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Goncharenko wrote: “Now the most interesting question is whether Yermak’s phone will be seized. Because it is unknown what information the Mindich case contains. However, Yermak’s phone could potentially lead to the opening of 170 new criminal cases, and even all the lawyers in the country won’t be able to help.”

He added that each message sent by Yermak could serve as grounds for a separate criminal case, and claimed that Yermak may be prosecuted for abuse of power, misconduct, issuing illegal orders to subordinates, and applying political pressure on the opposition.

On November 10, NABU uncovered a money-laundering scheme worth around 100 million dollars in the state energy sector. Seven people were charged, including businessman Timur Mindich, considered the mastermind behind the scheme.

This morning, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) conducted a search in the office of Andrii Yermak in the government district.

Later, NABU and Yermak confirmed the information.