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Former Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko, who left Ukraine on the night of 14 September allegedly on a business trip, had still not returned to work as of 21 September, although the trip he had arranged for himself ended on 18 September.
This was reported by Ukrayinska Pravda, citing a comment from the spokesperson for the Office of the Prosecutor General, Maryana Haivska.
"The official end date of Ruslan Kravchenko’s official business trip is 18 September. As of 14:00 21 September he did not arrive for work at the Office of the Prosecutor General," Haivska said.
She explained that Kravchenko lost only the administrative position of prosecutor general, but he remains a prosecutor in the OPG.
When asked whether Kravchenko had returned to Ukraine and where he was now, the OPG spokesperson said she did not have that information.
Earlier, Suspilne reported that Ruslan Kravchenko had arranged a business trip to Paris on his own, allegedly to participate in a hearing of the PACE parliamentary network.
He signed himself up for a business trip lasting 5 days from 13 September 2026, and planned to travel by car. Kravchenko was due to return from the trip on 18 September.
Reminder:
On 14 September 2026, Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko announced that he had signed charges against NABU Director Semen Kryvonos for forging official documents to obtain an illicit benefit in an especially large amount. He also accused NABU and the SAP of seizing case materials against their employees during searches as part of the special operation “Carthage” in order to halt procedural decisions in those cases.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that Kravchenko has only one path — dismissal from office — and called on the Verkhovna Rada to urgently support the corresponding decision. Kravchenko himself said that he left Ukraine allegedly on a business trip abroad.
The Verkhovna Rada received the president’s submission to dismiss Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko. The vote on Kravchenko’s resignation will take place on 15 September. Volodymyr Zelensky suspended Ruslan Kravchenko from the post of Prosecutor General.
On 15 September the Verkhovna Rada supported the dismissal of Ruslan Kravchenko from the position of Prosecutor General. President Volodymyr Zelensky signed the decree dismissing Kravchenko.
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