Zelensky asks Ukraine parliament to dismiss prosecutor general Kravchenko

September 14, 2026 at 11:52 AM2 min

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky asked the Verkhovna Rada on September 14 to immediately dismiss Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko. Kravchenko had submitted his resignation the previous week amid a corruption investigation. The request came hours after Kravchenko announced he had signed suspicion notices against the head of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau and a person close to the head of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office.

Key Facts

Zelensky said Kravchenko has no possibility of remaining in office and the only path is resignation.
Kravchenko crossed the border around 2:30 a.m. on September 14 in a service vehicle, citing a business trip to Lithuania.
Kravchenko announced suspicion notices against NABU director Semen Kryvonos for forgery of official documents and fictitious adoption.
NABU and SAP said they view Kravchenko's statements as a continuation of a systemic attack on independent anti-corruption bodies.

Resignation Demand

Zelensky called on Verkhovna Rada deputies to urgently support Kravchenko's resignation in a Telegram post on September 14. The president said Kravchenko has no possibility of remaining in office and the only path is resignation. Kravchenko had submitted his resignation the previous week amid a corruption investigation and said the decision had political undertones.

Border Crossing

Kravchenko left Ukraine around 2:30 a.m. on September 14 in a service vehicle, using a foreign business trip to Lithuania as the formal basis. He later confirmed his departure in a Telegram post, saying he was on a foreign business trip and intended to inform international partners about risks created by uncontrolled influence of anti-corruption bodies. The departure followed a video address in which he announced suspicion notices against NABU director Semen Kryvonos and a person close to SAP head Oleksandr Klymenko.

Counter-Allegations

Kravchenko accused the NABU director of forging official documents, receiving particularly large unlawful benefit, and fictitious adoption to avoid court responsibility. The second suspicion concerned a person close to the SAP head for influencing a High Anti-Corruption Court judge, offering unlawful benefit, and facilitating draft evasion. Kravchenko said these suspicions were the trigger and true reason for the night storming of the prosecutor general's office by anti-corruption bodies during Operation Carthage, announced by NABU and SAP on September 4. NABU and SAP responded that they view the statements as a continuation of a systemic attack on independent anti-corruption bodies that began earlier.