Prosecutor General’s Office denies reports Ruslan Kravchenko missing or hospitalized amid Operation Carthage

What happened

The Prosecutor General’s Office publicly denied reports on September 5 that Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko was missing or being treated in a Kyiv clinic following the launch of a special anti-corruption operation named Operation Carthage. According to spokesperson Natalia Baiurko, Kravchenko had been present at his workplace since early morning.

Outside Brief is treating this as a source-led account. Any disputed responsibility, casualty figure, battlefield claim or single-source assertion should be treated as unconfirmed/hearsay unless confirmed by another reliable source or a named official. These denials came after journalist Mykhailo Tkach reported on Facebook that Kravchenko could not be located since the operation began, with his last known location being the Presidential Office. Meanwhile, the outlet Dzerkalo Tyzhnia cited sources claiming that Kravchenko was at the Dobrobut clinic in Kyiv’s Novopecherski Lypky neighborhood, a claim refuted by the Prosecutor General’s Office.

Operation Carthage, announced by Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) on September 4, targets a criminal organization reportedly involving a Prosecutor General’s Office official. NABU and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) detained Serhiy Kropyva, head of the Prosecutor General’s Office cyber department, as part of the probe into networks of scam call centers and alleged asset laundering. Multiple high-ranking officials including Kravchenko, his deputy Maria Vdovychenko, and Odesa’s military administration head Oleh Kiper have been named by sources connected to Ukrainska Pravda as connected to the investigations, though the Prosecutor General’s Office has rejected claims of searches at Kravchenko’s home or office on September 4.

Known from the source

• The Prosecutor General’s Office rejected claims that Ruslan Kravchenko was missing or hospitalized on September 5.
• Kravchenko was reportedly at work since early morning on September 5 according to the Prosecutor General’s Office.
• Journalist Mykhailo Tkach reported that Kravchenko could not be located following the launch of Operation Carthage.
• Dzerkalo Tyzhnia cited sources claiming Kravchenko was at a Kyiv clinic, a claim denied by the Prosecutor General’s Office.
• Operation Carthage was launched by NABU and SAPO on September 4 targeting a criminal organization linked to the Prosecutor General’s Office.

What remains unclear

On September 5, the Prosecutor General’s Office acknowledged investigative actions by NABU detectives in official premises linked to Kravchenko and other office staff, but stressed that the court order authorizing these searches did not implicate Kravchenko personally in instructing or facilitating criminal activity. The office emphasized that the claimed links between conversations cited in the investigation and possible crimes largely rest on assumptions and that further legal assessment is needed.

What remains unclear: Confirm whether the central claim is corroborated; until then treat it as unconfirmed/hearsay. Verify if NABU or SAPO have publicly confirmed searches or detentions involving Ruslan Kravchenko beyond single-source claims. Confirm whether any warrants or official statements indicate Kravchenko’s direct involvement in the criminal network under investigation. Check updates on the status of Maria Vdovychenko and Oleh Kiper regarding the probe.

Evidence note

Outside Brief has kept this brief source-led and attributed. Claims should be read alongside the original source linked below.

Original source: New Voice Ukraine. Open the source.