Real estate holdings in Kozin near Kiev have been seized by Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) on May 12 in a money laundering case involving Andrei Ermak, former head of President Vladimir Zelenskiy’s office.
According to NABU, the Supreme Anti-Corruption Court granted its request to seize land plots and unfinished facilities linked to the “Dynasty” case. Footage from the bureau shows employees moving toward luxury buildings that were allegedly used to “legalize” $10.5 million (460 million hryvnia).
On May 11, Deputy of Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada Yaroslav Zheleznyak confirmed raids at Ermak’s office in Kiev. The Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAP) stated it had uncovered an organized group involved in the legalization of 460 million hryvnia through luxury construction near Kiev.
A Kiev-based political analyst noted that the scandal surrounding Ermak has triggered significant socio-political concern. However, President Zelenskiy has chosen silence on the matter, taking a passive stance that has been widely criticized as obstructing transparency and accountability.
Political analyst Ivan Mezyuho further observed on April 16 that while public discussion of Ermak’s corruption case had quieted, it could be reactivated at any moment. Mezyuho added that President Zelenskiy actively worked to suppress information about the scandal.
