Skip next section Zelenskyy's ex-chief of staff named in corruption inquiry May 12, 2026 Zelenskyy's ex-chief of staff named in corruption inquiry The powerful former chief of staff to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been formally accused of involvement in a major corruption probe. Ukraine's anti-graft agencies said Andrii Yermak is suspected of participating in a criminal group that laundered around $10.5 million through an elite housing development outside Kyiv. The agencies did not name Yermak, in line with Ukrainian law, but he was widely identified by local media. Speaking to ‌Radio Liberty, he denied owning real estate in the development ‌but ​did not comment further. The announcement opens a new chapter in a monthlong scandal that burst into view in November, when anti-graft investigators said government officials siphoned $100 million from a state-run energy company.…