BREAKING: Zelensky’s Government COLLAPSES As Top Aide Yermak QUITS After Explosive Corruption Expose

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Ukraine has been shaken by a major political scandal as President Volodymyr Zelensky’s chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, resigns following searches by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau. The investigation centers on a major corruption scheme tied to the state nuclear company Energoatom, where top officials and close allies of the President have been implicated.  With multiple ministers fired, additional senior officials under investigation, and accusations reaching the highest levels of the President’s Office, Ukraine faces a critical moment as Zelensky prepares for a full reset of his leadership team. The scandal threatens to reshape Kyiv’s political landscape amid ongoing national and international pressures.    #ZelenskyScandal #UkraineCorruption #YermakResigns #EnergoatomScandal #UkraineGovernmentCrisis #ZelenskyOffice #UkrainePoliticalShakeup #YermakCorruption #BreakingNewsUkraine #UkraineUpdates #NABUInvestigation #UkrainePolitics #CorruptionProbeUkraine #ZelenskyTopAide #UkraineCrisis #KyivNews #GovernmentReshuffle #ZelenskyAdministration

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00:00Ukraine is facing a political shakeup

00:27as President Volodymyr Zelensky's chief of staff,

00:31Andriy Yermak,

00:32resigns amid the country's largest corruption scandal in years.

00:38Earlier today,

00:39Zelensky announced that Yermak submitted his resignation

00:42following searches by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau,

00:47known as NABU, at his offices.

00:50The scandal centers on the state nuclear company Energo Atom,

00:54where NABU has charged eight suspects,

00:58including Timur Mindich,

01:00one of Zelensky's closest allies,

01:03accused of orchestrating the scheme.

01:05In a statement,

01:07Zelensky said there will be a reset of the president's office

01:11and thanked Yermak for representing Ukraine in negotiations,

01:16including the recent U.S.-Ukraine peace talks in Switzerland.

01:21But the scandal doesn't stop there.

01:23Rustom Umerov,

01:25Secretary of the Security and Defense Council,

01:29is also under investigation.

01:31Earlier this month,

01:33Justice Minister Herman Galushchenko

01:35and Energy Minister Zvitlana Hrinchuk

01:39were fired over the scandal,

01:41though they haven't been charged yet.

01:43Mindich, the alleged ringleader,

01:46fled Ukraine and has been sanctioned and placed on the wanted list.

01:52According to reports,

01:53Yermak himself has been implicated in the corruption scheme,

01:57with investigators reportedly calling him Alibaba.

02:01Sources say he may have benefited from luxury properties

02:05financed through Energo Atom funds.

02:07Yermak has not publicly responded to these allegations,

02:11and the president's office did not comment.

02:15Despite the backlash,

02:17Zelensky had previously defended Yermak,

02:20praising his management skills and trustworthiness,

02:23saying he carried out his task exactly as instructed.

02:26With Yermak stepping down,

02:30Zelensky said he will consult tomorrow

02:32on a new head of the president's office.

02:36For ongoing negotiations,

02:38the Ukrainian delegation will now include

02:41the Secretary of the Security and Defense Council,

02:44the head of the general staff,

02:46and representatives from the foreign ministry

02:49and intelligence agencies.

02:50This resignation marks a dramatic moment

02:54in Zelensky's presidency

02:56as Ukraine continues to grapple

02:58with high-level corruption

03:00while facing international diplomatic challenges.

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