A Russian film star’s “surprise” visit to Ukrainian, pro-Russian separatists in the country’s east has caused a backlash from local media and authorities, after video footage posted online on Friday appeared to show him firing a mounted machine gun at the Kiev-held Donetsk airport and mocking the “ceasefire” agreed by pro-Kiev and pro-Russian forces.
The caption of the clip claims it was shot by Ukraine’s Donetsk airport in the self proclaimed People’s Republic of Donetsk, the breakaway territory in eastern Ukraine, held by pro-Russian separatists.
In the video, dated October 30, actor Mikhail Porechenkov, who has since confirmed he visited eastern …read more
Source: Newsweek
