Former Ukrainian lawmaker Oleksiy Kovalyov, who joined the Moscow-imposed Kherson regional government after Russian armed forces overran parts of southeastern Ukraine, has been found dead.

An adviser to the Kyiv-controlled regional administration, Serhiy Khlan, said on August 29 that Kovalyov was found dead a day earlier at his home in the town of Hola Prystan. 

Ukrainian media reported that he was found with a gunshot wound to the head. It was also reported that Kovalyov's wife was stabbed and hospitalized. 

Russian-imposed authorities did not comment on the reports, but pro-Russian channels on the Telegram network confirmed them. Several Moscow-appointed officials in areas of Ukraine have died in recent weeks.