Ukraine’s chief prosecutor Ruslan Kravchenko announced his resignation after anti-corruption investigators conducted a weekend search of his offices over allegations of illegal activity. According to the country’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau and Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office, officials within the prosecutor’s department allegedly received payments to provide protection for call centres engaged in phone scams and asset laundering.
In his resignation letter, Kravchenko stated he did not wish his position to be exploited as a means for political confrontation. The day before his resignation announcement, he had released a statement characterizing the allegations as unfounded and denying any personal involvement in wrongdoing. President Volodymyr Zelensky has not yet made a public response to the resignation.
The incident represents the latest in a series of corruption allegations that have affected senior figures in Ukraine’s government during the ongoing conflict with Russia. Anti-corruption investigators indicated that the scheme involved money derived from illegal call centre operations being used to acquire property, jewellery, and other assets. Earlier this year, a separate investigation by the anti-corruption bureau uncovered an alleged scheme involving misappropriation of over $3 million in Ukrainian currency related to bail payments for a former energy minister facing money-laundering charges.
Ukraine’s commitment to anti-corruption efforts remains significant given its status as an EU candidate country, a designation granted conditionally upon demonstrated progress against corruption. The country established two dedicated anti-corruption bodies over a decade ago. In 2025, nationwide protests erupted after Zelensky announced reforms that would reduce the independence of these institutions, prompting intervention from G7 ambassadors and leading to the reversal of those changes.
Former defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov, dismissed in mid-July, has publicly raised questions about corruption awareness among Zelensky’s inner circle, though he stated he has found no evidence of personal involvement by the president in corrupt activities.
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