Chartiia Battalion
Khartiia (Charter) is a Ukrainian volunteer battalion formed in 2022 at the start of Russia's full-scale invasion as a territorial defence unit within the Territorial Defence Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. It was later transferred to the National Guard of Ukraine and became publicly known through its commander, Andrii Yermak, a former official and businessman and brother of the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine. The battalion has taken part in combat operations on several fronts and is regarded as one of the more prominent volunteer formations of Ukraine's civilian defence sector.
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Anti-corruption court extends Yermak's procedural obligations for 60 days, lifts electronic bracelet on medical grounds
Ukraine's High Anti-Corruption Court (ВАКС) extended for 60 days the procedural obligations imposed on Andriy Yermak, the former head of the Office of the President, who is suspected of laundering property obtained through criminal means. The court declined to extend the requirement that Yermak wear an electronic monitoring bracelet, citing an independent medical specialist's finding that continued use could threaten his life and health.