Ukrainian prosecutor general targets anti-corruption chief before leaving country
Outgoing Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko charged NABU chief Semen Kryvonos with document forgery before reportedly leaving Ukraine, prompting calls from Volodymyr Zelenskyy for his dismissal.
Ukraine's political landscape faces heightened friction as outgoing Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko announced charges against Semen Kryvonos, director of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU). Kravchenko accused Kryvonos of forging official documents for financial gain and orchestrating a fake adoption to evade legal scrutiny.
NABU and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAP) denied that Kryvonos had been formally served, labeling the accusation a tactic to disrupt ongoing probes into a criminal network linked to lawmakers and Presidential Office staff.
Following his video announcement on Telegram, reports indicate Kravchenko crossed the Ukrainian border using a state-owned vehicle. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy subsequently requested parliament to accelerate Kravchenko’s official removal from office.
Sources: NEXTA, OCCRP, Radiosvoboda, The Insider, Ukrainska Pravda.
How outlets assessed this
- OCCRP Critical Framed Kravchenko's move as a maneuver by an outgoing prosecutor general acting under a cloud of scandal.
- Українська правда Skeptical Emphasized NABU's denial and its stance that Kravchenko's claims are an attempt to obstruct anti-corruption investigations.
- OCCRP Critical Framed the prosecutor general's charges as a retaliatory action executed while he himself faced scandal and imminent dismissal.
- OCCRP Critical Framed Kravchenko's allegations against the anti-corruption chief as an act by an outgoing official operating under a cloud of scandal.
Sources
- NEXTA — Антикоррупционные органы Украины расследуют группу с участием чиновников из Офиса президента
- Радіо Свобода — Генпрокурор Кравченко звинуватив директора НАБУ в підробленні документів та інших злочинах
- Українська правда — У НАБУ відреагували на заяву Кравченка про підозру директору бюро
- The Insider — Генпрокурор Украины Кравченко подписал подозрение директору НАБУ и уехал за границу. Зеленский призвал Раду скорее отстранить генпрокурора
- OCCRP — Under Cloud of Scandal, Outgoing Ukrainian Prosecutor General Targets Anti-Corruption Chief
Earlier coverage
- Oct 30, 2026, 09:30 PM UTCZelenskyy calls for removal of prosecutor general after action against NABU head
- Oct 30, 2026, 09:30 AM UTCUkrainian prosecutor general targets anti-corruption chief Semen Kryvonos
- Oct 30, 2026, 03:00 AM UTCUkraine anti-corruption agencies deny charges against chief as prosecutor departs
- Oct 29, 2026, 10:00 PM UTCUkrainian prosecutor general targets anti-corruption chief before leaving the country
- Oct 29, 2026, 04:00 AM UTCUkrainian prosecutor general targets anti-corruption chief before leaving country
- Oct 28, 2026, 11:00 PM UTCUkrainian prosecutor general accuses anti-graft chief before departing country
- Oct 28, 2026, 04:30 PM UTCUkrainian prosecutor general flees country after targeting anti-corruption chief
- Oct 27, 2026, 10:30 PM UTCUkrainian prosecutor general targets NABU chief before fleeing abroad
- Oct 27, 2026, 03:30 PM UTCUkraine's prosecutor general targets anti-corruption chief before fleeing abroad
- Oct 27, 2026, 12:30 PM UTCUkraine's prosecutor general targets anti-corruption chief before leaving country