# Court sentences former Ukrainian presidential adviser Alexey Arestovich to 11 years in absentia

https://mins.news/en/item/35550

- TASS, 2026-08-28 11:34 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/society/2178875

> Russia’s Second Western District Military Court sentenced former freelance adviser to the Ukrainian presidential office Alexey Arestovich to 11 years in prison in absentia for inciting terrorism and spreading knowingly false information about the Russian army. The ruling has not taken legal effect and can be appealed.

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