Kravchenko started his work as Prosecutor General without Zelensky’s introduction: what is known
23 June 13:39
Ruslan Kravchenko has officially taken up his duties as Prosecutor General of Ukraine. He announced this in a public address, emphasizing the rejection of old bureaucratic traditions and formal introduction by the President, "Komersant Ukrainian" reports
“There will be no old, bureaucratic ritual of introduction by the President of Ukraine, and this is our joint and balanced decision,” Kravchenko said.
Why there was no official ceremony of appointment of the Prosecutor General
According to Kravchenko, there are two reasons for this refusal:
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is away on a business trip, where he is addressing international issues that are key to the country’s security.
- The new prosecutor’s office team is abandoning “Soviet habits” and choosing real action and responsibility over formal celebrations.
“Secondly, we do not waste time on empty formalities and move away from Soviet habits. Instead of bureaucracy, we choose actions and decisions. Instead of celebrations – responsibility,” the newly appointed Prosecutor General emphasized.
Kravchenko’s priorities as Prosecutor General
In his first address in office, Ruslan Kravchenko outlined the key areas of work:
- Strengthening the role of the Prosecutor’s Office as the main coordinator of law enforcement agencies in the field of combating crime and the functioning of the criminal justice system in general;
- Ensuring real trust in the prosecution authorities both from our society, the public and our international partners;
- Control over the legitimacy of the use of budget funds, zero tolerance to corruption in any area;
- Creating conditions for the further implementation of effective guarantees to protect the rights and legitimate interests of business;
- Ensuring fairness in every criminal proceeding, especially those related to the national security of the state;
- Personal control over the effectiveness of criminal proceedings related to attacks on the life and health of children and minors.
Kravchenko placed a special emphasis on bringing to justice war criminals who have committed crimes against Ukraine.
“The inevitability of punishment for criminals both in national courts and at the international level, and a special emphasis on crimes of aggression and war crimes, as well as the establishment of personal responsibility of each war criminal,” Kravchenko emphasized, thanking for the trust.
It should be noted that the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine gave its consent to the President’s appointment of Ruslan Kravchenko as Prosecutor General.
on June 21, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a decree appointing Ruslan Kravchenko Prosecutor General.
What we know about Ruslan Kravchenko
Ruslan Kravchenko was born in 1990 in the city of Siverskodonetsk, Luhansk region.
In 2007, he graduated from the Kyiv Military Lyceum named after Ivan Bohun. In 2012, he graduated from Yaroslav the Wise Law Academy with a degree in law and was promoted to lieutenant of justice.
From 2012 to 2014, he worked as a supervisory investigator at the Sevastopol Prosecutor’s Office.
In 2014-2015, he participated in the anti-terrorist operation under contract as a prosecutor of the 33rd Military Prosecutor’s Office of the Southern Region of Ukraine (in Debaltseve and Bakhmut). For this activity, he received the status of a combatant and was discharged from military service in 2020.
From 2015 to 2017, he worked as a prosecutor in the Main Military Prosecutor’s Office of the Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine. He was a prosecutor in the case where fugitive Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych was found guilty of high treason and aiding and abetting war.
From 2019 to 2020, he was the Deputy Military Prosecutor of the Central Region of Ukraine.
From 2020 to 2021, he worked as the Head of the Department for Criminal Proceedings on Crimes in the Military-Industrial Complex of the Specialized Prosecutor’s Office in the Military and Defense Sphere of the Prosecutor General’s Office.
From 2021 to 2023, he held the position of Head of the Bucha District Prosecutor’s Office in Kyiv Region.
In 2023, he took part in the competition for the position of head of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU).
In April 2023, Kravchenko was appointed by decree of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the post of head of the Kyiv Regional Military Administration. on December 28, 2024, he was dismissed from this position, and on December 31, he was appointed to head the State Tax Service.
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Personal life
Ruslan Kravchenko is married to Olena Shkrobanets, who used to work in the Prosecutor General’s Office. She was the Head of the Translation Department of the Legal Assistance and Extradition Division of the Department of International Legal Cooperation.
Currently, Shkrobanets is an administrative project specialist at the United Nations Development Program in Ukraine.
The path to the appointment
It is worth noting that Ruslan Kravchenko was called the future Prosecutor General in political circles even before the dismissal of the previous Prosecutor General, Andriy Kostin. Various media outlets, citing their own sources, claimed that there would be enough votes in the Rada to support Ruslan Kravchenko’s candidacy.
He was also predicted to be appointed even before he officially became the head of the Tax Service of Ukraine on December 31, 2024.
At the time, political and law enforcement circles said that such a career turnaround was unexpected for Kravchenko himself.
At the same time, it was said on the sidelines that the position at the State Tax Service was “temporary” anyway, and that the Prosecutor General’s Office had allegedly promised Kravchenko the post of Prosecutor General in the future.
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