Ousted prosecutor Kravchenko earned $8k for September amid probe into call centers — NV

Agency disclosures indicate that throughout 2026, Kravchenko’s monthly compensation package consisted of a statutory base salary of approximately $2,798 (116,100 UAH), supplemented by a 25% longevity bonus of about $700 (29,025 UAH) and a 15% classified-security clearance allowance of roughly $420 (17,415 UAH) tied to state secrets access.

Mandatory statutory tax deductions — specifically personal income tax and the wartime military levy — were automatically withheld from his gross earnings. Even after taxes, the head of the PGO consistently took home no less than $2,964 (123k UAH) each month, with most disbursements clearing $3,012 (125k UAH).

Kravchenko’s 2026 Monthly Post-Tax Earnings:

• Jan. & Feb.: ~$3,017 (125,200 UAH) per month

• March: ~$3,053 (126,700 UAH)

• April: ~$2,998 (124,400 UAH)

• May: ~$3,017 (125,200 UAH)

• June: ~$3,029 (125,700 UAH)

• July: ~$2,986 (123,900 UAH)

• Aug.: ~$3,019 (125,300 UAH)

However, for September — his final month in the prosecution service — he collected a record lump-sum payout of approximately $8,169 (339,000 UAH). This total incorporated financial compensation for 64 days of accumulated, unused vacation leave. Notably, Kravchenko never physically returned to his office desk following an official foreign assignment, abruptly vacated the Prosecutor General's chair, and formally tendered his total resignation from the prosecution service on Sept. 21.

The Carthage Scandal and Kravchenko fleeing to Austria

Operation Carthage: On Sept. 4, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) exposed a criminal organization involved in running and protecting a network of fraudulent boiler-room call centers and laundering illicit proceeds, allegedly headed by Serhii Kropyva, chief of the PGO's Cyber Department.

Denials and pushback: On Sept. 7, Kravchenko publicly denied having any procedural standing in the Carthage probe, branding the scrutiny an attempt at political pressure, before ultimately resigning.

Counter-charges against NABU: On Sept. 14, while technically still in office, Kravchenko retaliated by serving a notice of suspicion against NABU Director Semen Kryvonos, alleging document forgery to secure illicit enrichment in connection with NABU accessing case files during Operation Carthage. Kryvonos denounced the allegations as a fabricated retaliatory smear, while NABU classified Kravchenko’s maneuvers as a hostile assault on anti-corruption agencies.

Dismissal and exile in Vienna: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy suspended Kravchenko by executive decree that same evening. On Sept. 15, the Verkhovna Rada voted to approve his dismissal, and Zelenskyy signed the termination decree. Kravchenko claimed on Sept. 14 that he was on an overseas business trip from which he never returned.

Now residing in Austria, Kravchenko and his wife Oleksandra reportedly registered their Viennese domicile at the corporate address of a firm specializing in legal corporate domiciliation services without physical residency.