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Resignation Amidst Anti-Corruption Efforts in Ukraine

Ukrainian President Zelensky's chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, resigns following an anti-corruption raid at his residence amid ongoing scrutiny over corruption allegations.

Source: bbc.co.uk1 min read
Resignation Amidst Anti-Corruption Efforts in Ukraine
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In brief

Andriy Yermak has resigned after Ukraine's anti-corruption agencies conducted a raid on his home, though he faces no accusations of wrongdoing. His 54-year tenure as chief of staff has been marked by increasing scrutiny amidst an evolving political climate.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said his chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, resigned following an anti-corruption raid on his home.

Yermak, 54, has been Zelensky's closest adviser throughout Russia's full-scale war, but has come under increasing pressure over a corruption scandal - even though he was not accused of any wrongdoing.

Ukraine's anti-corruption agencies raided his apartment in Kyiv's government quarters early on Friday and Yermak said on social media that from my side there is full co-operation.

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