The Ukrainian anti-corruption agency (NABU) has uncovered a money laundering system in which Andrii Yermak, former chief of staff to President Zelensky, was also involved.

The Ukrainian anti-corruption agency (NABU) announced on Monday that it has dismantled an organized group involved in laundering 460 million hryvnias (approximately 8.8 million euros) through a luxury real estate project near Kyiv. One of the group members, identified as Andrii Yermak, former head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, has been informed of the charges against him.

Yermak submitted his resignation on November 28, 2023, following searches conducted at his office, in a context marked by a major corruption scandal involving allies of President Volodymyr Zelensky. In this scandal, NABU has charged eight suspects, including Timur Mindich, a close associate of Zelensky, who fled the country before being charged. Additionally, the Minister of Justice and the Minister of Energy were dismissed, but were not charged.