Ukraine prosecutor general resigns amid anti-corruption raids and renewed Russian attacks

Ukraine’s prosecutor general, Ruslan Kravchenko, submitted his resignation on Monday, denying the corruption allegations that prompted anti-graft investigators to search his offices over a suspected money-laundering scheme involving illegal call centres. > "I have submitted my resignation as prosecutor general. I do not want the office of prosecutor general to be used as a tool in political confrontation. My position regarding the charges remains unchanged," Kravchenko wrote on social media.

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) said they uncovered a scheme led by an official in the prosecutor-general’s office that laundered millions of dollars to protect phone-scam call centres. NABU released images of a safe containing bundles of U.S. dollars and identified five individuals involved, though names were not disclosed. A deputy of Kravchenko has been detained on suspicion of money laundering.

The resignation adds to political turbulence for President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who recently faced a shootout between security services and has reshuffled senior military leadership after protests forced the dismissal of the defence minister and the commander-in-chief.

Meanwhile, Russia resumed missile and drone attacks on Kyiv after a three-day pause, killing at least two people and injuring seven. Strikes damaged residential buildings in the Solomianskyi and Podilskyi districts and hit the Boryspil and Fastiv areas. Russian forces are also relocating heavy bombers and ballistic missiles closer to the front line.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia has not ruled out restarting trilateral talks with Ukraine and the United States, though details remain unsettled. French officials reported that U.S. negotiators indicated a renewed Russian willingness to negotiate following recent parliamentary elections.

Ukraine responded with strikes on Russian oil facilities in the Ryazan, Perm and Tatarstan regions, causing casualties in Perm. A Russian attack also damaged a British-American Tobacco plant in Pryluky, Chernihiv region, without reported injuries.

In other developments, off-site power to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant was restored via a Russian-controlled power line, ending a period of reliance on emergency generators. The International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed the repairs were completed during a ceasefire.

Latvia announced plans to impose a 300% tariff on grain from Russia and Belarus, and officials in Latvia and Lithuania are considering halting Russian grain transits through their ports.

UN human-rights chief Volker Türk expressed concern over reports that fully autonomous Russian drones killed three civilians in Zaporizhzhia, calling for an urgent ban on such weapons.