Yermak links the charges brought against him to public pressure on law enforcement officials
Andriy Yermak, the former head of the Office of the President, attributes the charges brought against him to “public pressure on law enforcement agencies” aimed at securing specific procedural decisions regarding him.
He stated this in a response to a written inquiry from LB.
Yermak noted that after receiving the charges, he has been working on the case materials together with his lawyers. He considers the charges against him to be baseless.
“Over the past few months, there has been unprecedented public pressure on law enforcement agencies demanding that specific procedural decisions be made regarding me,” he stated.
The lawyer and former official also added that “the investigation must be independent of political statements, media campaigns, or any other forms of influence.”
“Nothing has changed now, just as it did not after November 28 of last year (when Andriy Yermak’s premises were first searched. – Ed.), when I responded in the same way to all procedural actions and requests,” he said.
What is Andriy Yermak accused of?
NABU announced that the former head of the Office of the President has been charged under Part 3 of Article 209 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (legalization (laundering) of property obtained by criminal means, committed by an organized group or on a particularly large scale). The penalty under this article provides for imprisonment for a term of eight to twelve years, with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities for up to three years, and with confiscation of property.
The case concerns the construction of the “Dynasty” cottage community in Kozin, the first information about which was published by Bihus.info journalists back in July 2025.
Investigators found that Bloom-Development LLC, in which Oleksiy Chernyshov held a stake, purchased 4 hectares of land in Kozin. After Chernyshov became head of the Kyiv Regional State Administration, he transferred his stake in the company to his wife. In 2020, he became head of the Ministry of Community Development, and in May of this year, according to the investigation, the idea to build “Dynasty” was conceived.
According to the investigation, Chernyshov assembled a team of individuals under his control to build “Dynasty.” At the same time, the construction was planned for as much as 8 hectares—twice the original area. In June 2020, Chernyshov brought in a suspect nicknamed “Carlson”—Timur Mindich—to work on the “Dynasty” project. Around the same time, a participant nicknamed “R2”—likely Andriy Yermak—was also brought into the project.
In June 2021, construction began, and efforts to launder funds started; some of these funds had been obtained through a criminal scheme at “Energoatom.”
In 2024, the project participants began looking for ways to legitimize the funds spent on “Dynasty.”
In July 2025, to avoid exposure of the money laundering scheme and due to the issuance of a notice of suspicion to Chernyshov, Mindich decided to suspend construction. In total, over 460 million hryvnias were laundered.
As a reminder, photos of the building project for which Yermak was served with a notice of suspicion have emerged.
Yermak’s lawyer denies his involvement in the laundering of 460 million hryvnias.
Former Executive Secretary to the President of Ukraine Yulia Mendel made harsh statements regarding Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the Head of the President’s Office Andriy Yermak, calling them paranoid.
