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Ruslan Kravchenko

Prosecutor General of Ukraine
Ruslan Andriyovych Kravchenko was born on March 14, 1990, in Sievierodonetsk, Luhansk Oblast. He graduated from the Military Law Faculty of the Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University. He worked as an investigator and prosecutor in various regions of Ukraine, including Sevastopol, Rivne, and Lviv Oblasts. He directly participated in the anti-terrorist operation. He has the status of a combatant. He was a prosecutor in the case of Viktor Yanukovych, in which he secured the conviction of the former president. He conducted the recording and investigation of Russian war crimes in Bucha. He headed the Kyiv Regional Military Administration and the State Tax Service of Ukraine. On June 17, 2025, the Verkhovna Rada supported the appointment of Ruslan Kravchenko as the Prosecutor General of Ukraine.
2014
Participated in the anti-terrorist operation in eastern Ukraine, performing the duties of a prosecutor
2016
Awarded the Order of Danylo Halytskyi
2016
Received the President of Ukraine's award "For Participation in the Anti-Terrorist Operation."
2017
Served as prosecutor in the case of former President Viktor Yanukovych, who was found guilty of treason
2018
Awarded the "Badge of Honor" of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine
2019
Received the "For Conscientious Service in the Prosecutor's Office" badge
2021
Headed the Bucha District Prosecutor's Office of the Kyiv Region
2022
Awarded the Order of Merit, III degree
2023
Appointed Head of the Kyiv Regional Military Administration
2024
Headed the State Tax Service of Ukraine
2025
Appointed Prosecutor General of Ukraine
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Cigarettes via online prescriptions and vapes worth 37 million UAH: two illegal tobacco businesses liquidated in Kharkiv regionPhoto

Law enforcement officers have uncovered an underground cigarette factory and a vape distribution network in Kharkiv. Goods worth 37 million UAH were seized, and three individuals have been served with notices of suspicion.

Economy • May 22, 07:31 AM • 2866 views
The case of protecting "porn offices": National Police top officials and a driver remanded in custody with multi-million bail amounts

The court has arrested police officials for covering up a network of porn offices. The suspects were granted bail ranging from one to eight million hryvnias.

Crimes and emergencies • May 21, 04:12 PM • 22281 views
Journalist: 12 million hryvnias bail requested for Vorobei, suspect in 'porn offices' case

Prosecutors are requesting 12 million in bail for Vorobei, an assistant to the Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs. He is suspected of systematic protection of a network of porn offices.

Society • May 21, 03:52 PM • 13425 views
Dealers orchestrated a 71 million UAH scheme involving counterfeit documents and expired rations for the AFU – Prosecutor GeneralPhoto

Entrepreneurs supplied the AFU with low-quality field rations worth 71 million UAH through document forgery. A former Ministry of Defense official is among the suspects.

War in Ukraine • May 21, 01:15 PM • 4026 views
Preventive measure to be determined for regional National Police leadership suspected of involvement in porn business

The Pechersk Court will determine preventive measures for police chiefs from three regions. The officials are suspected of protecting a network of porn studios in exchange for bribes.

Society • May 21, 09:39 AM • 3390 views
Prosecutor General Kravchenko submitted materials to the ICC regarding the deportation and illegal detention of Ukrainian prisoners by Russians

The Prosecutor General submitted evidence to the ICC regarding the deportation of 1,800 prisoners to Russia. The materials include testimonies from 400 individuals about torture and forced labor in penal colonies.

War in Ukraine • May 21, 06:49 AM • 3102 views
Police Raids: law enforcement reveals which top police officials detained in three regionsPhoto

The SBU and National Police have detained top officials in the Ivano-Frankivsk, Ternopil, and Zhytomyr regions. They are suspected of covering up a network of porn offices.

Society • May 20, 09:25 AM • 3352 views
Scheme to embezzle 203 million UAH worth of gas from the state gas transmission system uncovered in Prykarpattia – KravchenkoPhoto

The head of an enterprise and three accomplices tampered with the gas metering unit. The state suffered losses of 203 million hryvnias due to fuel theft.

Economy • May 19, 12:41 PM • 3109 views
Former MP took out over 100 million in loans from a state bank and fled abroad; international search warrant is being considered - Prosecutor General

Former MP defrauded a state bank of 140 million UAH and stole 800 tons of rapeseed from farmers. He is hiding abroad, and an international search warrant is being prepared.

Crimes and emergencies • May 18, 01:10 PM • 10802 views
Received 18,000 euros for a promise to bribe prosecutors – lawyer exposed in PrykarpattiaPhotoVideo

The SBI has served a notice of suspicion to a lawyer who swindled 18,000 euros by promising to bribe prosecutors. The suspect faces up to eight years in prison.

Society • May 15, 02:40 PM • 3592 views
Over 150 searches conducted in Ukraine, exposing a 125 million UAH shadow vape market - Prosecutor GeneralPhotoVideo

During 150 searches across three regions, illegal products worth 125 million UAH were seized. The organizers sold vape liquids without excise stamps or quality checks.

Society • May 15, 09:19 AM • 3067 views
In Ukraine, 119 lawyers have been served with notices of suspicion of crimes over the past year and a half – Prosecutor GeneralPhoto

Over the past year and a half, 119 lawyers have received notices of suspicion, and 79 cases are already in court. As the Prosecutor General noted, this is not a fight against the legal profession, but a cleansing of the profession from those who use it as a cover.

Crimes and emergencies • May 14, 12:56 PM • 2900 views
Rector of a Zaporizhzhia university to face trial for draft evasion scheme involving 'postgraduate students' worth 50 million - Prosecutor GeneralPhoto

The scheme generated 50 million through the fictitious education of 3,000 postgraduate students. The case against nine participants in the scheme has already been sent to court.

