Fact checkPoliticsPublished May 12, 2026
National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine: “Ukrainian authorities named Andriy Yermak, former chief of staff to President Zelenskyy, as a suspect in a major corruption investigation.”. Our verdict: True.

The claim

“Ukrainian authorities named Andriy Yermak, former chief of staff to President Zelenskyy, as a suspect in a major corruption investigation.”

National Anti-Corruption Bureau of UkraineStatementMay 11, 2026Read the original

NABU and SAPO served a notice of suspicion.

Our verdict

True

NABU named Yermak a suspect on 11 May 2026.

What we found

This duplicates another fact check on the same claim, which is accurate.

The evidence

  • Supports the claim

    NABU names Yermak suspect in UAH 460M money laundering case. [1]

How we checked

We checked the claim against Ukrinform. We reviewed 1 relevant source.

Sources

  1. [1]Ukrinform · NABU names Yermak suspect in UAH 460M money laundering case

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