Oleksiy Arestovych, an adviser to Ukraine's presidential office, has tendered his resignation after comments he made on a deadly Russian air strike sparked a public outcry. Arestovych announced the move on January 17, three days after he said on YouTube that a residential building in Ukraine’s eastern city of Dnipro was likely hit by debris from a Russian missile after it was struck in the sky by Ukrainian air defenses. Russian media seized on Arestovych's statement, angering Ukrainian authorities who have said the building was hit by a Russian cruise missile. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service, click here.
Adviser To Ukraine's Presidential Office Steps Down Over Comments On Deadly Russian Air Strike
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