# BREAKING: Ukraine’s prosecutor general resigns amid major corruption scandal

https://mins.news/en/item/48828

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-09-07 20:15 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/breaking-ukraines-prosecutor-general-resigns-amid-major-corruption-scandal/

> Ukrainian Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko said on Sept. 7 that he had submitted his resignation, calling it a conscious political decision. His announcement reversed an earlier statement that he did not plan to step down amid an investigation into an alleged protection racket involving scam call centers and senior officials in his office.

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