He faces up to life in prison if caught.
THE Oleksii Kovaleva member of the Ukrainian parliament, is wanted for high treasonas an investigation by the Ukrainian authorities revealed that he has been named vice-president of the council that took over governance in occupied by Russian troops Kherson region, the Ukrainian prosecutor’s office announced yesterday.
Mr. Kovalev, who reportedly survived when it happened attempted murder of last month, reportedly organized by Ukrainian intelligence, faces life in prison if caught.
His appointment to the new self-governing council of Kherson was announced on Monday.
Mr. Kovalyov was elected to the Ukrainian Parliament in 2019, with President Volodymyr Zelensky’s Servant of the People party.
But he was expelled from the ranks of the party and from KO at the end of April after being accused of collaborating with Russia. Igor Kovalev returned to his special homeland, the city of Gola Pristan, in April.
The Russian army has occupied almost all of Kherson.
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