Ukrainian Prosecutor General Whereabouts Unknown as NABU Anti-Corruption Operation Targets His Office

NABU and SAPO conducted searches on the evening of September 4 at properties linked to Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko, his deputy Mariia Vdovychenko, and Odesa Oblast military administration head Oleh Kiper as part of "Operation Carthage," an investigation into a criminal organization allegedly run by a senior Prosecutor General's Office official protecting scam call centers and laundering proceeds 1. Journalist Mykhailo Tkach first reported Kravchenko could not be located after the operation began; Ukrainska Pravda, citing political-circle sources, said his whereabouts have been unknown for over 12 hours after he entered the government quarter by car and was not seen again, while Dzerkalo Tyzhnia separately reported he had been hospitalized at Kyiv's Dobrobut clinic 23. The Prosecutor General's Office denied both claims: spokesperson Natalia Baiurko told The New Voice of Ukraine that Kravchenko has been at his workplace "since early morning," without addressing his location on the evening of September 4 23. Separately, media reports said law enforcement detained Serhiy Kropiva, head of the Prosecutor General's Office cyber department, in connection with the case 1.