Steven Seagal, a U.S. actor who is also a Russian propagandist, said in a new film released on October 10 that he would “die if necessary” to fight for Russian president Vladimir Putin.
Seagal, a former action star who rose to fame in the 1980s and 90s, fell in love with Russia and Putin when his Hollywood career began to wane. He has continued to make low-budget direct-to TV films.
The actor and martial arts expert gained Russian citizenship in 2016 and was then named by Russia’s Foreign Ministry a “Special Rep for Russia-U.S.” Cultural Links, Cultural Heritage and Historical Heritage on a voluntary basis” in 2018. He is said to have moved to Moscow in 2021, to avoid fines from the U.S. Government. Seagal was also accused of sexual assaults by several women.
Seagal has repeatedly praised Russia ever since the full-scale invasion in Ukraine began. He was also one of few Western “celebrities”, who attended Putin’s fifth term in office, in May 2024.
In Seagal’s latest documentary, “In the Name of Justice”, which was shared on the Russian state media platform Smotrim by the Russian government, he visits various occupied territories of Ukraine including Mariupol.
Seagal also appears to be speaking to civilians, sharing Kremlin propaganda talking point with a voiceover and translator as he doesn’t appear to speak Russian. He also visits Ukrainian POWs, purportedly Azov fighters.
In one clip, Seagal claims that he sent a letter to Putin saying, “Now we will see who our true compatriots, friends, and enemies are.” I will be by my president’s side and I will fight for my president.
Seagal, 72, has not yet indicated that he will be participating in any military activities or combat.
In Steven Seagal’s latest documentary, “In the Name of Justice”, which was shared by the Russian state-run platform Smotrim on its website, he visits various occupied territories of Ukraine including Mariupol.
During a 35-minute meeting, the pope presented Ukraine’s president with a bronze relief with a flower, and an inscription that read, “Peace, a fragile flower.”
On Oct. 11, Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Turkmenistan and spoke at a forum with Central Asian leaders, including the president of Iran.
The alleged attempts to pressurize the media outlet “are nothing less than anti-democratic, given the essential role that the newsroom plays in upholding the core national value of freedom the press,” Gulnoza Saied, the Committee to Protect Journalists’ Europe and Central Asia Program Coordinator said.
Vasyl Chynchyk, the head of administration in the town, said that approximately 1,150 people still live there.
Regional authorities reported early on October 11 that Russian attacks in Ukraine have killed six people and injured 27 others over the past 24 hours.
Maksym Kozoytskyi, the Lviv Oblast Governor, confirmed that the passenger bus, which carried the logo of popular transport company FlixBus was travelling from Warsaw to Odesa.
The General Staff has not provided any further details on how the helicopter was destroyed.
In a documentary broadcast on national television, Commander-in Chief Oleksandr Sryskyi stated that “we know about approximately 50,000 soldiers who were transferred from other sectors to the Kursk directions.”
Oleh Kiper, the Governor of Odesa, reported that Russia launched a missile attack on the district of Odesa, killing at least 4 people, including a girl aged 16 years old.
This includes 1,140 casualties that Russian forces have suffered in the last day.
The Norwegian government will spend up to 967 millions kroner ($87.5 million) on enhancing its defense industry. This money is aimed at supporting Ukraine in the face of Russia’s full scale invasion.
During his visit to Italy, President Volodymyr Zelensky presented the Ukrainian victory plan to Italian Premier Giorgia Mello.
On Oct. 10, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree allowing Georgians to enter Russia without a visa if they are working or studying there. Moscow is continuing to warm up its relations with Tbilisi despite concerns about the country’s democratic slide.
Bloomberg reported on October 10 that the premiums on war risk insurance for vessels traveling through Ukraine’s Black Sea shipping corridor have increased by approximately 33 per cent as a result of recent Russian attacks on foreign ships.
Local media reported that two large fires broke out at an oil terminal terminal in Russian-occupied Feodosia, late at night, on October 10. They were at the site of another blaze, which had been burning for 4 days, at a previous Ukrainian drone attack.
The strike on Oct. 9, which left eight dead and 11 injured, hit a civilian vessel flying the Panamanian flag and damaged its cargo. This was the third Russian attack on a civilian vessel within four days.
Petro Yatsenko is a spokesperson for Ukraine’s Coordination HQ for the Treatment of Prisoners of War. He said that the circumstances of Viktoria Rosahchyna’s death are yet to be confirmed.
Ramzan Kadyrov told other officials in the North Caucasian Republic that there were witnesses and people who they had tried to commission. They also asked them how much they wanted to charge for the order.
Kim Yong-Hyun, South Korean Defense minister, told lawmakers earlier in October that North Korea likely planned to send troops into Ukraine to fight with Russia.
The Belarusian Hajun group reported that a second Russian Mig-31K capable of carrying Kinzhal rockets landed at Machulishchy Airport in Belarus on October 10.
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