Zelenskyy appoints Khmelnytskyi Oblast chief prosecutor Anton Kovalskyi as acting prosecutor general

STANISLAV POHORILOV - 17 September, 10:10

Anton Kovalskyi. Photo: Khmelnytskyi Oblast Prosecutor’s Office

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has issued a decree appointing Anton Kovalskyi, Head of Khmelnytskyi Oblast Prosecutor's Office, as acting prosecutor general.

Source: Presidential Decree No. 946/2026

Quote: "Pursuant to Article 11.2 of the Law of Ukraine On the Legal Regime of Martial Law, I hereby decree: Anton Kovalskyi shall be entrusted with performing the duties of Prosecutor General."

Details: Ukrainska Pravda previously learned that the heads of the Khmelnytskyi and Dnipropetrovsk oblast prosecutor's offices were among the leading candidates for the post of Prosecutor General of Ukraine.

Background:

Amid an investigation by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) into the alleged protection of scam call centres, Ruslan Kravchenko submitted his resignation as prosecutor general.
On 14 September, Kravchenko said that he had signed a notice of suspicion against NABU Director Semen Kryvonos and accused NABU and SAPO of seizing materials relating to cases against their employees during searches conducted as part of Operation Carthage in order to prevent procedural decisions in those cases.
Ukrainska Pravda sources in law enforcement reported that Kravchenko left Ukraine in an official vehicle on the night of 13-14 September. Kravchenko also issued a statement saying that he had travelled abroad on an official trip.
According to an order, a copy of which was obtained by Ukrainska Pravda, Kravchenko sent himself on a five-day official trip to Paris "to participate in PACE hearings concerning Ukrainian children". However, he was not listed among the speakers on the event's agenda.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on parliament to urgently approve Prosecutor General Kravchenko's resignation.
On 15 September, Zelenskyy signed a decree dismissing Ruslan Kravchenko as prosecutor general.

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