Yermak in Court: Ukraine’s top aide faces multi-million corruption case

Andriy Yermak, once President Zelensky's closest aide, has been remanded in custody for two months amid a money-laundering investigation tied to a scheme around Energoatom and a lavish cottage project in Kozyn; prosecutors say 460 million hryvnias ($8.9m) were laundered 2021–2025 with 10–15% kickbacks to officials, and one of the houses was allegedly for Yermak. Bail was set at 140 million hryvnias ($3.1m); he faces up to 12 years if convicted. Yermak denies wrongdoing and critics see the case as part of his political fall from grace, with Zelensky remaining largely silent.