OddsFrontUkraine's parliament dismisses Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko
The unanimous removal follows Kravchenko's resignation and a confrontation between the prosecutor's office and Ukraine's independent anti-corruption agencies.
Parliament completes Kravchenko's removal
Ukraine's parliament dismissed Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko on September 15, completing his removal one day after President Volodymyr Zelensky formally suspended him. The Kyiv Independent reported that the parliamentary decision passed without a vote against it. Kravchenko had submitted his resignation on September 7 as scrutiny intensified around his office and its relationship with Ukraine's anti-corruption institutions.
The immediate political crisis deepened when Kravchenko said he had approved charges against National Anti-Corruption Bureau director Semen Kryvonos. NABU and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office characterised that move as part of an attempt to undermine their independence. The Prosecutor General's Office then issued a contradictory statement indicating that the reported charges were unfounded or had been cancelled.
An investigation inside the prosecutor's office
The dispute unfolded against a NABU investigation into an alleged criminal organisation that protected fraudulent call centres and laundered illicit proceeds. In its September 5 announcement, NABU said the suspected organiser headed a structural unit within the Prosecutor General's Office and had recruited serving prosecutors and outside associates. The bureau said five alleged participants had been uncovered and stressed that the investigation remained active.
The Kyiv Independent reported circumstantial indications that investigators were examining possible links between Kravchenko and the alleged protection network, including references in recordings to an unnamed superior. Kravchenko had not been formally charged in that case when parliament voted. That distinction is essential: dismissal from office and public allegations do not amount to a criminal conviction or establish his personal role in the alleged scheme.
Institutional credibility is now at stake
Zelensky's September 14 decree formally suspended Kravchenko under Ukraine's martial-law framework. Parliament's subsequent dismissal leaves the government to choose a successor while managing an unusually public breakdown between two pillars of law enforcement. The appointment process will be watched for signs that the next prosecutor general can cooperate with NABU and SAPO without subordinating their investigations to political control.
The consequences extend beyond personnel. Ukraine's international financing and European integration depend partly on credible anti-corruption enforcement and institutional independence. The next developments to watch are the selection of an acting prosecutor general, the legal status of any attempted case against Kryvonos and the outcome of NABU's call-centre investigation. None of these pending steps should be treated as predetermined.