Ukrainska Pravda says "$7,000 a month from a call centre – to prosecutors"; TASS says he is "on Russia's wanted list again"
Ruslan Kravchenko quit as Ukraine's prosecutor general on the evening of 7 September, calling it "a political decision". Of the 16 reports we hold, three lead not on the resignation but on a Russian police database card.
The resignation. Ruslan Kravchenko submitted his resignation as Ukraine's prosecutor general late on 7 September. Espreso carries his Telegram post: "This is a political decision. And I took it consciously." He added that his "position on the accusations remains unchanged".
What preceded it. Ukraine's anti-corruption bureau, NABU, and the anti-corruption prosecutors said on 4 September they had broken up a group shielding fraudulent call centres, headed from inside the prosecutor general's office by Serhiy Kropyva. Espreso puts it at more than 30 million hryvnia and five people charged. On the afternoon of 7 September Kravchenko told journalists he would not resign of his own accord.
Where the accounts split.
| Outlet | Leads with |
|---|---|
| Ukrainska Pravda | "$7,000 a month from a call centre – to prosecutors" |
| Espreso, Suspilne | his own words, "a political decision" |
| Meduza | a "senior subordinate" accused, not him |
| TASS, Life.ru, Regnum | a Russian police database card marked "re-declared" |
| Regnum, later | Zakharova: Ukraine's government is "an organised criminal group" |
Not settled. Whether Russia has re-listed him: three reports carry it, all three reading the same database card, and no Ukrainian report we hold mentions it. What the meeting of Zelensky, Kravchenko and Arakhamia decided: Ukrainska Pravda's sources say it happened; nobody in it has spoken. And what the investigators say — no report we hold quotes them.
What this is about. Ukraine's chief prosecutor resigned after anti-corruption investigators accused one of his senior staff of taking money to protect fraudulent call centres.
How it got here. - 2014–2016. After the Maidan protests of 2014, Ukraine set up two independent anti-corruption bodies. The National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) investigates. The Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP) prosecutes. The EU and other Western partners pressed for both and treat them as a test of reform. - February 2022. Russia's full-scale invasion began. The war itself began in 2014. Ukraine applied to join the EU that year. - June 2025. Ruslan Kravchenko, formerly head of the tax service, became prosecutor general. Ukrainska Pravda calls him the youngest in the country's history. Under Ukraine's constitution, the president appoints and dismisses the prosecutor general with parliament's consent. - July 2025. Parliament passed a law that curbed the independence of NABU and SAP. Street protests and criticism from the EU followed, and parliament reversed the law. MP Andriy Osadchuk told Espreso that the reversal still gave the prosecutor general new powers to appoint prosecutors himself. - Since then. The public has complained more and more about fraudulent call centres that defraud Ukrainians and Europeans. Ukrainska Pravda's sources say they could not operate without protection from law enforcement.
The actors. - NABU and SAP: they ran the operation, named "Carthage". - Serhiy Kropyva: a deputy department head in the prosecutor general's office and the main suspect. - President Volodymyr Zelensky: he chose Kravchenko. - Davyd Arakhamia: he leads Zelensky's Servant of the People party in parliament. Ukrainska Pravda's sources say he opposed the resignation. - Russia: Maria Zakharova speaks for its foreign ministry. Its interior ministry keeps a wanted database that lists Kravchenko, who was born in Sievierodonetsk in the Luhansk region.
What is at stake. The prosecutor general's office handles cases against MPs. It also documents Russian war crimes. Osadchuk told Espreso the scandal comes just as Ukraine has opened its first cluster of EU accession talks, on rule of law. Whether Kravchenko himself faces suspicion is open.
Where it stands. The resignation was submitted on 7 September. We hold no report of a parliamentary vote, a successor, or any statement by the investigators since.
The story so far
- Belgorod's acting governor says three civilians were killed in a day. Regnum calls the attacks deliberate; Interfax, on the same statement, does not. · 6 Sep 2026
- Ukraine's Air Force counts 108 drones and hits in 11 places; Romania's defence ministry reports "a group of air targets" and names nobody · 6 Sep 2026
- Ushakov says three hours and 10 minutes. Three other lengths went out, and one report puts Treasury officials in a room the rest keep them out of. · 6 Sep 2026
- Kyiv's outlets and ASTRA name the Ryazan refinery; Interfax and Vedomosti name no facility at all · 6 Sep 2026
- Witkoff thanks Putin for a three-day truce. Putin says none was agreed — and Espreso counts five air-raid alerts over Kyiv. · 6 Sep 2026
Earlier stories The AI Times filed on this thread.
