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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Samya Kullab

What to know about the corruption probe involving Zelenskyy's ex-chief of staff

Russia Ukraine War - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s former chief of staff has been named by two Ukrainian anti-corruption watchdogs as a suspect in a major graft probe, bringing the once right-hand man who once wielded enormous influence in the country’s wartime planning under direct scrutiny.

Andrii Yermak is officially suspected of taking part in an alleged 460-million hryvnia ($10.5 million) money-laundering scheme, according to Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office.

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