs.
Two of Zelensky’s senior ministers have already resigned.
The NABU conducted a 15-month investigation named “Operation Midas” into an alleged kickback scheme that shook down Energoatom’s contractors for between 10 and 15 percent of the contract’s value, else face having their services or products blocked or the loss of supplier status. About $100 million was allegedly stolen.
Two of Zelensky’s senior ministers, for energy and justice, have resigned over the scandal and said they would defend themselves over any accusation. The suspected ringleader of the plot, a close ally of the president for years, as per The Times, fled the country after he was accused. Five people were initially detained by the authorities, and another seven were implicated in the scheme.
