Key facts
- Ruslan Kravchenko resigned from Ukraine's prosecution service on September 21.
- Kravchenko failed to resume official duties after an overseas business trip ended September 18.
- Kravchenko was dismissed as prosecutor general on September 15.
- Sources indicated Kravchenko had not crossed the Ukrainian border upon his expected return.
- Kravchenko's departure followed a dispute with anti-corruption agencies over investigations into fraudulent call centers.
Former Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko was dismissed from Ukraine's prosecution service on September 21, submitting a resignation request after failing to return to his official duties following an overseas business trip. Although President Volodymyr Zelensky had removed Kravchenko as prosecutor general on September 15, he remained a prosecutor within the office until his formal resignation.
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.