Ukraine's former Prosecutor General Kravchenko resigns after failing to return to work

Prosecutor General's Office spokesperson Mariana Haiovska stated that Kravchenko did not resume his official duties after his trip concluded on September 18. Haiovska added that she had no information on his whereabouts or whether he had returned to Ukraine, with sources cited by Ukrainska Pravda suggesting he had not crossed the border by September 21.

Kravchenko's departure from Ukraine on September 14, reportedly in a government vehicle, occurred amid a confrontation between the Prosecutor General's Office and Ukraine's anti-corruption agencies. He had previously resigned as prosecutor general on September 7 due to an investigation by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) into allegations of officials protecting fraudulent call centers, which Kravchenko denied.

On September 14, Kravchenko claimed to have issued a notice of suspicion against NABU Director Semen Kryvonos and accused NABU and SAPO of seizing investigative materials. However, both the Prosecutor General's Office and Kryvonos denied that he had been formally notified of suspicion. Zelensky had suspended Kravchenko from his post on September 14, with parliament approving his dismissal the following day.