Overview
- The Supreme Anti-Corruption Court in Kyiv, which ruled Thursday, ordered Andriy Yermak held for 60 days over alleged money laundering tied to a luxury housing project.
- Judges set bail at about €2.72 million and required passport surrender, an electronic bracelet, and a court-ordered contact ban if he is released.
- NABU and the specialized anti-corruption prosecutor say about €8–9 million was routed into four villas near Kyiv in the Dynastia complex in Kosyn, with businessman Tymur Mindich and ex–deputy prime minister Oleksiy Chernyshov among those under suspicion.
- In court, prosecutors read chats showing Yermak sought advice from a self-described astrology consultant on senior appointments; he denies wrongdoing and calls the case unfounded.
- Officials place the allegations within “Operation Midas,” a broader Energoatom probe of roughly €88.6 million with high political stakes for Ukraine’s reform path, while NABU’s director says President Zelensky is not part of the pre-trial case.