Ukraine - September 2026

Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko’s resigned on 7 September, after being implicated in a probe into an alleged criminal network of illegal ‘scam’ call centers headed by an unnamed department head at the Prosecutor General’s Office. The investigation was undertaken by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO). Kravchenko denied any personal wrongdoing, and the Verkhovna Rada accepted his resignation in a vote on 15 September. Opposition lawmakers used the vote to renew calls for a transparent, competitive procedure for selecting future prosecutors general. The investigation demonstrated the capacity of Ukraine’s specialized anti-corruption institutions to pursue senior officials, as well as the challenges the Zelenskyy administration continues to face in demonstrating its ability to stamp out corruption at the highest levels. 

Sources: Ukrainska Pravda, Ukrainska Pravda, Reuters