Serhii Kropyva

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

Investigation finds over $1 million in property and cars among Serhii Kropyva’s family and associates

Relatives and close associates of Serhii Kropyva, deputy head of the International Cooperation Department at Ukraine’s Prosecutor General’s Office, acquired real estate and vehicles worth more than $1 million beginning in 2020, hromadske reported in an investigation published on Sept. 7.

8 September, 10:24 AM

Ukraine court detains Serhii Kropyva, sets $2.7 million bail in Carthage case

The High Anti-Corruption Court ordered Serhii Kropyva, deputy head of the Prosecutor General’s Office Department of International Cooperation, held in custody until Nov. 2, with bail set at 120 million hryvnias (about $2.7 million).

6 September, 09:00 PM

SAPO prosecutor details Kropyva’s friendship with Kravchenko in court

During a hearing to determine a pretrial measure for Serhii Kropyva, a figure in the National Anti-Corruption Bureau’s Carthage operation and deputy head of the Prosecutor General’s Office Department of International Cooperation, a Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office prosecutor described Kropyva’s friendship with Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko.

6 September, 08:20 PM

Prosecutor general Kravchenko denies call-center protection claims, orders reviews

Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko denied involvement in the alleged shielding of illegal call centers and ordered internal reviews at the Prosecutor General’s Office. Employees connected to such cases will also undergo polygraph tests, the Prosecutor General’s Office reported on Sept. 6.

6 September, 06:30 PM

NABU exposes senior Prosecutor General’s Office official in scam call center scheme

Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau and Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office uncovered a criminal organization led by a senior official who headed divisions within the Prosecutor General’s Office as part of Operation Carthage. Members of the organization protected scam call centers, generating millions in revenue.

5 September, 12:28 PM

NABU raids Prosecutor General’s Office, detains department head

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) detained Serhii Kropyva, head of the cybersecurity department of the Prosecutor General’s Office, Ukrainska Pravda reported on Sept. 4, citing sources.

4 September, 08:34 PM

Serhii Kropyva