Ukraine’s Zelenskiy appoints acting prosecutor general, decree shows

Zelenskiy, presidente dell’Ucraina, nomina un procuratore generale ad interim, come risulta da un decreto


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 Ogirenko/ File P (Reuters)

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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