Ukrainian presidential advisor Arestovych quits after scandalous post over Dnipro strike

The freelance adviser of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Oleksiy Arestovych, on Tuesday announced his resignation following a social media post over the Dnipro strike last week, where he said the Ukrainian air defense system allegedly first shot down a Russian missile that later hit a residential blocks, killing dozens. 

“I want to show an example of civilized behavior: a fundamental mistake has been made, therefore I must resign,” he wrote. 

Arestovych’s statement has been widely used by the Russian propaganda media to place blame onto Kyiv for the deadly incident.