Ukraine's anti-corruption agencies raid presidential chief’s office PHOTO

Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAP) carried out searches at the office of presidential chief Andriy Yermak in the government quarter.

Journalists captured footage showing about ten NABU and SAP officials entering the government quarter, Caliber.Az reports, citing Ukrainian media.

Ukrainian Parliament deputy Yaroslav Zheleznyak also confirmed the raid on Telegram.

Earlier, Ukrainian Parliament deputy Maryana Bezuhla stated that President Zelenskyy is looking for a replacement for his presidential chief, Andriy Yermak, noting that, presumably, “similar processes have begun occurring in other regions” as well.

Andriy Yermak has served as Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine since February 2020 and is widely described as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s right-hand man — effectively the most powerful unelected official in Kyiv, with a central role in wartime diplomacy, internal decision‑making, and appointments.

Since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, Yermak has coordinated many of Ukraine’s top-level initiatives — from negotiation of prisoner exchanges to military, diplomatic and humanitarian tasks.

At the same time, critics, both inside Ukraine and among Western observers, warn that his accumulation of power undermines institutional checks and balances: Yermak is accused of centralising influence over ministries, security services, and even anti-corruption agencies, which raises fears of a de facto concentration of power.

The current anti‑corruption sweep targeting Yermak’s office is widely seen as part of a broader backlash against alleged corruption in Ukraine’s wartime elite.

By Jeyhun Aghazada