“On June 17, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine supported the appointment of Ruslan Kravchenko to the post of Attorney General. His candidacy was submitted by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the eve, June 16. Although MPs reacted restrained to this initiative, the decision was still made. 273 people’s deputies voted in favor. No representative of the opposition faction “European Solidarity” supported the candidacy. In the party five spoke against”, – WRITE ON: ua.news
On June 17, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine supported the appointment of Ruslan Kravchenko to the post of Attorney General. His candidacy was submitted by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the eve, June 16.
Although MPs restrainedly reacted to this initiative however, the decision was made. 273 people’s deputies voted in favor. No representative of the opposition faction “European Solidarity” supported the candidacy. In the party five spoke against, and 14 abstained.
Ua.news Tell us in detail who is the new Prosecutor General of Ukraine Ruslan Kravchenko and what he is known.
Career and service
Ruslan Kravchenko was born on March 14, 1990 in Severodonetsk (now – Siverskodonetsk). He received a law education at the Kharkiv Law Academy, which he graduated in 2012. After that he began his career in the prosecutor’s office. Initially, he worked as an investigator at the Prosecutor’s Office of Sevastopol, and later became a senior investigator. His work in Crimea ended after the annexation of the Peninsula in Russia in 2014.
In 2014–2015, Kravchenko worked in Rivne and Lviv as a senior military prosecutor. During this period, he also participated in hostilities in the ATO area, in particular in the Debaltseve and Artemivsk region. For this he received the status of a participant in the fighting.
From 2015 to 2019 he worked in the Main Military Prosecutor’s Office of the Prosecutor General’s Office, where he headed units for investigation of war crimes and crimes against national security. Under his leadership, a group of prosecutors achieved an indictment in the case against Expature Viktor Yanukovych for treason. Then the court appointed Yanukovych 13 years in prison.
In the same period, Kravchenko conducted a number of resonant criminal proceedings against Russian military and officials, including the case of Erofeev, Alexandrov and Alexander Belaven.
At the end of 2021 Kravchenko was appointed head of the Buchan district prosecutor’s office of the Kiev region. After the start of the full -scale war, he was engaged in documenting the war crimes committed during the occupation of Bucha and the collection of evidence after the city. On April 10, 2023 he was appointed head of the Kyiv Regional Military Administration, where he worked until December 30, 2024. On the same day he was released within the framework of personnel rotation. The next day, December 31, Kravchenko was appointed head of the State Tax Service of Ukraine.
By 2025, almost all his professional activity was connected with the prosecutor’s office and the military sphere. This raised a question among experts on its competence in the fiscal sector, since he had not previously had experience in the field of tax administration.
Work in the post of head of the DPS
Ruslan Kravchenko, Head of the State Tax Service Ruslan Kravchenko reported on tangible shifts . According to him within four months of 2025, the STS withdrew 12,000 enterprises from the list of “risky” enterprises, halved the number of blocked tax invoices and together with the SBU She exposed a bribery scheme within the service.
The budget was exceeded by UAH 36.6 billion, optimized the work of the payer’s electronic cabinet and internal procedures. These results Publicly supported Chairman of the profile committee of the Council Danylo Getmantsev.
At the same time, the DPS remained one of the most closed institutions According to Opendatabot. The openness level was only 0.2%. After the start of a full -scale war the service is practically She stopped publication of state data that has caused criticism from business.
In May 2025, a scandal exploded through the “letters of happiness.” At the same time, mass challenges to the tax for small online transfers began. People’s Deputy Danilo Getmantsev published examples of such challenges He called them meaningless and harmful to the state and called for stopping such practices.
There were other incidents. In June Kravchenko warned about phishing mailing on behalf of the DPS. Also discussed the assumptions about tax secrecy access that were officially refuted .
Scandal with Onlyfans
In June 2025 it became known that under the leadership of Ruslan Kravchenko DPS Sent More than 5,000 fiscal requests by Ukrainian Onlyfans models demanding to declare income. More than 500 people filed declarations, indicating a total income of UAH 356 million.
According to Kravchenko, The data was received From the United Kingdom, more than 7,000 accounts have been found through international exchange. He stressed that content authors should pay 18 % of PIT and military levy as FOP or individuals.
The scandal was exacerbated when Information appeared About searches in high income models. They took place on the article on making pornographic products. This has caused criticism of human rights activists due to a possible excess of authority.
A scandal with a row of Borodyanka rebuild
In January 2025, journalists bihus.info They wrote the material About who gave the contracts for a large -scale reconstruction of the Borodyanka. Ruslan Kravchenko was also mentioned in this investigation – then he was the head of the Kyiv Regional Military Administration. At the end of 2024, the administration under his leadership signed contracts for more than UAH 1.5 billion. Some of these funds were received by companies that associate with the former mayor of Irpen Vladimir Karplyuk and as if Kravchenko’s adviser Alexander Onishchenko.
In particular, BC Kiev Fasad received almost UAH 200 million. Earlier, according to media reports, she has repeatedly won tenders while Onishchenko’s work in KODA. This raised suspicion of possible conflict of interest and caused criticism from journalists and the public. Although there were no official accusations, this situation could be a reputational spot on Kravchenko’s biography.
Candidate for the post of NABU Director
Investigation of “Schemes” Ruslan Kravchenko remembers in the context of the competition for the head of NABU. In the article it is called the main favorite among several applicants and emphasize that it has close professional relationships. In particular, he worked next to the Deputy Prosecutor General Voitenko at the Military Prosecutor’s Office.
It is noted that Kravchenko was among the finalists. He passed four stages of the competition, he was well appreciated, but eventually did not pass the final interview. One of the reasons was the connection that could raise the issue in the commission.
Political Support for Candidate
Ruslan Kravchenko’s candidacy has caused a lively discussion among parliamentary factions before voting. Representatives of the “servant of the people” faction held an internal vote on June 17, after which they supported its appointment. Fedor Venislavsky’s deputy from the ruling party Earlier noted who is not familiar with Kravchenko personally and the final decision will be made at a fractional meeting.
The opposition forces were also cautious. In particular, Yaroslav Zheleznyak from Voice recognized that Kravchenko “coped well” with the position of head of the DPS, and even from opposition positions recognized his professional results.
Sergey Vlasenko (MP from the Motherland), He emphasized that Kravchenko is a “native of the prosecutor’s office”. Therefore, the post of Attorney General for him is more organic than the head of the fiscal organ.
At the same time, the appointment caused criticism from the public. Vitaliy Shabunin Center Head He called this decision one that chooses loyalty instead of professionalism.
Despite the contradictory estimates, Kravchenko has already officially headed the Office of the Prosecutor General. Now he has the task of justifying both the expectations of the authorities and the criticism of society.