Adviser to Head of President’s Office Arestovych announces his resignation

Oleksii Arestovych, a non-staff adviser to Andrii Yermak, Head of the President’s Office of Ukraine, has said that he has written a resignation letter after a "fundamental mistake".

Source: Arestovych on Facebook

Quote: "I have written a resignation letter. I want to show an example of civilised behaviour: a fundamental mistake [was made - ed.] , therefore I resign."

Details: Arestovych has written a letter to Andrii Yermak, Head of the President’s Office.

It is not yet known whether he has submitted a corresponding letter of resignation to the President’s Office and whether it has been accepted.

The adviser also "made a joke" under his own post on the social network. According to Arestovych, the last time he wanted to resign, a full-scale invasion had begun.

After a Russian missile attack on a house in Dnipro, which has killed 44 people, Arestovych said that the missile was shot down by Ukrainian air defence forces, causing it to fall on a residential building.

Russian propaganda and officials picked up Arestovych's words.

After a public outcry, he had to apologise to Ukrainians and the victims of the attack. 

For reference: Arestovych is known for his "calming videos" as well as the statement that active combat actions on the territory of Ukraine will end "within 2-3 weeks". His phrases (and even his photo) often become memes.

In 2017, Arestovych called the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) "a holiday resort for boys". This statement caused a wave of outrage.

Background:

• At the end of 2022, Andrii Yermak, Head of the President’s Office, said that Oleksiy Arestovych is in his place, has his own army of supporters, and communicates with them professionally.

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