Zelensky’s Right-Hand Man Yermak Charged for Money Laundering – Ukrainian Judge To Decide About Pretrial Detention – Prosecutors Ask for Bail of Over $4 Million
The Mindich investigation may get Zelensky, too.
Today (12), Andriy Yermak reported to a Kiev courthouse, where he was formally charged with money laundering involving the building of a luxury housing complex.
The former Volodymyr Zelensky’s gray eminence, who was the second most powerful man in Ukraine, may now be remanded to pretrial arrest.
❗️A new corruption scandal is unfolding around the Office of the President of Ukraine
Former Head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak has been officially charged in a $10.5 million money laundering case.
A court is now deciding whether to place him under arrest. The SAPO… pic.twitter.com/FGdjm5O6My
— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) May 12, 2026
RT reported:
“Monday’s bombshell announcement by the Western-backed Ukrainian National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) is part of the agency’s ongoing investigation of businessman Timur Mindich, a fugitive nicknamed ‘Zelensky’s wallet’ in the press, who fled to Israel last November shortly before being charged with running a $100 million embezzlement and extortion scheme at the atomic energy giant Energoatom.”
So, you have Zelensky’s right-hand man, as well as his associate and financial backer, involved in a major corruption scheme that threatens to ensnare the Kiev regime leader.
“The chief of staff [Yermak] became a dominant figure in Ukrainian politics. Foreign media identified Yermak as a major irritant for Western governments, as he sought to intervene in top-level negotiations and refused to ask for an interpreter despite his abysmal English.”
‘I expect a fair ruling’ — ex-Zelensky chief of staff Yermak tells Ukrainian journalists before his corruption hearing
Today, Ukraine’s anti-corruption court is choosing a preventive measure for Zelensky’s former right-hand man and close friend in a money-laundering case pic.twitter.com/KzU042ASEO
— RT (@RT_com) May 12, 2026
Yermak is accused of large-scale money laundering through a high-end construction project of four villas in one of Kiev’s most expensive suburbs.
“The Dinastia (Dynasty) luxury villa project reportedly had four principal owners, identified as R1, R2, R3, and R4 in communications intercepted by NABU and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO). Records released by the agency point to Yermak, Mindich, and former Unity Minister Aleksey Chernyshov – who is also a leading suspect in the Energoatom investigation – as beneficiaries R2 to R4. Previous media reports have identified Zelensky as the fourth partner.”
It’s reported by Ukrainian politicians and media that anti-corruption agencies NABU and SAPO are involved in a pressure campaign targeting Zelensky.
“An attempt to take control of the agencies failed last summer, triggering mass protests against Zelensky for the first time and a revolt among his foreign donors, while prompting a slew of critical articles in the Western press. Zelensky blamed lawmakers, straining his relationship with the parliamentary faction of his Servant of the People party.”
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