Former adviser to the Office of the President of Ukraine, Oleksiy Arestovich, has been placed on a wanted list in Russia – this time for disinformation about the Russian army. The blogger had previously been wanted for "inciting hatred."
Russian media reported this.
"Arestovich has been placed on the international wanted list in connection with a criminal case involving terrorism and fake news about the Russian army," TASS reports.
Information about Arestovich's search emerged after his interview with Russian TV presenter Ksenia Sobchak, during which he stated that he would give Russia four Ukrainian regions and Crimea, although he does not recognize them as Russian.
As a reminder, on October 3, 2023, Arestovich was already placed on the wanted list in Russia under the article on "incitement of hatred" in the Russian Criminal Code. And in May, Rosfinmonitoring added Arestovich to the list of "terrorists and extremists."
At the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Oleksiy Arestovych was a freelance adviser to the Presidential Office. He subsequently left the country and began publicly criticizing Ukraine on social media, accusing the government of propaganda, corruption, and incompetence, and society of moral degradation and internal conflict.
On May 1, 2025, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy approved the National Security and Defense Council's decision to expand the sanctions list, which included Arestovich. On May 9, YouTube blocked his channel and the channels of other individuals subject to sanctions.
