Ukraine's Zelenskiy appoints acting prosecutor general, decree shows

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September 17, 2026 3:47 AM EDT

FILE PHOTO: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy arrives to welcome Jared Kushner, U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law, and U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine September 6, 2026. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogi

Sept 17 (Reuters) - Ukraine's ‌President Volodymyr ​Zelenskiy ​has appointed Anton Kovalskyi as acting prosecutor general, a presidential ‌decree showed on Thursday.

Zelenskiy removed former prosecutor ⁠general Ruslan Kravchenko by decree earlier this ‌week, with lawmakers approving ‌the decision in a vote on Tuesday.

Kovalskyi, 42, has since July 2025 headed ​the regional prosecutor's office in the Khmelnytskyi region.

Kravchenko resigned last week after ⁠a probe by anti-corruption bodies reached his office.

The National Anti-Corruption ​Bureau of Ukraine, or NABU, and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) had ​alleged that Kravchenko's subordinate ‌organised a ring to cover up call centres that defrauded ⁠Ukrainians and foreigners.

Kravchenko has denied any involvement and has not been charged with a ⁠crime or named as a suspect.

In a twist on ​Monday, Kravchenko accused NABU chief Semen Kryvonos of falsifying documents and carrying out the faked adoption ‌of a child in 2009, and said the agencies' probe ‌was aimed at halting investigations into their ⁠own operations. NABU ‌and SAPO have ​denied Kravchenko's claims.

(Reporting by Anna Pruchnicka in Gdansk; Editing by Hugh ‌Lawson)


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