What is being argued about
- The resignation of Ukraine's prosecutor general, Ruslan Kravchenko, on 7 September, and his own account of why
- The anti-corruption case into officials of the prosecutor general's office accused of shielding fraudulent call centres
- A Russian interior ministry database entry re-listing Kravchenko as wanted, which three Russian reports lead on
- What Russian outlets take from a Ukrainian corruption case, and what they leave out
Claims and verdicts
Кравченко подав заяву про відставку з посади генпрокурора
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What we have measured
Actor named shortages are described with no one named as causing them ×1Actor named The cancellation is pinned on a named Hungarian official's refusal. ×1Actor named The town is called 'occupied', but the lede does not name who occupies it or who blocks aid. ×1Actor named Names the EU and partners as the ones paying ×1
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Suspilne
Кравченко подав у відставку з посади генпрокурора
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What we have measured
Actor label Names the attacker as 'the Russian army' and gives the date ×1Actor label The Russian side is called 'occupiers' in the headline. ×1Actor named The sentence is given by 'occupiers', so the actor is named and labelled. ×1Actor named hurt aged On the other side of the Dnipro, the Russian drone is named as the actor and the wounded man is given an age, not a name. The vote is called 'pseudo-elections' in the report's own voice. ×1
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Espreso TV
Кравченко подав у відставку з посади генпрокурора
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What we have measured
Actor named Russia is named as the actor in the shift to combat use. ×1Actor named Russia is named as the actor in the data-centre strike. Nobody is named behind the DDoS attack. ×1Actor named for the decision Names the EU Council as the body that acted and gives the date and the new expiry date. ×1Adopted wording The company's own word 'minor' sits next to the report's flat statement that customers could not send or receive parcels. ×1
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Meduza
Ukraine’s prosecutor general submits resignation after senior subordinate is accused of shielding fraudulent call centers
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What we have measured
Agenda given without a verdict the only report that lists what was discussed and stops there ×1Asserted versus attributed figure attributed to the leaders' own declaration ×1Attribution the release is sourced to the leaders' joint declaration ×1Attribution inside the sentence the whole account marked as one leader's telling ×1
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TASS
Ukraine’s prosecutor general on Russia’s wanted list again
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What we have measured
Accusation carried by a verb of fact 'Noted' presents a Russian diplomat's accusation of terror as an observation. Kyiv gives no response anywhere in the text. ×1Accusation carried unhedged a charge of terror against civilians is introduced with 'noted', which treats it as fact, and nobody answers it ×1Actor named Ukrainian forces are named as acting, in the report's own voice ×1Actor named Names 'the Western community' as the actor, in Putin's words ×1
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Кравченко подав у відставку з посади генпрокурора
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What we have measured
Actor label Names the attacker as 'the Russian army' and gives the date ×1Actor label The Russian side is called 'occupiers' in the headline. ×1Actor named The sentence is given by 'occupiers', so the actor is named and labelled. ×1Actor named hurt aged On the other side of the Dnipro, the Russian drone is named as the actor and the wounded man is given an age, not a name. The vote is called 'pseudo-elections' in the report's own voice. ×1
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Espreso TV
Кравченко подав у відставку з посади генпрокурора
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What we have measured
Actor named Russia is named as the actor in the shift to combat use. ×1Actor named Russia is named as the actor in the data-centre strike. Nobody is named behind the DDoS attack. ×1Actor named for the decision Names the EU Council as the body that acted and gives the date and the new expiry date. ×1Adopted wording The company's own word 'minor' sits next to the report's flat statement that customers could not send or receive parcels. ×1
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Espreso TV
Зеленський зустрічався з Кравченком і Арахамією: говорили про відставку генпрокурора, – УП
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What we have measured
