Andriy Yermak, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s chief of staff, has resigned after his home was raided by anti-corruption units. Yermak is a central participant of Ukraine’s peace deal negotiations with the United States to end the war against Russia. Anti-corruption units raid home and offices of Zelensky’s chief of staff https://t.co/K9X2tfdIKd pic.twitter.com/f0ieZqAJiv — New York Post (@nypost) November 28, 2025 More from the New York Post: Two national agencies fighting entrenched corruption in Ukraine said they searched Yermak’s office. Yermak, a powerful figure in Ukraine and a key participant in talks with the United States, confirmed they also searched his apartment. “The investigators are facing no obstacles,” Yermak wrote on the messaging app Telegram. He added that he was cooperating fully with them and his lawyers were present. The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office are Ukrainian anti-corruption watchdogs. They are behind a major investigation into a $100 million energy sector corruption scandal involving top Ukrainian officials. Two of Yermak’s former deputies — Oleh Tatarov and Rostyslav Shurma — left the government in 2024 after watchdogs investigated them for financial wrongdoing. A third deputy, Andrii Smyrnov, was investigated for bribes and other wrongdoing but still works for Yermak. The scandal has heaped more problems on Zelensky as he seeks continued support from Western countries for Ukraine’s war effort and tries to ensure continued foreign funding. The European Union, which Ukraine wants to join, has told Zelensky he must crack down on graft. “We risk losing everything: ourselves, Ukraine, our future,” Zelensky said in an address to the nation, according to BBC. Zelensky reportedly used his address to call for unity. “I’m grateful to Andriy that Ukraine’s position on the negotiating track was always presented as required: it was always a patriotic position,” he added in the video address. Sky News provided additional coverage: BREAKING: Zelenskyy's chief of staff Andrii Yermak resigns after anti-corruption investigation. Military analyst Michael Clarke breaks down what this blow means for Zelenskyy's government https://t.co/Xr3PabjcBt Sky 501 and YouTube pic.twitter.com/FoxIiB8kGE — Sky News (@SkyNews) November 28, 2025 BBC shared: Zelensky said he would start consultations on Saturday on who would replace Yermak as his top adviser: “When all the attention is focused on diplomacy and the defence in a war, inner strength is required.” “Russia wants Ukraine to make mistakes – there won’t be any mistakes from our side. Our work continues, our fight continues. We have no right… to retreat, to quarrel [among ourselves].” Yermak’s departure from Ukraine’s leading circle will come as a major blow for Zelensky, with US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll due to arrive in Kyiv by the end of this week as part of Trump’s draft peace plan. US officials are heading to Moscow next week. Even hours before the raid on his flat, Yermak underlined the significant influence he held in Ukraine’s leadership, conveying his government’s position as it comes under US pressure to make territorial concessions to Russia, which launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.