Ukraine’s prosecutor general quits after anti-corruption agents raid his office
Ukraine's prosecutor general, Ruslan Kravchenko, resigned following a raid by anti-corruption agencies on his office. The investigation centers on allegations that officials were protecting criminal call centres involved in large-scale money laundering.
Why it matters
Corruption scandals within the Ukrainian government pose a significant political risk to President Zelenskyy's administration during a time of war.
Ukraine’s former prosecutor general, Ruslan Kravchenko, gives a press conference in Kyiv in July. Ukraine’s former prosecutor general, Ruslan Kravchenko, gives a press conference in Kyiv in July. Ukraine Ukraine’s prosecutor general quits after anti-corruption agents raid his office Ruslan Kravchenko resigns over allegations some of his officials were engaged in large-scale money laundering
Prefer the Guardian on Google Ukraine’s prosecutor general has resigned after investigators used ladders to raid his office in connection with a major corruption scandal that threatens to embarrass Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Ruslan Kravchenko quit his post on Monday after allegations that some of his officials were involved in large-scale money laundering. They received cash to protect call centres involved in illegal phone scams, it was claimed.
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