Ukraine's parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, voted on Oct. 29 to approve the resignation of Prosecutor General Andrii Kostin, lawmaker Oleksii Honcharenko said on his Telegram channel. Kostin's resignation was supported by 255 members of parliament, according to Honcharenko. The Ukrainian government has not yet decided on a replacement for Kostin. Potential candidates allegedly being considered […]

Ukraine's Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin submitted his resignation on Oct. 22 amid reports of prosecutors illegally obtaining disability status. Kostin's resignation comes after a National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) meeting headed by President Volodymyr Zelensky. During the meeting, the "immoral situation" with the fake disabilities of prosecutors was discussed, and "many shameful facts of […]