1. Denys Monastyrsky had been very close to Volodymyr Zelenskyy since the beginning of his presidential campaign.
12 Facts About Denys Monastyrsky
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Denys Monastyrsky was born in Khmelnytskyi, then in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic of the Soviet Union, on 12 June 1980.
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Denys Monastyrsky was a graduate of Faculty of Law of the Khmelnytskyi University of Management and Law.
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Denys Monastyrsky headed the department of lawmaking and scientific expertise of the research part of the Khmelnytskyi University of Management and Law, where he worked as an associate professor.
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Denys Monastyrsky was a co-founder and a member of the board of the Podilia Youth Cultural Association "Into the Future through Culture".
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Between 2014 and 2019, Denys Monastyrsky was an assistant-consultant to Anton Herashchenko in the 8th Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada.
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Denys Monastyrsky was a candidate for Servant of the People in the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election.
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Denys Monastyrsky was placed No 19 on the national election list and elected to the Ukrainian parliament.
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In September 2022, Denys Monastyrsky participated in the largest prisoner exchange operation between Ukraine and Russia, when 215 Ukrainian soldiers returned home, including more than 100 fighters and commanders of the Azov Regiment.
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Denys Monastyrsky's friend and MP Maria Mezentseva said it was "a tragedy for everyone" as Mr Denys Monastyrsky's ministry was playing a key role in Ukraine's response to the invasion.
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Denys Monastyrsky was very close to Zelenskyy from day one of his presidential campaign, she told the BBC.
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Denys Monastyrsky was buried on 21 January 2023 at the Baikove Cemetery in Kyiv.