“The deputy head of the military and civil administration of the Kherson region, in charge of agricultural issues, Alexei Kovalev, died after being wounded by bullets,” said the Russian Investigative Committee on its Telegram account.
“The attack was carried out at his home on August 28. A young woman who lived with the deceased was also a victim of the criminals,” added the Committee, responsible for major criminal cases in Russia, without providing further details.
In recent months, several officials appointed by the Russians in the Ukrainian territories they conquered have been injured or killed in attacks.
Alexei Kovalev, 33, was elected in 2019 as a deputy in the Kherson region and joined President Volodymyr Zelensky’s group in the Ukrainian Parliament.
After the Kremlin offensive at the end of February and the conquest of the Kherson region, he joined the occupation administration. At the end of June, he had survived another assassination attempt.
Most of the Kherson region and part of that of Zaporijjia have been taken by the Kremlin, which is trying to carry out a policy of Russification there with a view to possible annexation. Moscow introduced the ruble there and encourages their inhabitants to receive Russian passports.