Anton Kovalsky
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Austrian authorities detained Ukrainian Pravda journalists in Vienna over alleged espionage
Austrian authorities detained Ukrainian Pravda journalist Mykhailo Tkach and cameraman Yaroslav Bondarenko in Vienna on October 8, 2025, with force, suspecting them of espionage for Ukraine’s military intelligence. They were investigating the whereabouts of former prosecutor general Ruslan Kravchenko, who left Ukraine on September 14 and later entered Austria instead of traveling to Paris. Austrian authorities later acknowledged that they had misidentified Tkach and found no connection between Bondarenko and personnel from the Main Intelligence Directorate.
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Former Prosecutor General department head charged in “Carthage” operation
Ukraine’s anti-corruption authorities have notified a former department head at the Office of the Prosecutor General of suspicion as another participant in the criminal organization uncovered in the “Carthage” operation. Investigators allege the suspect communicated with illegal call centers, received money, helped conceal the network and recruited participants. The court imposed 60-day detention with an alternative bail option of 8 million hryvnias.
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Zelensky appoints Anton Kovalsky as acting Prosecutor General of Ukraine
President Volodymyr Zelensky signed decree No. 946/2026 appointing Anton Kovalsky, previously the head of the Khmelnytskyi Regional Prosecutor's Office, as acting Prosecutor General of Ukraine. The appointment comes days after the Verkhovna Rada voted to accept the resignation of Ruslan Kravchenko, whose dismissal followed an NABU and SAP investigation into a criminal organization operating in the Office of the Prosecutor General.