Crimes and emergencies • May 11, 06:19 AM • 27768 views
One of the torturers of the illegal Donetsk prison "Izolyatsiia" detained in France - Prosecutor GeneralPhoto

The militant detained in France tortured at least nine people in the Donetsk prison. He has been charged with committing war crimes.

War in Ukraine • May 8, 07:41 PM • 6750 views
Over 256,000 crimes related to Russian aggression recorded so far – Prosecutor General

More than 256,000 crimes of Russian aggression have been recorded, of which 225,000 are war crimes. To date, 254 individuals have been convicted, and 1,191 suspects have been formally notified of charges.

War in Ukraine • May 8, 03:03 PM • 3403 views
Bureaucracy should not stop justice - Prosecutor General Kravchenko on the launch of the Special Tribunal

Ruslan Kravchenko called for the creation of an effective Special Tribunal to punish the leadership of the Russian Federation. More than 256,000 crimes of aggression against Ukraine have been recorded.

War in Ukraine • May 8, 06:02 AM • 4547 views
SBU employee "traded in military deferments," detained while taking a $34,000 bribe - Prosecutor GeneralPhoto

An SBU employee was selling fictitious mobilization deferments for $8,500. He was detained while receiving a bribe in the amount of $34,000.

Crimes and emergencies • May 6, 07:25 PM • 7398 views
In Zhytomyr region, head of regional territorial recruitment center detained for a "subscription fee" for non-conscription – Prosecutor GeneralPhotoVideo

In Zhytomyr Region, the head of a Territorial Recruitment Center was detained for an "subscription fee" for non-conscription. The official promised immunity from mobilization for an entrepreneur's employees in exchange for money.

Society • May 6, 06:27 AM • 4643 views
Scheme exposed for supplying Ukrzaliznytsia with substandard international passenger cars worth 64 million UAHPhoto

Plant officials are suspected of embezzling 64 million on defective railcars. Due to low-quality steel, critical defects and cracks were discovered in the new rolling stock.

Economy • May 4, 02:03 PM • 3664 views
Founder of a Christian rehabilitation center in Vinnytsia region committed child abuse for 15 yearsPhotoVideo

The founder of the center committed violence against girls aged 8 to 14 for 15 years. Ten victims have been identified, and the perpetrator has been detained without the right to bail. He faces a severe sentence, up to life imprisonment.

Society • May 2, 07:47 AM • 12747 views
The case of another occupier for the brutal murder of a civilian in Bucha has been sent to court

Prosecutor General Kravchenko noted that such cases form the foundation for the Special Tribunal regarding the crime of Russian aggression against Ukraine.

War in Ukraine • April 30, 01:36 PM • 3532 views
Vessel carrying stolen grain left Israeli waters amid threat of arrest following Ukraine's appeal - Prosecutor General

The vessel PANORMITIS, carrying stolen grain, has left Israeli territorial waters. The country's competent authorities have begun executing the request from the Ukrainian Prosecutor's Office.

Politics • April 30, 09:30 AM • 3303 views
Prosecutor General Kravchenko initiated a suicide prevention program during a meeting with a UNICEF delegationPhoto

Ruslan Kravchenko initiated a UN suicide prevention program. UNICEF will expand the network of Barnahus centers to protect children's rights.

Politics • April 29, 02:51 PM • 2685 views
Israel sent a package of documents for the arrest of a Russian vessel with stolen Ukrainian grain - Prosecutor General Kravchenko

The Prosecutor General's Office is asking Israel to seize the vessel PANORMITIS and its cargo. Investigators believe the ship is transporting stolen Ukrainian grain.

Economy • April 29, 11:15 AM • 2923 views
Prosecutor General: Scheme to siphon over 576 million UAH from defense sector into the "shadow economy" dismantledPhoto

A scheme to siphon 576 million hryvnias from defense contracts through a conversion center has been dismantled. Seven suspects are in custody without the possibility of bail.

Economy • April 27, 07:04 AM • 6132 views
"How much is your children's life worth?": Man sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering a two-year-old boy

In the Dnipropetrovsk region, a man was sentenced to life for taking the children of his former partner hostage and stabbing a two-year-old boy to death. Prosecutor General Kravchenko emphasized the accountability for crimes against children.

Crimes and emergencies • April 24, 03:03 PM • 3572 views
Prosecutor's office exposed a network of illegal online casinos with a turnover of UAH 5 billion, among the organizers are citizens of the Russian FederationPhoto

The prosecutor's office exposed a group of Russians and Ukrainians who organized Joker and Pokerdom. Money was withdrawn through crypto wallets and offshore companies in Estonia.

Economy • April 24, 07:38 AM • 4296 views
Scheme of electricity manipulation worth UAH 447 million exposed - 5 suspects notified of suspicionPhoto

The prosecutor's office exposed a group of individuals who, through a network of companies, embezzled funds for electricity. The perpetrators artificially created debts to the state.

Economy • April 23, 08:19 AM • 4121 views
The issue of changing the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is not being considered in the Rada amid the terrorist attack in Kyiv - Arakhamia

David Arakhamia called attempts to politicize the terrorist attack in Kyiv groundless. The issue of changing the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is currently not being considered by the Verkhovna Rada.

Politics • April 22, 07:07 PM • 3037 views
Kravchenko: Russia ignores the security of all of Europe and, apparently, deliberately attacked the Chernobyl sarcophagus

The investigation confirmed Russia's deliberate attack on the Chernobyl nuclear power plant using UAVs. Repairing the shield damage will cost at least 500 million euros.

War in Ukraine • April 22, 12:24 PM • 5369 views