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Regional prosecutor Kovalsky appointed as Ukraine's acting prosecutor general

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Regional prosecutor Kovalsky appointed as Ukraine's acting prosecutor general
Anton Kovalsky, acting prosecutor general (the official site of the Khmelnytsky Oblast Prosecutor's Office)

Editor's note: this story is being updated.

President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sept. 17 appointed Anton Kovalsky, chief prosecutor of Khmelnytsky Oblast, as acting prosecutor general.

Media reports suggest Kovalsky could ultimately be appointed prosecutor general, rather than merely serving in an acting capacity.

The media outlet Ukrainska Pravda reported on Sept. 15 that, according to its sources, Kovalsky was the leading candidate for prosecutor general.

Another candidate for the job is Valeriy Prykhozhanov, chief prosecutor of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukrainska Pravda reported.

Kovalsky has served in the prosecution service since 2011.



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Oleg Sukhov is a reporter at the Kyiv Independent. He is a former editor and reporter at the Moscow Times. He has a master's degree in history from the Moscow State University. He moved to Ukraine in 2014 due to the crackdown on independent media in Russia and covered war, corruption, reforms and law enforcement for the Kyiv Post.

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