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A VAC judge denied the attorneys of former Head of the Office of the President Andriy Yermak's motion to change his preventive measure. The defense requested permission to remove the electronic bracelet. The VAC refusal notes that the risks related to the criminal proceeding concerning the laundering of 460 million hryvnias, in which Yermak was suspected, remain relevant. At the same time, the court modified some of the previously imposed procedural obligations of the suspect.
As SAP reports, on 10 August 2026 the VAC judge partially granted the defense's motion for the former head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, who is suspected of legalizing property obtained by criminal means. This concerns property connected to the construction of a private cottage community near Kyiv. The court changed some of the previously imposed procedural obligations of the suspect.
The defense requested permission to travel to a number of regions
As the court reported, the basis for the defense's request was the simultaneous receipt by SAP and NABU of several similar letters from commanders of military units submitted in the suspect's interests. The defense explained the need for trips to certain regions by the suspect's participation in a project providing legal assistance to servicemembers.
The judge granted this part of the motion and expanded the territory within which the suspect may move without a separate permit.
Previously he was not allowed to leave Kyiv and Kyiv region without the permission of a detective, prosecutor, or the court. Now this restriction applies to the territory of Kyiv, Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Mykolaiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, and Kherson regions. Transit through other regions is allowed.
The prosecutor opposed granting the motion. In his view, the previously established obligations did not prevent the suspect from participating in the mentioned project, where he is the director rather than an attorney personally providing legal assistance to servicemembers. The defense also asked to cancel the obligation to wear the electronic monitoring device. The court did not grant that part of the motion.
Yermak's group stated in a message that “this concerns the regions where the Committee of the National Association of Advocates of Ukraine, which he heads, operates.” This is an odd formulation, because that committee (“on the protection of victims of armed aggression against Ukraine, compensation mechanisms and the Euro-integration legal support of restoration”) has no regional branches. On the other hand, the NAAU operates in all regions of Ukraine. So one can assume that Yermak was allowed to travel anywhere in Ukraine. However, Yermak will be under monitoring everywhere.
Yermak's case: from travel motions to the scandal with developer ENSO
Earlier Yermak's lawyers had already petitioned for a relaxation of restrictions. At the end of July it became known that they requested permission for their client to leave Kyiv to provide “legal assistance to the military.” At the same time, information emerged about his meeting with then-Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi.
A new scandal is also unfolding around Yermak. Investigative journalists link him to developer ENSO, which unexpectedly halted all works in the capital. ENSO management left the country, leaving three elite residential complexes unfinished. Yermak’s business partner Artem Koliubaiev is alleged to have ties to the company; additionally, this developer is connected to people from Viktor Medvedchuk’s circle.
Recall that Andriy Yermak is under investigation in a case concerning the legalization of illegal proceeds during the construction of the Dynasty cottage community near Kyiv. According to the investigation, it was built with funds routed through Energoatom. In May 2026 Yermak spent four days in pretrial detention, after which he was released on bail of 140 million hryvnias. He is currently engaged in legal practice and insists he does not intend to leave Ukraine.
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