Operation Carthage

NABU adds former Prosecutor General’s Office department head to Carthage probe

A former department head at Ukraine’s Prosecutor General’s Office has been formally notified of suspicion in the Carthage case, an investigation into an alleged protection racket involving fraudulent call centers, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) reported on Oct. 22.

22 October, 06:37 PM

Swiss police investigate scam call centers tied to Ukraine

Swiss police are investigating a massive telephone fraud network tied to Ukrainian call centers, while Ukrainian anti-corruption agencies look into reports that local law enforcement protected such operations, Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ) reported on October 4.

5 October, 08:42 AM

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

Ukrainian Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko drew a personal record monthly payout of nearly $8,170 (almost 340,000 UAH) in September, Prosecutor General’s Office wrote in response to NV official public records request.

25 September, 02:17 PM

Carthage case: Serhii Kropyva’s driver posts UAH 3 million bail and is released from custody

Serhii Kutsyi, driver for Prosecutor General’s Office official Serhii Kropyva and a figure in the Carthage case involving alleged protection of scam call centers and money laundering, was released from custody after posting bail, Suspilne reported on Sept. 21.

22 September, 08:43 AM

Ukraine’s parliament passes law to fight scam call centers

Ukraine’s parliament on Sept. 16 passed bill No. 10190 aimed at strengthening liability for electronic communications fraud and the operation of fraudulent call centers, with 313 lawmakers voting in favor, according to a statement from the Verkhovna Rada and MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak.

16 September, 02:08 PM

Hours after charging Kryvonos, ex-PG Kravchenko drops security and flees country

Former Ukrainian Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko waived his government security detail just hours after filing criminal charges against National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) Director Semen Kryvonos, Ukrainska Pravda reported on September 16.

16 September, 09:41 AM

Zelenskyy fires Prosecutor General Kravchenko

Ruslan Kravchenko has been removed from his post as Prosecutor General, according to a decree signed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sept. 15.

15 September, 07:54 PM

Prosecutor General’s Office claims Kravchenko traveled for PACE event, but no speech appears on official schedule

Ukraine’s Office of the Prosecutor General confirmed that PG Ruslan Kravchenko traveled abroad on a business trip to speak at an event of the Parliamentary Network on the situation of Ukrainian children, but his appearance does not show up in the official schedule published by the Council of Europe, the Anti-Corruption Action Center reported on Sept. 14.

14 September, 04:39 PM

Kravchenko's wife left Ukraine two days before his border crossing

The wife of Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko left Ukraine two days before her husband's departure, Ukrainska Pravda journalist Mykhailo Tkach reported on Sept. 14.

14 September, 01:49 PM

Presidential Office disavows Kravchenko's charges against NABU chief

Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko acted on his own without authorization in filing charges against anti-corruption leaders, Presidential Office sources told RBC-Ukraine outlet on Sept. 14.

14 September, 12:43 PM

Ukraine's Prosecutor General Kravchenko confirms he's abroad ahead of dismissal vote

Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko confirmed he is currently abroad on an official "trip." In a Telegram post on Sept. 14, he said he has a series of planned meetings during which he will "inform international partners about the real state of affairs in the system of anti-corruption bodies."

14 September, 12:26 PM

Ukrainian Parliament to vote on Prosecutor General Kravchenko's resignation on Sept. 15

The Ukrainian Parliament will vote September 15 on the resignation of Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko, lawmaker David Arakhamia announced on September 14.

14 September, 11:22 AM

Prosecutor General Kravchenko files criminal charges against NABU director Kryvonos

Outgoing Ukrainian Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko has filed criminal charges against National Anti-Corruption Bureau Director Semen Kryvonos, claiming President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had previously blocked the move, Kravchenko announced in a video address on September 14.

14 September, 10:03 AM

Zelenskyy still has no candidate to replace Kravchenko as prosecutor general

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy still has no candidate to replace Ruslan Kravchenko, whom the Verkhovna Rada could dismiss as prosecutor general as early as next week, RBC-Ukraine reported, citing its sources.

10 September, 11:04 AM

President Zelenskyy undamaged by “Carthage” case and top official probes – MP

The criminal charges brought against businessman Timur Mindich, former presidential chief of staff Andriy Yermak, and former deputy chief of staff Iryna Mudra – as well as the high-profile “Carthage” case – have not compromised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's political standing, Ukrainian lawmaker and chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Humanitarian and Information Policy Mykyta Poturaev told Radio NV on September 9.

10 September, 10:08 AM

Only two real prison sentences have been issued in fraudulent call center cases since 2022 – Opendatabot

Since the start of 2022, Ukrainian courts have handed down at least 18 verdicts in cases involving fraudulent call centers, but only two of those resulted in actual prison terms, according to Opendatabot, citing court registry data on Sept. 9.

9 September, 05:14 PM

Kravchenko exit opens fight over Ukraine’s next prosecutor general — NV analysis

NV has identified who could become the next head of the Prosecutor General’s Office and explains why the process will not be quick and is unlikely to satisfy the public.

9 September, 01:05 PM

Operation Carthage explained: Key figures, allegations and $2 million case

NABU and SAPO announced Operation Carthage on Sept. 4, 2026, aimed at exposing a criminal organization that investigators say protected fraudulent call centers and laundered illegally obtained funds. An official at the Prosecutor General’s Office emerged as a key figure in the case.

9 September, 10:43 AM

Court orders prosecutor Kropyva’s relative Oleksandr Dydych held

Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court ordered lawyer Oleksandr Dydych, a suspect in NABU and SAPO’s Carthage case and a relative of Prosecutor General’s Office official Serhii Kropyva, held with an alternative of UAH 15 million bail.

9 September, 08:18 AM

Anti-graft activist Shabunin on Ukraine's corrupt and criminal law enforcement elite

Vitaliy Shabunin, head of the Anti-Corruption Action Center, spoke with Radio NV on Sept. 7 about NABU’s Operation Carthage, the detention of top officials in the Prosecutor General’s Office, and their ties to Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko.

8 September, 02:37 PM

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