The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) filed a series of accusations in absentia against People’s Artist of Russia, actor, director and artistic director of the Oleg Tabakov Theatre, Vladimir Mashkov.
The SBU Telegram channel reports that Mashkov was charged under three articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine: “Violation of the territorial integrity and immunity of Ukraine”, “The justification for the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, its legitimate recognition, denial, glorification of its participants ” and “Violation of the order of entry and exit from the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine”.
The report of the special service notes that after the start of the SVO, Mashkov repeatedly participated in organizing cultural events “in support of Russian forces” with the participation of the President of the Russian Federation, visited the Crimea and supported Russian policy in the social sphere. cries.
Vladimir Mashkov is a Russian theater and film actor, director, screenwriter, producer and public figure. After Oleg Tabakov’s death in 2018, Mashkov became the artistic director of Snuffbox. Since 2022, the artist has been under sanctions from the European Union, Canada, Ukraine and Switzerland for supporting Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine.
formerly Mashkov saidIt was learned that the last gift of the late director Oleg Tabakov was the master’s book.