Oleksiy Kovalov | |
|---|---|
Олексій Ковальов | |
 Official portrait, 2019 | |
| People's Deputy of Ukraine | |
| In office 29 August 2019 – 28 August 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Fedir Nehoi |
| Constituency | Kherson Oblast, No. 186 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 January 1989 Hola Prystan, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine) |
| Died | 28 August 2022 (aged 33) Hola Prystan, Kherson Oblast, Ukraine |
| Cause of death | Gunshot wounds |
| Political party | Servant of the People (expelled) |
| Education | National University Odesa Law Academy |
| Awards | Order of Courage ( posthumous) |
Oleksiy Ivanovych Kovalov ( Ukrainian: Олексій Іванович Ковальов, Russian: Алексей Иванович Ковалев; 19 January 1989 – 28 August 2022) was a Ukrainian politician who served as a People's Deputy of Ukraine representing Ukraine's 186th electoral district as a member of Servant of the People from 2019 until his assassination in 2022. A few months before his death, he had begun collaborating with Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. [1] [2]
Biography
Kovalov was elected in the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election as a member of the Servant of the People party after winning in Ukraine's 186th electoral district (centred around Hola Prystan [3]) with 35.12% of the votes. [4] [5] He entered Ukraine's national parliament, the Verkhovna Rada in August 2019. [5]
Two months into the Russian invasion of Ukraine, at the beginning of April 2022 Kovalov stated that he was in Russian occupied Hola Prystan "to work in his electoral district." [6] [2] He did not report to the Verkhovna Rada where he was or what he was doing. [6]
On 28 April, the Servant of the People faction announced that it had suspended Kovalov's membership in the party and the faction. [6] Kovalov was then expelled from the Servant of the People party on 3 May 2022. [6]
On 8 June 2022, Kovalov admitted on his Facebook page to collaborating with the Russian occupiers in the Kherson Oblast. [6]
On 22 June 2022, it was reported that Kovalov had been killed in Kherson Oblast at the age of 33. [7] However, on 30 June 2022, Russian media released a video of Kovalov in the hospital, in which he accused the Ukrainian Security Service of attempting to assassinate him. [8] Also on 30 June 2022, First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Oleksandr Kornienko stated that Kovalov's mandate could be removed only after a court ruling because the Ukrainian Constitution does not include collaborationism as grounds for depriving an MP of their mandate. [9]
According to Ukrainian authorities at the beginning of July, Kovalov assumed the position of deputy created by the Russian occupying administration, "head of the government of Kherson Oblast". [2]
On 28 August 2022, several Telegram channels reported the murder of Kovalov. [2] [10] The following day the Investigative Committee of Russia confirmed Kovalov's death. [1] According to them, Kovalev died as a result of a gunshot wound during an attack at his place of residence in Zaliznyi Port on 28 August 2022. [1] A woman who lived with Kovalev reportedly was also killed. [1]
On 7 October 2022, the Russian President Vladimir Putin posthumously awarded him with the Order of Courage for "dedication and courage". [11]
Since no official death certificate could have been received by parliament, necessary for his termination of office as a People's Deputy of Ukraine, Kovalyov will technically stay a member of the Verkhovna Rada until the next Ukrainian parliamentary election or until an official death certificate is received. [12]
See also
- List of members of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine who died in office
- List of deaths during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Collaboration with Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
References
- ^ a b c d "В Росії офіційно підтвердили смерть нардепа зрадника Ковальова". Ukrainska Pravda (in Ukrainian). 29 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^
a
b
c
d
"Ukrainian collaborator killed in Kherson Oblast".
Ukrainska Pravda. 29 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
"На Херсонщині вбили нардепа-зрадника Ковальова – джерело". Ukrainska Pravda (in Ukrainian). 29 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022. - ^ "Територіальний виборчий округ №186". РБК-Украина (in Ukrainian). 19 June 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ "Результати виборів у Раду по округах". РБК-Украина (in Ukrainian). 24 July 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Ковальов Олексій Іванович". Verkhovna Rada (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 27 January 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Car belonging to people's deputy Kovalov is blown up - intelligence chief". Ukrainska Pravda. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ В мережі повідомили про ліквідацію нардепа-зрадника Ковальова (in Ukrainian)
- ^ Новости, Р. И. А. (30 June 2022). "Херсонский политик Ковалев обвинил СБУ в покушении на него". РИА Новости (in Russian). Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ "Коли у нардепа-колаборанта Ковальова заберуть мандат: відповідь Корнієнка". РБК-Украина (in Russian). Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ "Под Херсоном убили экс-депутата от "Слуги народа"". РБК (in Russian). 29 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ "Путин наградил орденом Мужества посмертно министра сельского хозяйства Херсонской области". TACC. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ To exchange Medvedchuk for defenders of Mariupol, the Criminal Code was changed - Osadchuk, Civil movement "Chesno", 19 December 2022 (in Ukrainian)
- 1989 births
- 2022 deaths
- Servant of the People (political party) politicians
- Ninth convocation members of the Verkhovna Rada
- Odesa Law Academy alumni
- People from Kherson Oblast
- Ukrainian collaborators with Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 20th-century Ukrainian people
- 21st-century Ukrainian politicians
- Assassinated Ukrainian politicians
- Deaths by firearm in Ukraine
- People murdered in Ukraine
- Civilians killed in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 2022 murders in Europe
- Political violence in Ukraine
- Politicians assassinated in the 2020s
- Recipients of the Order of Courage (Russia)
- Politicians assassinated in 2022
