Ukrainian Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin resigned over disability-status corruption scandal.

Ukrainian Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin resigned on October 22 in response to a scandal involving officials falsely obtaining disability status to evade military service. His resignation followed a National Security and Defense Council meeting that addressed corruption and loopholes in draft deferrals. Kostin acknowledged the abuse within the prosecutorial system and stressed the importance of accountability as highlighted by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.