# Russian court sentences former Ukrainian presidential adviser Oleksii Arestovych to 11 years in absentia

https://mins.news/en/item/35898

- Meduza, 2026-08-28 16:23 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/08/28/russian-court-sentences-former-ukrainian-presidential-adviser-oleksii-arestovych-to-11-years-in-absentia

> Moscow’s 2nd Western District Military Court sentenced former adviser to the Ukrainian presidential chief of staff Oleksii Arestovych to 11 years in prison in absentia after a one-day closed trial, Mediazona reported. The court convicted him of spreading “fake” claims about the Russian military and calling for terrorism over 2022 posts and videos.

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