Draft:Roman Revedzhuk

Roman Revedzhuk
BornMay 10, 1988 (age 35)
Kosmach, Kosiv District, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine
CitizenshipUkraine
Occupation(s)journalist, public and political figure
MovementRepublican platform "Movement 25"

Roman Revedzhuk (family surname Gavryliuk; born on May 10, 1988, in the village of Kosmach, Kosiv District, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine) - is a Ukrainian journalist, public and political figure.[1] Co-founder of the First Ukrainian Independent Media Platform. The first Ukrainian journalist who received accreditation in occupied Donetsk in 2014.[2] Co-founder and leader of the Republican platform "Movement 25" ("РУХ 25").[3] The author of the state-building political ideology of the restoration of the monarchy in Ukraine "The Fifth Universal" and the re-establishment of the state with a change of name to the Grand Duchy of Rus "Ukrainian National Republic". For this, he was criticized by the media. He is accused of attempting to overthrow the constitutional order.[4]

Political views: Republican, Ukrainian nationalist.

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Labor activity/ Political activity edit

Attempt at murder edit

In 2020, journalist Rostyslav Shaposhnikov published tapes from which information about the planning of Revedzhuk's murder became known.[7] The recordings feature a voice similar to the pro-Russian politician and companion of Arsen Avakov - Illia Kyva. Also, on the tapes, among the alleged contractors of the assassination, sounded the name of the agent of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation - Andriy Portnov, who is under US sanctions.

According to the media, Revedzhuk received political asylum in Switzerland .[8]

Activities in emigration edit

Revedzhuk continues to publish revealing facts about the corruption of top political officials and information about the war in Ukraine. Earlier, in 2019, he stated that the election of Volodymyr Zelenskyy as president will be tragic for Ukraine.[9]

On July 17, 2023, he published data on more than 310,000 dead soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and blamed General Valerii Zaluzhnyi.[10]

References edit

  1. ^ "Revedzhuk: Azerbaijan demonstrated how to fight for own land". REPORT (Azerbaijan). 12 November 2020.
  2. ^ "The first journalist of the Ukrainian mass media received accreditation from the press center of the DNR". TASS.
  3. ^ "About the political human rights "Movement 25"". Ukrinform. 8 May 2019.
  4. ^ "FAKE: A Ukrainian journalist stated that the losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine amounted to 140,000 people". Vox Ukraine.
  5. ^ "The press secretary of the Anti-Corruption Forum in Ivano-Frankivsk, Roman Revedzhuk". TSN. 24 February 2016.
  6. ^ "Ukraine Reform Monitor: February 2016". Carnegie Endowment.
  7. ^ "Avakov could be preparing the murder of a famous journalist, - social activists". Golos EU.
  8. ^ ""Israel is a terrorist state" – a Ukrainian politician". kolomyia.today. 8 October 2023.
  9. ^ "Degradation and voluntary transfer of territories: a journalist on the consequences for Ukraine of the victory of Zelensky in the elections". prm.ua. 2 January 2019.
  10. ^ "Post – Ukrainian journalist shocked by casualties on the battlefield". News Break (Greece). 25 July 2023.