Oleksii Arestovych
Oleksiy Arestovych | |
|---|---|
Олексій Миколайович Арестович | |
.jpg) Arestovych in 2022 | |
| Adviser to the Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine | |
| President | Volodymyr Zelenskyy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 August 1975 Dedoplistsqaro, Kakheti, Georgian SSR |
| Nationality | Ukraine |
| Alma mater | Odessa Military Academy Superior Institute of Religious Sciences of St. Thomas Aquinas |
| Occupation | Ukrainian presidential advisor |
Oleksiy Arestovych (Ukrainian: Олексій Миколайович Арестович; born 3 August 1975, Dedoplistsqaro, Georgia) is a Ukrainian presidential adviser,[1] blogger, actor, political and military columnist.[2]
Arestovych is an organizer of psychological seminars and trainings and a charity fund for psychological support to the military.[3]
He is a speaker of the Trilateral Contact Group on Ukraine and Adviser on Information Policy Head of the Ukrainian Delegation to the Minsk Group and Freelance Adviser to the Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak on Strategic Communications in the Field of National Security and Defense.
Since February 24, 2022, Arestovych has been holding daily briefings on the current situation regarding the Russian invasion of Ukraine, as an Adviser to the Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine.[4][5]
In 2022, after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Oleksiy became known with his 2019 prediction on the inevitable war with Russia.[6]
Early life
Arestovych was born in Dedoplistsqaro, Georgia.[citation needed]
In 1992, he graduated from school № 178 in Kyiv. He entered the Faculty of Biology, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.[citation needed]
In 1993, Arestovych began to play in the modern Kyiv studio theater Black Square Theater,[7] and left school.
He started conducting psychological seminars and trainings in 2000.[8][non-primary source needed]
In 2003, he entered the author's school “Man among People” by psychologist Absalom Podvodny, which he graduated in 2010.[9][clarification needed]
He also studied theology at the Superior Institute of Religious Sciences of St. Thomas Aquinas. [citation needed]
He is an active blogger, with almost 200,000 followers on Facebook[10] and more than 590,000 on YouTube.[when?] Arestovych was among the top 100 bloggers in Ukraine in a poll published by Fakty ICTV in 2019.[11]
Military career
Arestovych is a graduate of the Odessa Military Academy, he has a diploma of military translator. According to data that need further confirmation, from 1994 to 2005 he worked in the Chief Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine and is a reserve major.[12][13][14]
Since 2014, he has been preparing combat units under the People's Reserve program,[15] organizer of a charity fund to provide psychological support to the military in the ATO zone (2014—2017).
From September 2018 to September 2019, he served in the environmental protection zone near Kramatorsk in the 72nd Mechanized Brigade as a scout.[16] Prior to that, he claimed to have fought on a volunteer basis, making a total of 33 battles outside the front line.
Political career
On October 28, 2020, Arestovych was appointed by Leonid Kravchuk Adviser on Information Policy[17][18][19] and official speaker of the Ukrainian delegation to the Trilateral Contact Group on Ukraine at the Minsk talks on resolving the War in Donbas.[18][20][21]
On December 1, 2020, the Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak appointed Oleksiy Arestovych his freelance advisor on strategic communications in the field of national security and defense.[22][23] Leonid Kravchuk, the head of the TCG, noted that Arestovych's candidacy was chosen because of his military experience and the presence of a vision and position on issues that are the subject of the TCG.[24]
Awards
Oleksiy Arestovych was awarded:
- Commemorative badge of the Chief Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine (July 2014);
- Commemorative award of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs “Yevhen Berezniyak”;
- Medal of the Commander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces “For Special Service” (July 2019);
- Distinction of the President of Ukraine “For participation in the anti-terrorist operation”;
- Breastplate “Badge of Honor” (May 2019).[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Ukrainian presidential adviser demands Russian forces leave - media". reuters.com. Reuters. 2022-02-28.
- ^ "Mariupol evacuation postponed as Russia accused of breaking ceasefire". The Guardian. 2022-03-05.
- ^ Справа Шеремета та зустріч Зеленського з Путіним — Прогнози Арестовича
- ^ "Servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other law enforcement agencies do not yield to the Russian troops and oppose them - Adviser to the Head of the Office of the President". president.gov.ua. Office of the President of Ukraine. 2022-02-24.
- ^ "Russia-Ukraine fail to reach deal on cease-fire; UN says civilian deaths are climbing". cnbc.com. CNBC. 2022-03-10.
- ^ "Oleksiy Arestovych and his prediction of Russian aggression (2019) - EN subtitles". YouTube.
- ^ Black Square (Черный Квадрат)
- ^ "Арестович Алексей - Тренинги и семинары". www.trn.ua. Archived from the original on 13 September 2013.
- ^ "Увернуться от укуса кобры — DSnews.ua". www.dsnews.ua (in Russian). 2008-07-25. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
- ^ Про роботу в ТКГ, Зеленського і «таємниці, які нікому не розказував»: Олексій Арестович у «Рандеву»
- ^ "Факти ICTV запускають голосування ТОП-100 блогерів України 2019". ФАКТИ ICTV (in Ukrainian). 2019-09-06. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
- ^ Новий спікер української делегації у ТКГ: Хто такий Олексій Арестович і що про нього відомо
- ^ Спікером української делегації з питань Донбасу став Арестович
- ^ Олексій Арестович (речник ТКГ) у Рандеву з Яніною Соколовою, Ютуб, 21 листопада 2020
- ^ Як «янголи Тайри» рятують життя на передовій: розповідь легендарного парамедика
- ^ ""Є свідки": Арестович заявив про 33 свої бойові виходи у зоні ООС, але розкрити подробиці відмовився". nv.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2021-02-09.
- ^ Арестовича призначили радником делегації у ТКГ з інформаційної політики
- ^ a b Арестович заявив, що його призначили радником української делегації в ТКГ з інформполітики
- ^ Радником делегації з інформаційної політики в ТКГ призначили Арестовича
- ^ "Арестович став офіційним речником української делегації в ТКГ".
- ^ Речником української делегації в ТКГ призначили Олексія Арестовича
- ^ Єрмак призначив Арестовича своїм позаштатним радником з питань стратегічних комунікацій у сфері оборони
- ^ Єрмак призначив Арестовича своїм позаштатним радником
- ^ Кравчук о назначении Арестовича: «Я не знаю, кто первый сказал А, но знаю, что никто не возражал»