Ukraine: Zelensky’s former deputy who supported Russia’s invasion is dead

Russian authorities announced that the former Ukrainian was found dead Member of Parliament Alexei Kovalev, who had sided with Volodymyr Zelensky’s party but eventually supported the Russian invasion, when the war in Ukraine.

As reported by Agence France-Presse, the Russian Investigative Committee in a post on Telegram reported that “the deputy head of the civil-military administration of the Kherson region, responsible for agricultural affairs, Alexei Kovalev, succumbed after being wounded by bullets,” the Investigative Committee said in its account on Telegram.

In fact, Kovalev was attacked while he was at his home on Sunday, August 28. A young woman who lived with him was also killed, added the Commission, whose mandate is to investigate criminal acts.

It is noted that the 33-year-old Kovalev was elected MP for Kherson in 2019 and had joined Zelensky’s party in the Ukrainian parliament. After the Russian invasion, at the end of February, and the conquest of Kherson by the Russians, it went over to the side of the occupying administration. At the end of June there was another attempt on his life.

Most of the Kherson region is controlled by the Kremlin, which is trying to Russify the region in anticipation of a possible annexation. Moscow has introduced the ruble as its currency and is urging residents to obtain Russian passports.

Source: News Beast

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