Kyiv – Ukraine’s Prosecutor General, Ruslan Kravchenko, has submitted his resignation, stating he does not wish for the office to become a pawn in political conflicts. The move follows weekend raids by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (Nabu) and the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (Sapo) on his offices. Investigators allege the search uncovered a money-laundering scheme involving an official within the prosecutor general’s office.
The agencies described a corrupt network that accepted payments to shield illegal call centres engaged in phone fraud, laundering millions of dollars. Nabu released images showing a safe stuffed with cash and identified five individuals behind the scheme, though no names were provided. A deputy to Kravchenko has been remanded in custody on suspicion of money laundering linked to the case.
Kravchenko rejected the accusations, labeling them “completely unsubstantiated.” He noted that illegal call centres are estimated to employ roughly 60,000 people in Ukraine, according to the Swiss-based Global Initiative Against Transnational Crime.
The resignation compounds existing instability for President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. In 2025, Zelenskyy faced protests forcing him to reverse efforts to subordinate Nabu and Sapo to the national prosecutor’s office. Further turmoil has ensued after a feud between Ukraine’s SBU and GUR security services led to a shootout in Kyiv, and following Zelenskyy’s dismissal of the defence minister and the military commander-in-chief.
Meanwhile, Russia resumed drone strikes on Kyiv on Monday, targeting the Boryspil and Fastiv districts after a three-day ceasefire expired following visits by US envoys. Emergency services urged residents to take shelter.
On the diplomatic front, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov indicated Russia has not ruled out resuming trilateral talks involving Ukraine and the United States, though details remain unconfirmed. The French presidency reported that US negotiators conveyed a “new willingness” from Moscow to engage in discussions following recent Russian Duma elections. However, the Trump administration has characterized President Vladimir Putin’s insistence on unchanged maximalist demands as a willingness to negotiate.
In military developments, Zelenskyy confirmed Ukraine struck oil refineries in Russia’s Ryazan, Perm, and Tatarstan regions. The Perm attack resulted in one death and four injuries after a drone damaged a residential building. Additionally, the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in southeastern Ukraine has regained off-site power via the Ferosplavna line, ending an outage since August 20 that relied on emergency diesel generators. The International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed the repairs during a brokered ceasefire.
Latvia announced plans to impose a 300% tariff on grain imports from Russia and Belarus, citing concerns over increased transit volumes in retaliation for Ukrainian attacks on Baltic ports. UN human rights chief Volker Türk expressed horror at reports that fully autonomous Russian drones killed three civilians in Zaporizhzhia, calling for an urgent ban on such weapons.
The Zaporizhzhia power line fix is a small win, but the drone strike deaths are horrifying news.
Is anyone else surprised that the ceasefire was already broken? It expired after three days, honestly expected less.
Call center money laundering? That is wild. I had no idea it was running so deep inside the prosecutor’s office.
This political chaos is exactly what Putin wants. Ukraine looks more unstable than ever right now.