[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.
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.
[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.
[8] ● Investigated cases related to the Russian aggression against Ukraine in 2014 in Sevastopol and the Autonomous Republic of the Crimea.
● 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.
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 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.