The Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine has decided to expand the list of persons who pose a threat to national security. The updated list included six new Russian cultural figures who became part of anti-Ukrainian propaganda activities.
According to the department's order, the following were added to the list:
- Oleg Mashkov, Russian artist, director and artistic director of the Oleg Tabakov Moscow Theater and the Sovremennyk Moscow Theater;
- Natalia Antonova, Russian actress;
- Vitaly Gogunskyi, Russian actor, singer and TV presenter;
- Serhii Veksler, artist and theater director;
- Anton Batyrev, Russian actor;
- Alyona Yakovleva, Russian actress.
These cultural figures have become part of propaganda campaigns promoting anti-Ukrainian narratives and ideas that are part of Russian aggression against Ukraine.
Thus, there are currently 228 people on the list of persons who pose a threat to the national security of Ukraine. We will remind that in 2023 the Ministry of Culture has already included three Russians in this list.
