Andriy Yermak served as head of the Office of the President of Ukraine from 2020 until his resignation in November 2025 amid a widening corruption scandal. During his tenure, Yermak attended high-level meetings with world leaders and played a key role in shaping Ukraine’s wartime policies.Earlier this week, Ukraine’s Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office formally charged Yermak with corruption. On Thursday, the High Anti-Corruption Court ordered him held in a pretrial detention center for two months and set bail at $3 million.
“I don’t have such funds,” Yermak told Ukrainian journalists after the ruling. “Now my lawyer will work with my friends for help [to collect the bail funds].”
“I think my attorney, the group of lawyers, will file an appeal,” he said. “I have nothing to hide, I will continue fighting, and I will stay in Ukraine.”
According to the High Anti-Corruption Court, $348,000 had already been transferred to the court’s account.
Under Thursday’s ruling, Yermak must comply with several restrictions if he posts bail, including regularly reporting for questioning from an anti-corruption watchdog, notifying investigators of his whereabouts, remaining in Kyiv unless granted permission to leave, surrendering his passports, and wearing an electronic monitoring bracelet
