Andriy Yermak Context

Updates, context and public record related to Andriy Yermak. Current work, Ukraine, diplomacy, justice and the war. Run by a Andriy Yermak’s support group.

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There is much being said about @AndriyYermak, and not all of it is accurate. His support group created this account to share statements, documents and updates on his case and current work, providing facts and context.

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Andriy Yermak and Advocate+ lawyers visited Khartiia’s 23rd Assault Regiment R.U.G.

On the first months of free legal support, commander Hamlet Avagyan says, “I can call at midnight. Many issues are resolved in 5–10 minutes.”

The team is now exploring veteran support.

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Four years after Kherson’s liberation, Advocate+ is starting work with Ukraine’s 39th Marine Brigade, which helped free the city as the 126th Territorial Defence Brigade. Lawyer Lesia Halaiko will provide free legal support to its troops and their families.

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Andriy Yermak’s Advocate+ team introduced lawyer Andrii Tolpekin to Ukraine’s 432nd Unmanned Systems Regiment and commander @OVLiashko. Tolpekin agreed priorities with the unit’s lawyers. The project offers free legal aid to troops. Honoured to stand alongside them.

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From legal support for families of fallen and missing service members to questions around combat-related payments, the needs differ from unit to unit.

At Ukraine’s 37th and 38th Marine Brigades, Lawyer+ is now working directly with military legal teams to help address them.

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During Andriy Yermak’s visit to the 30th Marine Corps, its 37th, 38th and 39th brigades joined Lawyer+, a legal-support project for service members and their families.

The team will also work on systemic issues that require legislative change.

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In his new memoir, Mémoires provisoires, French philosopher Bernard-Henri Lévy recalls @AndriyYermak’s wartime role, from the front to diplomatic talks.

“He must be given this credit.”

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Khartiia’s 23rd Assault Regiment R.U.G. has thanked the Advocate+ team for its support and cooperation. The project provides free legal aid to Ukrainian troops, with dedicated lawyers working directly with their units.

Thank you for your trust. Honoured to stand alongside you.

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Ukraine’s reconstruction will need more than capital. It will need a legal system investors can trust. In Foreign Policy Journal, @AndriyYermak argues that reform must make lawyers more accountable while protecting their independence.

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In six months, Advocate+, a free legal aid project for Ukrainian troops, grew from 3 to 31 brigades. Over 60 lawyers handled 300+ requests from troops and their families last month alone. @AndriyYermak presented these results to Ukraine’s Bar Council.

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Ukraine’s 17th Poltava National Guard Brigade, part of the Khartiia Corps, has joined Advocate+, a free legal aid project for troops. @AndriyYermak introduced Nataliia Bantia, a lawyer from Izmail, who will provide ongoing legal support to the brigade’s service members.

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In Kharkiv region, @AndriyYermak and lawyer Polina Marchenko introduced lawyers for Khartiia’s 23rd Assault Regiment and 13th Brigade through Advocate+, a free legal aid project for troops. They also discussed a National Guard recruitment centre for foreign volunteers.

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Four years ago, 215 people, including Azovstal defenders and Mariupol’s commanders, were freed in one of the war’s most complex prisoner exchanges.

Other Mariupol defenders and thousands of Ukrainians remain in Russian captivity. Efforts continue. All must come home.

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In May 2025, Andriy Yermak met with Lindsey Graham and @SenBlumenthal to discuss stronger sanctions. He backed measures targeting both Russia and countries financing its war machine. Ukrainian diplomacy helped keep that pressure on the agenda.

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Congress has passed the Russia and Iran sanctions bill championed by Lindsey Graham. Now awaiting Trump’s signature, it would allow tariffs of up to 100% on countries buying Russian energy.

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Elements of the Compact fed into the G7’s July 2023 declaration, the framework for bilateral security agreements. The UK signed first in January 2024; Germany, France, USA and others followed. Recommendations became long-term commitments to Ukraine.

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Four years ago, Andriy Yermak and former NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen presented the Kyiv Security Compact: recommendations for Ukraine’s security through long-term defence investment, arms supplies, training, intelligence sharing and bilateral security agreements.

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A new piece in @IBTimesUK looks at Advocate+ and Andriy Yermak’s role in the project. Soldiers from the 79th Brigade and Spartan praise the project and want to see it expand. The next step is more units, more soldiers with direct access to a lawyer.

https://t.co/roSgVBrTMH

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Advocate+ already works with units including Khartiia, Spartan, the 79th and 93rd Brigades. The next goal is to expand the project to 50 military units. Here’s what service members themselves say about the project.

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Former POWs have the right to have illnesses acquired in captivity recognized as related to Ukraine’s defense. In practice, bureaucracy can make this almost impossible. Advocate+ lawyers proposed a new procedure using alternative evidence. The Defense Ministry is now working on it.

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Advocate+ already works with units including Khartiia, Spartan, the 79th and 93rd Brigades. The next goal is to expand the project to 50 military units.