Political strategist, founder and host of the YouTube channel "Iceland" Volodymyr Petrov resigned from the state institution "National War Memorial Cemetery".
The National War Memorial Cemetery announced this on Facebook, Ukrainian News Agency reports.
"The State Institution "National War Memorial Cemetery" reports that Volodymyr Petrov, who held the position of leading specialist of the communications and information technology department of the State Institution "National War Memorial Cemetery", was dismissed on January 20, 2026 from his position at his own request in accordance with Article 38 of the Labor Code of Ukraine. The dismissal took place on the basis of the employee's personal application and was formalized in the manner established by law," the message says.
At the same time, it is noted that the State Institution "National War Memorial Cemetery" acts in accordance with the current legislation of Ukraine and is ready for dialogue.
At the beginning of the week, Verkhovna Rada member Yaroslav Zhelezniak (Holos faction) reported on the Telegram channel that political strategist, founder and host of the YouTube channel "Iceland" Volodymyr Petrov allegedly has been working at the state institution "National War Memorial Cemetery" since July 31, 2025 and has a reservation from mobilization until January 21, 2026.
On January 15, the Verkhovna Rada summoned the Minister of Veterans Affairs Natalia Kalmykova to a meeting to report on the issue of possible abuses of the reservation from mobilization at the State Enterprise "National War Memorial Cemetery".
Kalmykova stated that the Ministry of Veterans Affairs has launched an internal investigation into information about the reservation from mobilization at the State Enterprise "National War Memorial Cemetery".
As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, in June 2025, the Cabinet of Ministers allocated UAH 21.6 million to the Ministry of Veterans Affairs for the burial at the National War Memorial Cemetery of unidentified bodies of servicemen who were killed as a result of russia's armed aggression against Ukraine.
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