Andriy Yermak

Defense Ministry denies reports of Yermak seeking military enlistment

Former head of Ukraine’s Presidential Office Andriy Yermak has never applied to any territorial recruitment and social support center to serve in the Ukrainian military, Ukraine’s Defense Ministry said.

15 January, 01:10 PM

Budanov maintained contacts with Trump administration alongside Yermak — Ukrainian media

Kyrylo Budanov, the newly appointed Presidential Office head, maintained contacts with Donald Trump’s administration in his previous role as Military Intelligence Chief, alongside with Andrii Yermak, NV sister outlet Ukrainska Pravda wrote on Jan. 5.

5 January, 11:58 AM

Ukraine’s security chief agrees to step down

Ukraine’s Security Service’s head Vasyl Malyuk has agreed to resign, Ukrainska Pravda reported on Jan. 5, citing sources familiar with the situation.

5 January, 09:33 AM

Spy chief Budanov to run Zelenskyy’s office in sweeping wartime power shake-up

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appointed Kyrylo Budanov, head of the Defense Ministry’s Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR), to lead the Presidential Office, Zelenskyy announced after meeting with him on Jan. 2.

2 January, 02:00 PM

Yermak’s advisers dismissed, but Leshchenko, Podolyak, and Bevz reassigned — President’s Office

Serhii Leshchenko and Mykhailo Podolyak, who previously served as non-staff advisers to former presidential chief of staff Andriy Yermak, have been reappointed to advisory roles within the President’s Office. Leshchenko announced the decision during a national TV broadcast on Dec. 22.

22 December 2025, 02:21 PM

Zelenskyy may name Kyslytsia foreign minister as Sybiha heads to Poland

Andrii Sybiha, Ukraine’s current foreign minister, may be appointed ambassador to Poland and sent to Warsaw, Ukrainska Pravda reported on Dec. 16, citing its sources.

16 December 2025, 11:42 AM

Zelenskyy addresses whether new Presidential Office Chief is selected

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has not yet decided who will head his office following the resignation of Andriy Yermak.

14 December 2025, 06:37 PM

Still no decision on Yermak’s replacement

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is still considering candidates to serve as his new chief-of-staff, Zelenskyy told reporters on Dec. 8.

9 December 2025, 02:54 AM

Zelenskyy removes Yermak from senior government posts

One week after firing head of President’s Office Andriy Yermak, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy removed Yermak from the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) and Headquarters of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief.

5 December 2025, 10:25 PM

Digital Transformation Minister seen as main pick for Presidential Office leadership

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is considering Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov as the main candidate to lead the Presidential Office, Ukrainska Pravda reported on Dec. 5.

5 December 2025, 01:46 PM

New head of Ukraine’s Presidential Office to be announced today — MP

The new head of the Presidential Office will be announced on Dec. 5, Golos MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak reported in his Telegram channel, noting that a week has passed since Andriy Yermak’s dismissal as Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s chief of staff.

5 December 2025, 12:49 PM

Yermak rewrote information, filtered decisions, and ruled access to Zelenskyy — ex-spokesperson

Former Presidential Office head Andrii Yermak routinely misled President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and blocked staff from carrying out the president’s orders, former presidential press secretary Yuliia Mendel told Radio Svoboda on Dec. 2.

3 December 2025, 09:47 AM

Yermak sought the dismissal of SBU chief Malyuk a week before his own removal

Former presidential chief of staff Andriy Yermak sought the dismissal of Security Service of Ukraine chief Vasyl Malyuk a week before Yermak’s own removal, according to a report by the Ukrainska Pravda news outlet on Dec. 1.

1 December 2025, 11:57 AM

Yermak met with Zelenskyy the day after his dismissal

Former presidential chief of staff Andriy Yermak met with Volodymyr Zelenskyy the day after his dismissal, on Nov. 29, the news outlet RBC-Ukraine reported on Dec. 1.

1 December 2025, 11:16 AM

Zelenskyy has not yet picked new chief of staff to replace Yermak — adviser

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has not yet decided who will head the Office of the President following the dismissal of Andriy Yermak. That’s according to presidential communications adviser Dmytro Lytvyn, RBC-Ukraine reported on Nov. 30.

30 November 2025, 10:40 PM

What Yermak’s resignation will change and who should replace him — interview with Hudymenko

What changes to expect after the resignation of Presidential Office chief Andriy Yermak, what prompted his decision to go to the front, and who should take over the position, Yurii Hudymenko, a war veteran and head of the public organization Ukrainian Association “Mriya,” as well as the chair of the Public Anti-Corruption Council at the Defense Ministry, said on Radio NV on Nov. 30.

30 November 2025, 06:00 PM

Umerov replaces Yermak as head of Ukraine’s peace talks with U.S. and Russia

National Security and Defense Council Secretary Rustem Umerov has replaced former President’s Office chief Andriy Yermak as head of Ukraine’s delegation for peace talks with the United States, other international partners, and Russian representatives, according to a decree signed by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Nov. 28.

29 November 2025, 03:36 PM

Zelenskyy fires Yermak amid energy scandal fallout and growing U.S. pressure

Andriy Yermak, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s powerful chief of staff who “accumulated vast power and many enemies,” has emerged as “the most prominent casualty” of the Energoatom corruption scandal amid mounting diplomatic pressure on Ukraine, The Economist reported on Nov. 28.

29 November 2025, 02:18 PM

Arakhamia backs Zelenskyy’s move to fire Yermak amid corruption and war pressure

Lawmakers from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Servant of the People party support his decision to remove Andriy Yermak as head of the Presidential Office, parliamentary faction leader Davyd Arakhamia said on Nov. 28.

29 November 2025, 01:36 PM

Zelenskyy considering Palisa for chief of staff role — NV source

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is considering Ukrainian Armed Forces Colonel Pavlo Palisa as the next head of the Presidential Office, a source in the Presidential Office told NV on the evening of Nov. 28.

29 November 2025, 12:29 PM

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