Yuriy Papush was dismissed from his position as head of the Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor's Office.
October 9 Yuriy Papush was dismissed from his position as head of the Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor's Office. This was announced by Anton Koval, the acting head of the Office of the General Prosecutor, who called this the first stage of a personnel audit in the central apparatus and regional prosecutor's offices. Also, the head of the Volyn Oblast Prosecutor's Office was dismissed from his administrative position.
October 9 Yuriy Papush was dismissed from his position as head of the Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor's Office. This was announced by Anton Koval, the temporary head of the Office of the General Prosecutor. Also, the head of the Volyn Oblast Prosecutor's Office was dismissed from his administrative position.
According to Kovalchuk, the decision was made after working meetings and an assessment of the performance of the managers. The Prosecutor General's Office is currently conducting a personnel audit of appointments to leadership positions in the central apparatus and regional prosecutor's offices. Kovalchuk called this the first stage of a review, after which they plan to evaluate the performance of the managers, change management processes, and strengthen the internal security of the agency.
Yuriy Papusha was born in 1990. He graduated from the National Legal Academy of Ukraine named after Yaroslav the Wise in 2012, and immediately began working in the prosecutor's office – as a prosecutor responsible for overseeing law enforcement in the military sector of the Central region of Ukraine. He became the head of the Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor's Office on February 18 2026, replacing Amil Omarov; before his appointment, he was the deputy head of the Kyiv City Prosecutor's Office.