Actor named Russia is named as the actor in the shift to combat use. ×1Actor named Russia is named as the actor in the data-centre strike. Nobody is named behind the DDoS attack. ×1Actor named for the decision Names the EU Council as the body that acted and gives the date and the new expiry date. ×1Adopted wording The company's own word 'minor' sits next to the report's flat statement that customers could not send or receive parcels. ×1
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Генпрокурор Украины Кравченко находится в розыске в России и за рубежом
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What we have measured
Absence of notice framed as a finding a booking agent not having heard is put in the headline as the news ×1Absence used as rebuttal a booking service's lack of notice is run as a counter-report, sourced anonymously ×1Actor framing The company is the only actor named. The regulator appears only as a law it obeys. ×1Actor label Calls the Ukrainian president the head of a 'regime' ×1
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Regnum
В РФ переобъявили в розыск подавшего в отставку генпрокурора Украины Кравченко
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What we have measured
Actor label Calls Ukraine's president the head of a regime in the report's own voice. ×1Actor named names Ukraine's forces as the attacker of the town ×1Actor named Ukraine's armed forces are named outright as the side attacking the town ×1Actor named Names the organiser and says he is under arrest ×1
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TASS
Ukraine’s prosecutor general on Russia’s wanted list again
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What we have measured
Accusation carried by a verb of fact 'Noted' presents a Russian diplomat's accusation of terror as an observation. Kyiv gives no response anywhere in the text. ×1Accusation carried unhedged a charge of terror against civilians is introduced with 'noted', which treats it as fact, and nobody answers it ×1Actor named Ukrainian forces are named as acting, in the report's own voice ×1Actor named Names 'the Western community' as the actor, in Putin's words ×1
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Who wrote it
Coverage, outlet by outlet
Экс-сотрудник СБУ рассказал о безразличии ЕС к работе колл-центров Украины
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What we have measured
Actor named no attacker named; the channels only 'said' there were failures ×1Actor named the outage is reported with no actor named ×1Actor named 'the West' is named as acting, attributed to the foreign ministry spokeswoman ×1Actor named headline names Ukraine's armed forces as the attacker ×1
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— state-controlled
Захарова: правительство Украины является организованной преступной группировкой
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What we have measured
Actor label Calls Ukraine's president the head of a regime in the report's own voice. ×1Actor named names Ukraine's forces as the attacker of the town ×1Actor named Ukraine's armed forces are named outright as the side attacking the town ×1Actor named Names the organiser and says he is under arrest ×1
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Ukraine’s prosecutor general submits resignation after senior subordinate is accused of shielding fraudulent call centers
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What we have measured
Agenda given without a verdict the only report that lists what was discussed and stops there ×1Asserted versus attributed figure attributed to the leaders' own declaration ×1Attribution the release is sourced to the leaders' joint declaration ×1Attribution inside the sentence the whole account marked as one leader's telling ×1
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— exile
Ukraine’s prosecutor general on Russia’s wanted list again
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What we have measured
Accusation carried by a verb of fact 'Noted' presents a Russian diplomat's accusation of terror as an observation. Kyiv gives no response anywhere in the text. ×1Accusation carried unhedged a charge of terror against civilians is introduced with 'noted', which treats it as fact, and nobody answers it ×1Actor named Ukrainian forces are named as acting, in the report's own voice ×1Actor named Names 'the Western community' as the actor, in Putin's words ×1
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— state-controlled
Генпрокурор Украины Кравченко находится в розыске в России и за рубежом
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What we have measured
Absence of notice framed as a finding a booking agent not having heard is put in the headline as the news ×1Absence used as rebuttal a booking service's lack of notice is run as a counter-report, sourced anonymously ×1Actor framing The company is the only actor named. The regulator appears only as a law it obeys. ×1Actor label Calls the Ukrainian president the head of a 'regime' ×1
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Як офіс генпрокурора "дахував" кол-центри?
