Zelensky’s Right-Hand Yermak’s OMINOUS Message after Resignation Surfaces, ‘I’m going to the Front’

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Ukraine faces political turbulence as Andriy Yermak resigns from his top advisory post, citing humiliation and a sense of abandonment after years of service since Russia’s invasion. Hours after his home was raided in a massive anti-corruption probe linked to alleged $100 million kickbacks, Yermak says he is heading to the frontlines, though details remain unclear. His departure comes amid ongoing peace talks with U.S. officials, forcing President Zelensky to reshuffle Kyiv’s negotiating team while internal accountability battles intensify.        #AndriyYermak #UkrainePolitics #Zelensky #KyivShakeup #CorruptionProbe #OperationMidas #WarWithRussia #PeaceTalks #USDelegation #AntiCorruption #FrontlineMove #PoliticalTurmoil #Energoatom #KickbackScandal #UkraineNegotiations #InternalAccountability #RustemUmerov #CeasefireTalks #FBI #NationalSecurity #BreakingNews #PoliticalCrisis #Kyiv #UkrainianGovernment #RussiaConflict #WarAndPolitics #GovernmentResignation #CorruptionAllegations #Accountability #DefenseUpdates #UkrainianPolitics  ~HT.318~ED.103~

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00:00A standing shake-up inside Ukraine's top leadership,

00:27as Andriy Yermak, one of President Volodymyr Zelensky's closest advisors

00:34and the former head of Kyiv's peace negotiation team,

00:38says he is heading to the front lines, just hours after resigning from his post.

00:46Yermak stepped down after Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau raided his home Friday,

00:52part of a far-reaching investigation into a massive kickback scheme

00:58tied to the country's state nuclear agency.

01:02In an emotional message to the New York Post, Yermak said,

01:07I'm going to the front, and I'm prepared for any reprisals.

01:11I am an honest and decent person.

01:13He apologized in advance if he stops responding to calls, adding,

01:21maybe we'll see each other again.

01:23Glory to Ukraine.

01:25The former advisor did not specify when or how he plans to reach the front lines,

01:31or whether he intends to formally join Ukraine's armed forces.

01:35But he made clear he feels abandoned and humiliated,

01:41writing that he had been desecrated and that his dignity had not been protected,

01:47despite serving in Kyiv since the first hours of Russia's full-scale invasion.

01:54His resignation comes at a pivotal moment.

01:58Yermak had been scheduled to meet with the U.S. delegation leading peace talks,

02:02including Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and advisor Jared Kushner,

02:09as negotiations over a revised cease-fire proposal intensify.

02:14A Ukrainian delegation will still travel to Washington this weekend,

02:19but Zelensky has already reshuffled his negotiating team.

02:24Keeping on National Security and Defense Council Secretary Rustem Umerov,

02:29the official who previously raised alarms in Washington

02:33after U.S. officials believed Ukraine was prepared to accept

02:37a peace plan heavily tilted toward Moscow's demands.

02:42Umerov has denied approving that draft

02:45and recently spoke with FBI Director Kash Patel,

02:49though the purpose of that contact remains unclear.

02:52Meanwhile, Ukrainian investigators say the raid on Yermak followed a 15-month probe

03:00into what they call Operation Midas,

03:03a sweeping corruption scheme that allegedly forced contractors at Inurgltom,

03:10the state nuclear operator,

03:12to pay 10 to 15 percent kickbacks or risk being blacklisted.

03:17Officials estimate nearly a hundred million dollars was skimmed from the operation.

03:26As Yermak leaves key for the battlefield

03:29and Ukraine's political landscape shifts once again,

03:33the country faces a pair of intertwined crises,

03:37a grinding war with Russia,

03:40and a deepening internal battle over corruption and accountability.

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