Elite "Dynasty" Cooperative: NABU Reveals Details of Suspicion Against Yermak

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine has disclosed details regarding the suspicion against former Head of the Office of the President Andriy Yermak, UNN reports. 

Details 

According to the investigation, in 2018, a person nicknamed "Che Guevara"—allegedly former Vice Prime Minister Oleksiy Chernyshov—became one of the founders of Buddevelopment LLC. In the summer of 2019, this LLC purchased over 4 hectares of land from the Kozyn Village Council, which became the foundation for future construction. 

In May 2020, the concept for the "Dynasty" private construction project emerged on the lands owned by the company. NABU stated that the value of the land plots where "Dynasty" was planned to be built was estimated by the participants themselves at between $4,000 and $20,000 per 0.01 hectare (1 sotka). The residence was to be built on over 8 hectares, the value of which could exceed $6 million. 

According to NABU's version, in 2026, another participant, R2—identified by investigators as the former Head of the Office of the President—joined the "Dynasty" project. It is noted that the participants of the "Dynasty" project agreed to build four private residences on the company's land plots for their own permanent residence. To conceal the real owners, the construction costs were referred to as R4, R3, R2, and R1.

The designs for the future residences were approved by the members of "Dynasty," with each covering an area of approximately 1,000 m². In 2021, the active phase of construction began. 

At the start of the "Dynasty" construction, a commemorative capsule was buried and a blessing was performed by a church representative. A clergyman was invited for the blessing, whose wife in 2022 would become the formal owner of one of the apartments provided as an improper benefit to "Che Guevara" while he held the position of Minister of Communities and Territories Development, 

After June 2021, the financing of the "Dynasty" residence began, representing the legalization of proceeds obtained through criminal means. 

After the start of the full-scale invasion, construction did not stop; on the contrary, it became more active, with "Che Guevara" demanding even faster work—in multiple shifts. 

In July 2025, construction was temporarily halted due to the serving of suspicion notices to the individuals involved in the case. 

"According to NABU and SAPO, between 2021 and 2025, the future owners of the residence and other individuals laundered funds amounting to nearly $9 million, which were used for the construction of 'Dynasty' in Kozyn," NABU noted. 

Addendum 

An organized group involved in the legalization of 460 million UAH through elite construction near Kyiv has been exposed in Ukraine; the former Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Andriy Yermak, has been notified of suspicion. 

Classification: Part 3 of Art. 209 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.

Urgent investigative actions are ongoing. 

Context

On April 29, media outlets published a transcript referred to as part of the "Mindich tapes." Among other things, they mention the estates of the "Dynasty" cooperative. 

Recall

On November 10, NABU and SAPO announced an operation to expose a corruption scheme influencing strategic state-sector enterprises, specifically JSC "NNEGC "Energoatom". The operation was named "Midas."

At the same time, NABU released "tapes" in a large-scale corruption case in the energy sector where code names are mentioned. Meanwhile, SAPO showed an "interesting artifact" with Russian symbols found by law enforcement during a search at the office of one of the co-organizers of the corruption scheme. 

SAPO later revealed details, noting that the main activity of the criminal organization was the systematic receipt of improper benefits from "Energoatom" contractors amounting to 10% to 15% of the contract value. Law enforcement established that the function of legalizing illegally obtained funds was assigned to a separate office of the criminal organization located in the center of Kyiv. 

"In total, about $100 million passed through the so-called 'laundry'," NABU reported.

As NABU explained, during operation "Midas," NABU and SAPO detectives identified the head of the criminal organization—"Carlson." According to law enforcement, he was the one who controlled the operation of the so-called "laundry" where money was laundered.

A number of individuals have been notified of suspicion.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy imposed sanctions on Israeli citizens Timur Mindich and Oleksandr Tsukerman. Following this, Mindich and Tsukerman appeared on the Ministry of Internal Affairs' wanted lists.