| Ruslan Kravchenko | |
| Native Name Lang: | uk |
| Office: | Head of the Kyiv Oblast State Administration |
| Term Start: | 10 April 2023 |
| Appointer: | Volodymyr Zelenskyy |
| Predecessor: | Dmytro Nazarenko (acting) |
| Office1: | Head of the Kyiv Oblast Military Administration |
| Appointer1: | Volodymyr Zelenskyy |
| Governor1: | Dmytro Nazarenko (acting) |
| Term Start1: | 10 April 2023 |
| Office2: | Head of the Bucha District Prosecutor's Office in Kyiv Oblast |
| Term Start2: | 2021 |
| Term End2: | 2023 |
| Birth Date: | 1990 |
| Birth Place: | Sievierodonetsk, Luhansk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
Ruslan Andriyovich Kravchenko (; born on March 14, 1990) is a Ukrainian politician and prosecutor, Head of the Kyiv Regional Military Administration (since April 2023), a participant of the Russian-Ukrainian war.[1] [2] [3]
He was awarded the "Order of Merit", III degree, on August 23, 2022, "for significant achievements in strengthening Ukrainian statehood, courage and dedication in defending the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, significant personal contribution to the development of various spheres of public life, defending the national interests of our country, and conscientious performance of professional duty."[4]
Ruslan Andriiovych Kravchenko was born in 1990 in Sievierodonetsk, Luhansk Oblast.
From 1997 to 2005 he had studied at the Secondary School no. 8 in Sievierodonetsk.
During 2005-2007, he had continued his studies at the Ivan Bohun Military Lyceum in Kyiv.
From 2007 to 2012, he had studied at the Military-Law Faculty of the National University "Yaroslav Mudryi Law Academy of Ukraine", where he received a master's degree in law and the military rank of "Lieutenant of Justice."
On August 15, 2012, Ruslan Kravchenko was appointed as a prosecutor investigator at the Sevastopol Prosecutor's Office, where he was responsible for ensuring compliance with the laws in the military sphere of the Crimean region of Ukraine. A year later, Kravchenko was promoted to the position of senior investigator, a position he held until the annexation of the Crimea in 2014.
In 2014, he was appointed to the position of senior prosecutor of the Rivne and later Lviv Prosecutor's Office to oversee the observance of laws in the military sphere in the Western region of Ukraine.
From 2015 to 2019, Ruslan Kravchenko had worked at the Main Military Prosecutor's Office of the General Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine in the following positions:
● Prosecutor of the Department of Procedural Guidance;
● Deputy Chief of the Procedural Guidance Department;
● Head of the First Department of Procedural Guidance for Pre-trial Investigations and Support of Public Prosecution in Criminal Proceedings of the Investigation Department of the Administration for Investigation of Crimes Against the Fundamentals of National Security of Ukraine, Peace, Human Security and International Law and Order.
From 2019 to 2020, he had worked as a Deputy Military Prosecutor of the Central Region of Ukraine, and was transferred to the position of Prosecutor of the Department for Procedural Guidance and Supervision over Compliance with Laws in the Conduct of Operational Investigative Activities of the Department for Organization of Procedural Guidance, Supervision over Execution of Court Decisions and in the Conduct of Operational Investigative Activities of the Specialized Prosecutor's Office in the Military and Defense Sphere of the Central Region.
From 2020 to 2021, Ruslan Kravchenko had worked as the Head of the Department of Procedural Guidance in Criminal Proceedings on Crimes in the Field of the Defense Industry of the Specialized Prosecutor's Office in the Military and Defense Spheres of the Office of the General Prosecutor of Ukraine.
In 2021, Ruslan Kravchenko became the Head of the Bucha District Prosecutor's Office in Kyiv Oblast. From March 31, 2022, he has recorded and investigated Russian war crimes in Bucha.[5]
In April 2023, he was appointed as a Head of the Kyiv Regional State Administration by the Decree of the President of Ukraine from April 10, 2023, no. 204/2023.[6]
In 2014-2015, he directly participated in the anti-terrorist operation while performing his duties as a prosecutor of the 33rd Military Prosecutor's Office of the Southern Region of Ukraine (Debaltseve, Artemivsk - since 2016, Bakhmut). He received the status of a participant of military operations.[7]
During his service in various positions, Ruslan Kravchenko has been leading a team of prosecutors involved in high-profile criminal investigations:
● As a senior prosecutor, he provided procedural guidance and supported the state prosecution in the criminal proceedings against former President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych on the fact of his committing high treason and aiding and abetting in the conduct of an aggressive war. He obtained a guilty verdict and sentenced Yanukovych to 13 years in prison. The verdict was upheld in the appellate and cassation instances.[8]
● Investigated cases related to the Russian aggression against Ukraine in 2014 in Sevastopol and the Autonomous Republic of the Crimea. He ensured the conduct of priority investigative and procedural actions during the military units of the Russian Armed Forces' military aggression against Ukraine in the territory of the Autonomous Republic of the Crimea. The collected materials were used as evidence of the aggressive war against Ukraine.
● Participated in supporting the state prosecution in the criminal proceedings against the servicemen of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Yevhen Yerofeev and Oleksandr Aleksandrov. They were found guilty of waging an aggressive war and committing a terrorist act that caused the death of a person. As a result, the military of the aggressor country sentenced them to 14 years in prison.[9]
● Participated in the proceedings against the authorized representative of the President of the Russian Federation, O. E. Belaventsev. As a result, he was sentenced to 12 years in prison for committing an encroachment on the territorial integrity and inviolability of Ukraine, incitement to treason and waging an aggressive war against Ukraine.
● Worked on the case against high-ranking officials of the Russian Armed Forces - the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, the Commander of the Black Sea Fleet and other senior officials of the Russian Armed Forces. They were accused of intentional actions to change the boundaries of the territory and state border of Ukraine, to start and wage an aggressive war. As a result of the investigation, the latter were put on the wanted list.
As head of the Bucha district prosecutor’s office of the Kyiv region he has established efficient, comprehensive operational processes in terms of proper collection and documentation of evidence during the investigation of war crimes of Russians against the Ukrainian civilian population during the occupation in 2022.[10]
In 2016, he was awarded the Order of Danylo Halytskyi and the Presidential Award "For Participation in the Anti-Terrorist Operation."
In 2018, he was awarded the "Badge of Honor."
In 2019, he received the badge "For Conscientious Service in the Prosecutor's Office."
In 2022, he gained the "Order of Merit", III degree.