dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə tˈaɪm ʌvðə juːkɹˈeɪniən wˈɔːɹ ʌv ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndəns, dˈɔntsɑːv sˈɜːvd ɪnðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ʌv hˈɛtmən pˈævloʊ skˌoːɹəpˈædski, wˌɛɹ hiː bɪkˌeɪm ðə hˈɛd ʌvðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənts əfˈɪʃəl nˈuːz ˈeɪdʒənsi.
During the time of the Ukrainian War of Independence, Dontsov served in the government of Hetman Pavlo Skoropadsky, where he became the head of the government's official news agency.