The Attorney General of Ukraine, Andriy Kostin, has submitted his resignation, taking responsibility for a scandal in which numerous officials allegedly abused their positions to gain benefits such as exemption from military service by falsely claiming disability status. His resignation came after a meeting of the National Security and Defense Council, where how to tackle corruption and legal loopholes that allowed such conduct was discussed.
It is not immediately clear what the impact of Kostin's resignation will be on Ukraine's efforts to hold Russia accountable for its invasion and subsequent war crimes, of which Kiev, its allies, and the International Criminal Court accuse Moscow. Kostin's office was recently shaken by allegations that dozens of local officials, including prosecutors, had abused their positions to obtain disability status, according to reports from the Reuters news agency.
