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Yermak Released on 140 M Bail Amid Energoatom Kickback Scandal

5/19/2026

Summary

Story summary

Andriy Yermak, chief of the Former President’s Office, was released on bail of Hr 140 million after four days in detention.
Four 1,000-sq-m houses in Kozyn were built for Oleksii Chernyshov, Timur Mindich and Andriy Yermak, costing $9 million.
Seventy-two percent of the project’s funding, including Hr 460 million from Energoatom kickbacks, came from illicit sources, linking the scheme to nuclear monopoly Energoatom.
The High Anti-Corruption Court seized the land plots and five unfinished residences.

History

Historical Context

After the February 2014 Revolution of Dignity ousted President Yanukovych, parliament dismissed dozens of ministers and on 27 February formed the Yatsenyuk cabinet, then passed a 2014 lustration law affecting up to one million officials. Decades-old anti-corruption structures remain weak, as today Andriy Yermak’s UAH140 million bail and luxury-home kickbacks for officials expose persistent gaps.

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Story summary

Andriy Yermak, chief of the Former President’s Office, was released on bail of Hr 140 million after four days in detention.
Four 1,000-sq-m houses in Kozyn were built for Oleksii Chernyshov, Timur Mindich and Andriy Yermak, costing $9 million.
Seventy-two percent of the project’s funding, including Hr 460 million from Energoatom kickbacks, came from illicit sources, linking the scheme to nuclear monopoly Energoatom.
The High Anti-Corruption Court seized the land plots and five unfinished residences.

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