KYIV — Ukraine’s Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko said late Monday he had submitted his resignation, calling it a conscious “political decision†after anti-corruption investigators searched premises linked to his office. “I do not want the position of Prosecutor General to be used as an instrument of political confrontation,†he wrote on Telegram, Reuters reported.
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau and Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office said Sept. 5 they had uncovered an alleged criminal organization led by a senior official in the Prosecutor General’s Office that protected fraudulent call centers and laundered money. Kravchenko has denied involvement; he said his stance on the allegations is unchanged.
Ukrainska Pravda reported that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met Kravchenko and ruling-party faction head Davyd Arakhamia on Sept. 7 to discuss whether he would remain. Earlier that day Kravchenko had told journalists he did not plan to resign. Under Ukraine’s Constitution, the prosecutor general is appointed and dismissed by the president with parliament’s consent; his powers end when a Verkhovna Rada resolution takes effect.
Kravchenko has held the post since June 2025. The resignation adds to recent turbulence in Kyiv’s senior ranks as Russian strikes resumed after U.S. envoys’ weekend visits.
Sources: Reuters, Kyiv Independent
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