Ukraine’s Prosecutor General accused NABU head Semen Kryvonos of document forgery and fictitious adoption
Ukraine’s outgoing prosecutor general signed a notice of suspicion Monday targeting the chief of the national anti-corruption agency, accusing him of forging documents for massive financial gain and orchestrating a sham adoption to evade prosecution.
The Prosecutor General, Ruslan Kravchenko, announced in a video statement posted on Telegram that he had formally signed charges against Semen Kryvonos, director of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU). The move ignited a high-stakes feud among top law enforcement bodies just as Kravchenko left office under a cloud of scandal. Local meda reported that he has left Ukraine.
Kravchenko also broadened his offensive to target a close associate of Oleksandr Klymenko, head of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO). Without naming the individual, Kravchenko alleged they had attempted to bribe and influence the chief judge of the High Anti-Corruption Court while assisting someone in evading military mobilization.
The accusations triggered an immediate and scathing rebuke from both NABU and SAPO, which dismissed Kravchenko’s claims as a "systematic attack" designed to undermine independent watchdogs. In a joint response, the agencies stated that Kryvonos had not been formally served with any legal documents as of Monday morning, characterizing Kravchenko’s video post as public posturing rather than legitimate procedural action.
The public clash comes at a precarious moment for Kravchenko. He submitted his resignation last week after investigators searched his office as part of "Operation Carthage," a wide-ranging probe into a criminal syndicate accused of laundering illicit funds and running fraudulent call centers.
While Kravchenko has not been formally charged or named as a suspect in that inquiry, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has already requested that parliament vote to approve his dismissal. Kravchenko formally retains his post as prosecutor general pending the legislative vote.