Court eases Yermak restrictions, allowing travel beyond Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast

On August 10, Ukraine's High Anti-Corruption Court reduced the travel restrictions imposed on former presidential chief of staff Andriy Yermak, allowing him to visit various Ukrainian regions without obtaining prior permission from either the detective or the court. This decision came after the defense filed a motion, supported by military unit commanders who submitted letters to the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP) and the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU).

Yermak can now journey to Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhya, Mykolaiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, and Kherson oblasts, with the option to transit through other regions. The court upheld his involvement in a project aimed at providing legal assistance to service members as the reason for his travel. However, prosecutors maintained that Yermak's previous travel limitations did not impede the project's progress and emphasized that he serves as the project leader rather than a direct legal aid attorney.

The defense also sought to have the requirement of an electronic monitoring device removed from Yermak, but the judge declined, citing SAP's report. Yermak was initially flagged as a suspect on May 11 by NABU and SAP, who accused him of being part of an organized group involved in laundering UAH 460 million through luxury construction projects near Kyiv.

On May 14, the High Anti-Corruption Court placed Yermak under custody with the possibility of posting UAH 140 million bail, which was paid by May 18. Following his release from pretrial detention, Yermak was required to surrender his passports for international travel, stay within Kyiv, and wear an electronic monitor.