Oleksiy Kovalov | |
|---|---|
Олексій Ковальов | |
|
Official portrait, 2019 | |
| People's Deputy of Ukraine | |
| In office 29 August 2019 – 28 August 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Fedir Nehoi |
| Constituency | Kherson Oblast, No. 186 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 January 1989 Hola Prystan, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine) |
| Died | 28 August 2022 (aged 33) Hola Prystan, Kherson Oblast, Ukraine |
| Cause of death | Gunshot wounds |
| Political party | Servant of the People (expelled) |
| Education | National University Odesa Law Academy |
| Awards | Order of Courage ( posthumous) |
Oleksiy Ivanovych Kovalov ( Ukrainian: Олексій Іванович Ковальов, Russian: Алексей Иванович Ковалев; 19 January 1989 – 28 August 2022) was a Ukrainian politician who served as a People's Deputy of Ukraine representing Ukraine's 186th electoral district as a member of Servant of the People from 2019 until his assassination in 2022. A few months before his death, he had begun collaborating with Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. [1] [2]
Biography
Kovalov was elected in the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election as a member of the Servant of the People party after winning in Ukraine's 186th electoral district (centred around Hola Prystan [3]) with 35.12% of the votes. [4] [5] He entered Ukraine's national parliament, the Verkhovna Rada in August 2019. [5]
Two months into the Russian invasion of Ukraine, at the beginning of April 2022 Kovalov stated that he was in Russian occupied Hola Prystan "to work in his electoral district." [6] [2] He did not report to the Verkhovna Rada where he was or what he was doing. [6]
On 28 April, the Servant of the People faction announced that it had suspended Kovalov's membership in the party and the faction. [6] Kovalov was then expelled from the Servant of the People party on 3 May 2022. [6]
On 8 June 2022, Kovalov admitted on his Facebook page to collaborating with the Russian occupiers in the Kherson Oblast. [6]
On 22 June 2022, it was reported that Kovalov had been killed in Kherson Oblast at the age of 33. [7] However, on 30 June 2022, Russian media released a video of Kovalov in the hospital, in which he accused the Ukrainian Security Service of attempting to assassinate him. [8] Also on 30 June 2022, First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Oleksandr Kornienko stated that Kovalov's mandate could be removed only after a court ruling because the Ukrainian Constitution does not include collaborationism as grounds for depriving an MP of their mandate. [9]
According to Ukrainian authorities at the beginning of July, Kovalov assumed the position of deputy created by the Russian occupying administration, "head of the government of Kherson Oblast". [2]
On 28 August 2022, several Telegram channels reported the murder of Kovalov. [2] [10] The following day the Investigative Committee of Russia confirmed Kovalov's death. [1] According to them, Kovalev died as a result of a gunshot wound during an attack at his place of residence in Zaliznyi Port on 28 August 2022. [1] A woman who lived with Kovalev reportedly was also killed. [1]
On 7 October 2022, the Russian President Vladimir Putin posthumously awarded him with the Order of Courage for "dedication and courage". [11]
Since no official death certificate could have been received by parliament, necessary for his termination of office as a People's Deputy of Ukraine, Kovalyov will technically stay a member of the Verkhovna Rada until the next Ukrainian parliamentary election or until an official death certificate is received. [12]
See also
- List of members of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine who died in office
- List of deaths during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Collaboration with Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
References
- ^ a b c d "В Росії офіційно підтвердили смерть нардепа зрадника Ковальова". Ukrainska Pravda (in Ukrainian). 29 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^
a
b
c
d
"Ukrainian collaborator killed in Kherson Oblast".
Ukrainska Pravda. 29 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
"На Херсонщині вбили нардепа-зрадника Ковальова – джерело". Ukrainska Pravda (in Ukrainian). 29 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022. - ^ "Територіальний виборчий округ №186". РБК-Украина (in Ukrainian). 19 June 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ "Результати виборів у Раду по округах". РБК-Украина (in Ukrainian). 24 July 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Ковальов Олексій Іванович". Verkhovna Rada (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 27 January 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Car belonging to people's deputy Kovalov is blown up - intelligence chief". Ukrainska Pravda. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ В мережі повідомили про ліквідацію нардепа-зрадника Ковальова (in Ukrainian)
- ^ Новости, Р. И. А. (30 June 2022). "Херсонский политик Ковалев обвинил СБУ в покушении на него". РИА Новости (in Russian). Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ "Коли у нардепа-колаборанта Ковальова заберуть мандат: відповідь Корнієнка". РБК-Украина (in Russian). Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ "Под Херсоном убили экс-депутата от "Слуги народа"". РБК (in Russian). 29 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ "Путин наградил орденом Мужества посмертно министра сельского хозяйства Херсонской области". TACC. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ To exchange Medvedchuk for defenders of Mariupol, the Criminal Code was changed - Osadchuk, Civil movement "Chesno", 19 December 2022 (in Ukrainian)
- 1989 births
- 2022 deaths
- Servant of the People (political party) politicians
- Ninth convocation members of the Verkhovna Rada
- Odesa Law Academy alumni
- People from Kherson Oblast
- Ukrainian collaborators with Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 20th-century Ukrainian people
- 21st-century Ukrainian politicians
- Assassinated Ukrainian politicians
- Deaths by firearm in Ukraine
- People murdered in Ukraine
- Civilians killed in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 2022 murders in Europe
- Political violence in Ukraine
- Politicians assassinated in the 2020s
- Recipients of the Order of Courage (Russia)
- Politicians assassinated in 2022