On January 17, 2022, Arestovich also claimed that he was resigning from the Office of the President.

Oleksiy Arestovych posted on his social networks a statement about his dismissal from the post of freelance adviser to the Office of the President.

“I wrote a resignation letter. I want to show an example of civilized behavior. It’s a fundamental mistake, so I resign,” Arestovych said.

In his comments, Arestovych did not specify whether the decision was final.

“Last time, when I went, the war started after a month and a half. We’ll see what happens this time,” he added.

On January 17, 2022, Arestovych also claimed that he was resigning from the Office of the President, as well as from the position of speaker of the delegation of Ukraine in the Trilateral Contact Group from Donbas. However, at that time, journalists were unable to confirm Arestovych’s words.

The latest scandal involving Arestovych

On January 14, in a conversation with the Russian Mark Feygin, the independent adviser of the VP Oleksiy Arestovych said that the hit of a Russian missile in a high-rise building in Dnipro was allegedly the result of the work of Ukrainian air defense. This message was immediately spread by Kremlin propagandists as an alleged proof of their “correctness” that Ukraine itself is to blame for the killing of the civilian population.

Subsequently, Arestovich clarified that it was only about “suppositions”, while the tragedy in the Dnipro is still a consequence of Russian armed aggression.

The Air Force had to refute Arestovych’s words. The Armed Forces emphasized that the Kh-22 missile was not shot down by air defense because of the lack of funds in Ukraine capable of doing so.

The Verkhovna Rada has already announced that they have started collecting signatures for the resignation of Arestovych from the VP.