Rostyslaw Tistyk (Ukrainian: Ростислав Тістик; October 9, 1993 in Lviv, Ukraine), is a Ukrainian politician and a People's Deputy of Ukraine of the 9th convocation.[1] He is a member of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine's Budget Committee, head of the subcommittee on European integration, and a member of the permanent delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE).

Rostyslaw Tistyk
Ростислав Тістик
Zelenskyy in 2022
Personal details
Born (1993-10-09) 9 October 1993 (age 30)
Lviv, Ukraine

Education

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He graduated from the Faculty of International Relations at Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, specialising in International Economic Relations, and was awarded both BA and MA degrees. He also graduated from the Hetman Petro Sahaidachnyi National Ground Forces Academy with the rank of Reserve Officer. Additionally, he completed his studies at the Institute of Postgraduate Education and Pre-University Training of Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, earning a BA in Law. He furthered his education at the Hennadii Udovenko Diplomatic Academy of Ukraine under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. He is also a graduate of the Aspen Institute Ukraine and the Aspen Institute Germany.[citation needed]

Charity work

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He is a volunteer, founder, and coordinator of the Support Center of the 125th Separate Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Charitable Foundation 125. He has organized numerous charity auctions to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Over two years of operating the Support Center, they have provided material and technical assistance worth over $4.5 million, including 1,653 drones, 97 vehicles, and 337 pieces of equipment.[citation needed]

In late March 2024, he and his team organized a charity auction that raised $325,000 for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.[citation needed]

Parliamentary career

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He is also the initiator and head of the interparliamentary friendship group with the Vatican (the first in Ukraine's history and the third globally). Additionally, he co-heads the interparliamentary friendship group with the Czech Republic and is a member of deputy groups on interparliamentary connections with the Republic of Italy, Kingdom of Belgium, Republic of Turkey, Republic of Poland, and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. He is the founder and head of the deputy association "Franko Alumni" and co-head of the "Lvivshchyna" association in parliament.[citation needed]

Rostyslav Tistyk was the head of Zelenskyi's team in the Lviv Region during the 2019 presidential and parliamentary elections.

Sanctions

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On December 7, 2020, he was added to the list of individuals sanctioned by the Russian Federation (No. 717).[citation needed]

Awards

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  • Insignia "For the Assistance of the Army" from General Valeriy Zaluzhnyi of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
  • Insignia “Badge of Honour Ministry of Defence of Ukraine”
  • Distinction “For Assistance” from Hetman Petro Sahaidachnyi National Ground Forces Academy
  • Merit Award from the Orthodox Church of Ukraine and the Order of Prince Volodymyr of the III degree
  • Merit Award from the Orthodox Church of Ukraine and the Order of Saint Michael the Archangel of the II degree

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