Overview

• Ruslan Krawtschenko, born in 1990 in eastern Ukraine, is one of the youngest officials to hold the prosecutor general’s office.
• He led the investigation into the Russian forces’ massacre in Bucha near Kyiv following the 2022 invasion.
• Andrij Kostin was removed by parliament last year after a scandal over falsely awarded disability pensions for prosecutors.
• Olexij Chomenko served as acting prosecutor general from Kostin’s dismissal until Krawtschenko’s appointment.
• This marks the fourth time President Selenskyj has replaced the country’s top prosecutor since taking office in 2019.