Overview
- Prosecutor General Ruslan Krawtschenko announced his resignation on Telegram, called it a political decision, denied any personal involvement in the allegations, and asked the president and parliament to accept his departure.
- Ukrinform reported that special investigators uncovered a criminal organization inside the Prosecutor General’s Office that allegedly took bribes and was led by a department head, a claim that remains under investigation.
- Hours before resigning, Krawtschenko reportedly rejected stepping down and said he could only be removed from office, signaling a rapid shift from refusal to resignation under mounting pressure.
- Krawtschenko thanked prosecutors who he said work with integrity, including staff who support victims and document Russian crimes, and warned that their work must not be devalued as the office undergoes scrutiny.
- The next institutional steps are for the president and the Verkhovna Rada to accept or formalize his removal and for investigators to pursue any prosecutions, a process that could affect the office’s ability to carry out high‑profile wartime cases.