Zelenskyy’s former prime aide Yermak met Ukraine’s nationwide safety chief at his dwelling on 30 January – Ukrainska Pravda

Ukrainska Pravda has found that Andrii Yermak, former head of the Ukrainian President's Workplace, met with Rustem Umierov, Secretary of the Nationwide Safety and Defence Council, on the residential advanced the place Umierov lives on the night of 30 January. Yermak stayed there for round three hours. Umierov confirmed the assembly to Ukrainska Pravda, describing the dialog as common.

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Particulars: Ukrainska Pravda journalists documented Yermak on 30 January travelling from a gymnasium to a residential advanced the place sources say Umierov lives. His motorcade was met on the underground automobile park by Umierov's safety guard.

Yermak stayed within the constructing for about three hours and left at 23:17.

Umierov confirmed the assembly to Ukrainska Pravda, saying the dialog lasted about an hour and coated common matters: life, work and occasions in Ukraine.

He mentioned that since Yermak stepped down, they’ve had few alternatives to talk, regardless of having labored intently collectively for a very long time.

He additionally denied that Yermak or anybody else have affect on his selections or work.

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Background:

• On 28 November, Ukrainska Pravda reported that officers from the Nationwide Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Workplace (SAPO) have been conducting searches at Yermak's workplace within the authorities district. Ukrainska Pravda journalists managed to file round 10 staff from NABU and SAPO coming into the federal government district.
• On 29 November 2025, Yermak introduced that he was going to the entrance after resigning from his submit as head of the President's Workplace amid a corruption scandal and a search by NABU at his residence.
• Yermak confirmed that the search was happening at his dwelling and mentioned he was prepared to help the investigation.
• President Volodymyr Zelenskyy later introduced that he had accepted Yermak's resignation as head of the President's Workplace and that the establishment would now bear a reboot.
• Volodymyr Zelenskyy appointed Kyrylo Budanov, former head of Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU), as head of the Workplace of the President of Ukraine.
• On 15 January, NABU director Semen Kryvonos mentioned that Yermak and former defence minister Umierov didn’t have the standing of suspects within the Mindich case on the time.
• It was reported on 25 January that Yermak had reinstated his proper to practise legislation.

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