Ukraine's outgoing prosecutor general accuses anti-corruption chief of fraud

Ukraine’s outgoing Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko announced criminal charges against Semen Kryvonos, director of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU), accusing him of document forgery for financial gain and orchestrating a fake adoption to avoid prosecution. Following a video announcement, Kravchenko reportedly departed the country in an official vehicle.

In response, NABU and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office stated that Kryvonos had not received a formal notification of suspicion. The anti-graft agencies dismissed the allegations as an attempt to undermine an investigation into a criminal enterprise involving current and former lawmakers alongside senior officials in the President’s Office. Meanwhile, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy requested that parliament urgently process Kravchenko’s removal from office.

Sources: NEXTA, OCCRP, The Insider, Радіо Свобода, Українська правда