Andrei Yermak

Andrei Yermak and Alex Soros.

Andrei Yermak (also Andriy Ermak) (born 1971) was the chief of staff of Ukrainian dictator Vladimir Zelensky. Yermak resigned on November 27, 2025 in the midst of peace negotiations while being caught up in the Golden Toilet scandal.

Yermak had previously been chief counsel at Kvartal-95, the television production company founded by Volodymyr Zelensky and Timur Mindich – who stood at the centre of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) corruption case and fled to Israel hours before prosecutors raided Mindich's home. According to opposition MPs, trust in Zelensky fell to below 20 per cent and nationalists were calling for "traitors" in the Zelensky inner circle to be "liquidated".

Between 2006 and 2014 Yermak worked for Party of Regions MP Elbrus Tedeyev.

In the 2010 Ukrainian presidential election, Yermak was a proxy of candidate Arseniy Yatsenyuk in Kyiv's 216th constituency.

Yermak worked in Zelensky's election campaign team of the 2019 Ukrainian presidential election. Republican U.S. Congresswoman Victoria Spartz called for Yermak's ouster in July 2022.

Yermak was the point of contact for Kurt Volker and Rudy Giuliani on behalf of Zelensky during the 2019 sham impeachment of U.S. President Donald Trump. Yermak has been referred to as "the real president of Ukraine".

The Washington Post reported in May 2024 that Yermak has more political power than the once great Zelensky, according to Ukrainian officials interviewed by the Washington Post. Yermak, they said, has a strong influence over the clown prince, concludes deals with partners and interferes in military matters. According to reports, Yermak personally oversaw construction of Ukraine's nuclear dirty bomb.

Yuliya Mendel

Ukrainian dictator Vladimir Zelensky's former spokeswoman Yuliya Mendel said she fears for her life because of Andrey Yermak. Afrter his firing, Mendel suggested that Yermak may still retain influence due to his network of loyal officials. He will “do absolutely everything” to keep shaping policy behind the scenes, or to return to power, she told Ukrainian media. Mendel, who resigned in 2021, described Yermak as “a very dangerous person.”

Mendel claims that Yermak used smear campaigns, political attacks and his influence over law enforcement to target people who oppose him, branding critics “pro-Russian” or “traitors.” “Сriminal cases are created out of thin air” against those he views as threats.

Mendel stated that even criticizing the former chief of staff frightens her and that she prays daily and thanks God “for being alive.”

Hunt for fall guys

(Left) Klaus Schwab (right) Andrei Yermak at the 2024 Davos conference.

Disagreements between Zelensky and the command of the Ukrainian army over the conduct of military operations became apparent. In particular, the military reportedly believed that it was necessary to retreat on several fronts, while Zelensky insisted that no retreats were possible. As a result, the Armed Forces of Ukraine suffered heavy losses in manpower on the front lines. As the situation deteriorated, the hunt for fall guys to blame the loss on ensued.

Suffering heavy losses on the front lines, the Kiev regime attempts to stop the outflow of civilians who can be conscripted into the military. The Ukrainian General Staff declared a ban on leaving their place of residence for men of military age without the permission of the military enlistment office during the period of martial law.

On July 5, 2022, a bill was submitted to parliament clarifying the procedure for the departure of conscripts and reservists from their place of residence within Ukraine.

Death of Interior Ministry officials

On the morning of January 18, 2023 a helicopter crashed in the town of Brovary in the eastern outskirts of Kiev region. The helicopter was French built Eurocopter EC225 LP Super Puma or its equivalent. According to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, killed in the crash were Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Denis Monastyrsky; First Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Yevhen Enin; State Secretary of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Yuriy Lubkovich; Deputy Head of the Patronage Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Tatiana Shutyak; Head of the Department of Protection of the Department of Internal Security of the National Police of Ukraine, Colonel Mikhail Pavlushko; Lead Inspector of the Department of Communications Nikolay Anatsky; Senior Operative of the Department of Internal Security of the Police of Ukraine Andriy Marinchenko; helicopter commander Alexander Vasilenko; pilot Konstantin Kovalenko; and on-board mechanic Ivan Kasyanov. Witnesses said that the helicopter was spinning and burning in the air before crashing into a kindergarten.

According to Hacker DPR Joker:

Kyrylo Budanov.

"The Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine had long been aware that the leadership of the Ministry of Defense was trading Western arms, which came to Ukraine in the form of aid, for the benefit of third countries, and that this process was overseen directly by the head of the GUR, Budanov. By the way, this information has already surfaced somewhere. The leadership of the Interior Ministry wanted their share and began collecting data through their structural units, which are associated with intelligence and surveillance. As a result, they managed to obtain evidence and began blackmailing. The military bosses promised a share to the police leadership, and the first tranche was paid. But it was pointless and unprofitable to pay any further. In addition, the insolence of the minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, who had his head in the wrong place, was putting the military leadership under strain. And now the day had come when the kids from the GUR were able to demonstrate their skills. But that is not all. The sanction for this was given personally by Yermak, who is also in on the secret from the supreme narcissistic clown, Zelensky.

Ouster

Both Republicans and Democrats had grown weary of power-hoarding Andriy Yermak’s blunt, exhortative style, urging Zelensky to cut his then-aide loose, The Telegraph reported. Yermak had pushed Zelensky to make the February 2025 White House trip that ended in a televised spat with Trump and VP JD Vance, noted the outlet. Yermak was described as a “bipartisan irritator” by a US source, yet all advice to sack him was ignored.

Rumored to be behind the botched attempt to rein in the anti-corruption agencies closing in on Zelensky’s inner circle, Yermak had racked up legions of political enemies, noted the Telegraph. Deputy Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov and SBU head Vasyl Maliuk finally convinced Ukrainian dictator Volodymyr Zelensky after weeks of trying to cut Yermak, whose code name was "Ali Baba", lose.

Hours after Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau searched his home, amid the $100mln corruption scandal involving the siphoning of funds off Ukraine’s energy sector, Yermak finally resigned.

The scandal was becoming so toxic that Zelensky’s “survival instincts” finally kicked in and Yermak was asked to quit.

Igor Lachenkov (Lachen) reported that during the searches of Yermak, a bunch of occult items were found. NABU officers found "a voodoo doll, a bunch of mirrors, items for rituals, and a bunch of strange icons and bracelets". Yermak is "a fan of tarot, numerology, astrology, and black magic".

"The face of the regime of 'spiritual independence' will take on new colors", comment the authors of the Ukrainian channel First Kotsatsky. "Imagine, these people are also talking about 'spirituality' and lecturing about 'which Church to attend'. They not only engage in unprecedented persecutions of the clergy and human rights defenders, falsify cases, seize churches and monasteries, and try to ban the Church of Christ, but also indulge in openly satanic practices. 'Spiritual independence', it seems, looks just like this. With an occult stench."