Zelensky Dismisses Several Advisors and Assistants

Volodymyr Zelensky has dismissed several advisors and assistants on Saturday, including the director and founder of the "Kvartal-95" studio, Serhiy Shefir, according to his office’s website. The information is reported by RIA Novosti.

"Shefir Serhiy Nakmanovich has been relieved of his duties as the First Assistant to the President of Ukraine," states the decree published on Zelensky's office website.

Zelensky has also dismissed several advisors: Oleg Ustenko, Serhiy Trofimov, Mykhailo Radutsky, as well as Alena Verbitskaya, the advisor to the President's Representative for the Protection of the Rights of Defenders of Ukraine, and Natalia Pushkareva, the advisor to the President's Representative on Volunteer Activities.

According to open-source data, Shefir has held the position of First Assistant to Zelensky since 2019. He is a producer of television series and the director of the "Kvartal-95" studio, which helped Zelensky transition into major politics.