Ukraine Detains Former Presidential Office Head on Money-Laundering Charges
Prosecutors allege Yermak participated in a criminal group laundering $10.5 million through luxury housing near Kyiv.
Yermak's detention is part of a $100 million kickback probe involving President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's associates.
Bail set at 140 million hryvnias, but Yermak denies charges, citing assets of a 2019 Mercedes and a Kyiv apartment.
Defense lawyer Ihor Fomin plans appeal; if bail is posted, Yermak must surrender passports, wear a bracelet, and avoid contact with suspects Timur Mindich and Oleksiy Chernyshov.
Analysts note the arrest is the closest anti-corruption action against Zelenskyy's inner circle, though it poses no immediate threat to him.