On the morning of September 15, Russian actor Yevgeny Tkachuk was allegedly detained at St. Petersburg Pulkovo airport “with a package containing an unknown substance,” the portal reported. 78.ru.
Channel SHOT The 40-year-old artist was reportedly stopped during pre-flight inspection.
According to initial reports, a pipe and a package containing an unknown substance were found in the person’s belongings. Tkachuk could not explain to security forces exactly what was in the bag.
The tube and package were sent for examination.
“Indeed, an unknown substance was discovered during the investigation at Pulkovo airport. Everything was sent for examination. The investigation is ongoing,” they confirmed. “I will rise” in the transport police.
At the same time, the Ministry of Internal Affairs stated that “work is ongoing” on the passenger, while law enforcement did not provide any further details.
Puree writesIt was learned that the substance found in the artist’s bag was marijuana. The check is carried out under the article on drug trafficking (Article 229.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).
It is known that the actor was supposed to fly to Tbilisi, but after his arrest he was taken away for tests. After some time, data Tkachuk was released: an administrative protocol was drawn up against him – under what article is not specified, the channel reported. REN TVThe actor was released on the condition of appearing on stage.
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Tkachuk was born on July 23, 1984 in Ashgabat. He graduated from GITIS (Oleg Kudryashov course), after graduation he served in the Moscow Theater for Young Spectators and the State Theater of Nations.
Tkachuk first appeared on the big screen in 2007: he played soldier Andrei Kotunov in Alexander Sokurov’s feature film “Alexandra”. Now he has many roles to his credit: the Jester in the series “King and the Clown”, the captain of the “NKVD flying detachment” in “Dyatlov Pass”, Vitka Chesnok in “How Vitka Chesnok was transported”, Lekha Shtyr to the injured and “Peace! Friendship! Chewing gum!
Tkachuk is also the founder of the private equestrian drama theater “VelesO”, where horses perform together with professional artists.
In 2024, he received the Golden Eagle Award in the category of “Best Supporting Actor” (film “The Righteous”).
He was married twice and has two daughters.