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Ukraine's Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko announced Monday on Telegram that he had submitted his resignation to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and parliament, describing it as "a political decision" and saying his position on the allegations had not changed.

Ukraine's Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko announced Monday on Telegram that he had submitted his resignation to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and parliament, describing it as "a political decision" and saying his position on the allegations had not changed.

The resignation reversed statements Kravchenko made earlier Monday, when he told journalists he was not clinging to his post but had not decided to step down, noting the Verkhovna Rada could remove him through an established procedure.

The resignation reversed statements Kravchenko made earlier Monday, when he told journalists he was not clinging to his post but had not decided to step down, noting the Verkhovna Rada could remove him through an established procedure.

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office said last week they had uncovered a criminal organization led by an official in the Prosecutor General's Office that took payments from fraudulent call centers.

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office said last week they had uncovered a criminal organization led by an official in the Prosecutor General's Office that took payments from fraudulent call centers.

Investigators identified five alleged participants and say the group was created in mid-2025, recruiting serving prosecutors. Proceeds were allegedly laundered through property, jewelry and accounts held by relatives and associates.

Investigators identified five alleged participants and say the group was created in mid-2025, recruiting serving prosecutors. Proceeds were allegedly laundered through property, jewelry and accounts held by relatives and associates.

Serhii Kropyva, a deputy head of the office's international cooperation department, was remanded in custody until Nov. 2 with bail set at 120 million hryvnia. Suspect Yelyzaveta Ivakhnenko was given bail of 20 million hryvnia.

Serhii Kropyva, a deputy head of the office's international cooperation department, was remanded in custody until Nov. 2 with bail set at 120 million hryvnia. Suspect Yelyzaveta Ivakhnenko was given bail of 20 million hryvnia.

Kravchenko said Sunday that investigators received full access to his office and that a safe filled with cash shown in circulated photos was unrelated to him. Prosecutors alleged in court that Kropyva arranged renovations at a house in Kozyn where Kravchenko lives.

Kravchenko said Sunday that investigators received full access to his office and that a safe filled with cash shown in circulated photos was unrelated to him. Prosecutors alleged in court that Kropyva arranged renovations at a house in Kozyn where Kravchenko lives.

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Kravchenko clung to that chair for days, denying everything, and only quit after the damage to the president's ratings became impossible to ignore. NABU's own recordings point straight at the top of the prosecutor's office, where roughly $7,000 a month per protected scam call center added up to a fortune. Resignation is not accountability — an arrest is.

Kravchenko clung to that chair for days, denying everything, and only quit after the damage to the president's ratings became impossible to ignore. NABU's own recordings point straight at the top of the prosecutor's office, where roughly $7,000 a month per protected scam call center added up to a fortune. Resignation is not accountability — an arrest is.

One prosecutor walking out the door fixes nothing when the rot keeps surfacing inside the same inner circle, appointment after appointment. This is the same leadership that tried to strip NABU and SAPO of their independence and backed down only when crowds filled the streets. Ukraine's EU path was granted on a promise to fight graft, and that promise is being broken.

One prosecutor walking out the door fixes nothing when the rot keeps surfacing inside the same inner circle, appointment after appointment. This is the same leadership that tried to strip NABU and SAPO of their independence and backed down only when crowds filled the streets. Ukraine's EU path was granted on a promise to fight graft, and that promise is being broken.

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Ukraine's anti-corruption system is working: investigators exposed an alleged protection racket, secured detentions and prompted the top prosecutor's exit. Kravchenko deserves due process because no public suspect designation exists, but resignation was the right move to protect the office and keep the probe credible.

Ukraine's anti-corruption system is working: investigators exposed an alleged protection racket, secured detentions and prompted the top prosecutor's exit. Kravchenko deserves due process because no public suspect designation exists, but resignation was the right move to protect the office and keep the probe credible.

One resignation cannot clean up a systemic corruption problem. Repeated scandals, efforts to curb independent anti-graft bodies and alleged graft near Zelensky's inner circle demand wider accountability, not a convenient exit for the prosecutor general.

One resignation cannot clean up a systemic corruption problem. Repeated scandals, efforts to curb independent anti-graft bodies and alleged graft near Zelensky's inner circle demand wider accountability, not a convenient exit for the prosecutor general.

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