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What we have measured
Actor named shortages are described with no one named as causing them ×1Actor named The cancellation is pinned on a named Hungarian official's refusal. ×1Actor named The town is called 'occupied', but the lede does not name who occupies it or who blocks aid. ×1Actor named Names the EU and partners as the ones paying ×1
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— independent
В РФ переобъявили в розыск подавшего в отставку генпрокурора Украины Кравченко
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What we have measured
Actor label Calls Ukraine's president the head of a regime in the report's own voice. ×1Actor named names Ukraine's forces as the attacker of the town ×1Actor named Ukraine's armed forces are named outright as the side attacking the town ×1Actor named Names the organiser and says he is under arrest ×1
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$7000 доларів з кол-центру щомісяця – прокурорам. Перший залп НАБУ і САП по шахрайському "Карфагену"
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What we have measured
Actor named shortages are described with no one named as causing them ×1Actor named The cancellation is pinned on a named Hungarian official's refusal. ×1Actor named The town is called 'occupied', but the lede does not name who occupies it or who blocks aid. ×1Actor named Names the EU and partners as the ones paying ×1
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Зеленский встретился с генпрокурором Украины на фоне коррупционного скандала
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What we have measured
Actor named names Russia as the state actor, not the company, and frames it neutrally ×1Asserted vs attributed the headline attributes the attacks to Novak ×1Asserted vs attributed Attributes the attack count to Novak in the headline. ×1Attribution figure stated flat with no source named, and tied to 2027 ×1
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"Это политическое решение": Кравченко подал заявление об отставке с поста генерального прокурора
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What we have measured
Actor label Names the attacker as 'occupiers' and gives 12 hurt, with no one cited as counting ×1Actor named no attacker named; the drone 'hit near' the building ×1Actor named No actor is named, and the headline puts the hit near the building rather than on it. ×1Actors left vague the neighbouring countries are not named ×1
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Кравченко подав у відставку з посади генпрокурора
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What we have measured
Actor label Names the attacker as 'the Russian army' and gives the date ×1Actor label The Russian side is called 'occupiers' in the headline. ×1Actor named The sentence is given by 'occupiers', so the actor is named and labelled. ×1Actor named hurt aged On the other side of the Dnipro, the Russian drone is named as the actor and the wounded man is given an age, not a name. The vote is called 'pseudo-elections' in the report's own voice. ×1
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— public-service
Кравченко подав у відставку з посади генпрокурора
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What we have measured
Actor named Russia is named as the actor in the shift to combat use. ×1Actor named Russia is named as the actor in the data-centre strike. Nobody is named behind the DDoS attack. ×1Actor named for the decision Names the EU Council as the body that acted and gives the date and the new expiry date. ×1Adopted wording The company's own word 'minor' sits next to the report's flat statement that customers could not send or receive parcels. ×1
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Зеленський зустрічався з Кравченком і Арахамією: говорили про відставку генпрокурора, – УП
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What we have measured
Actor named Russia is named as the actor in the shift to combat use. ×1Actor named Russia is named as the actor in the data-centre strike. Nobody is named behind the DDoS attack. ×1Actor named for the decision Names the EU Council as the body that acted and gives the date and the new expiry date. ×1Adopted wording The company's own word 'minor' sits next to the report's flat statement that customers could not send or receive parcels. ×1
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Кравченко подав заяву про відставку з посади генпрокурора
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What we have measured
Actor named shortages are described with no one named as causing them ×1Actor named The cancellation is pinned on a named Hungarian official's refusal. ×1Actor named The town is called 'occupied', but the lede does not name who occupies it or who blocks aid. ×1Actor named Names the EU and partners as the ones paying ×1
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Президент має звільнити Генпрокурора, якщо той не піде сам, – політолог Богданов
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What we have measured
Actor named Russia is named as the actor in the shift to combat use. ×1Actor named Russia is named as the actor in the data-centre strike. Nobody is named behind the DDoS attack. ×1Actor named for the decision Names the EU Council as the body that acted and gives the date and the new expiry date. ×1Adopted wording The company's own word 'minor' sits next to the report's flat statement that customers could not send or receive parcels. ×1
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"Треба було б заявити про відставку": Осадчук пояснив, чому Кравченко має піти з посади генпрокурора
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What we have measured
Actor named Russia is named as the actor in the shift to combat use. ×1Actor named Russia is named as the actor in the data-centre strike. Nobody is named behind the DDoS attack. ×1Actor named for the decision Names the EU Council as the body that acted and gives the date and the new expiry date. ×1Adopted wording The company's own word 'minor' sits next to the report's flat statement that customers could not send or receive parcels. ×1
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