Kravchenko stopped at Polish border but released after intervention from Kyiv

Detention at Shehyni checkpoint

Former Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko was stopped at the Ukrainian-Polish border. According to UP, the incident occurred at the Shehyni checkpoint. Law enforcement officers seized the official's passport and did not return it for a long time.

The reason for this action was the presence of a flag from the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP) in the State Border Guard Service database.

Decision to travel to Vienna

A phone call from Kyiv forced the situation to change. After receiving a call from the Ukrainian capital, border guards allowed Kravchenko to leave. He was released to Vienna, where security from the Viennese special service was likely already waiting for him.