Ukraine Prosecutor General Kravchenko Resigns Amid Corruption Scandal Implicating Senior Prosecutors

Ukrainian Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko submitted his resignation to President Volodymyr Zelensky and the Verkhovna Rada on Sunday evening, calling it "a political decision" made because he did not want the post "used as an instrument of political confrontation" 123. The announcement reversed an earlier statement that day in which Kravchenko said he had no plans to resign 1. NABU and SAPO announced on September 5 that they had uncovered an alleged criminal organization within the Prosecutor General's Office that protected fraudulent call centers and laundered proceeds through property and third-party accounts 12. Kravchenko's deputy, Serhii Kropyva, was detained and ordered held until November 2 with bail set at 120 million hryvnias ($2.7 million) 1. Kravchenko maintained his position on the allegations "remains unchanged" and denied involvement 134. BBC reported investigators searched his offices the day before his resignation 5.