Main points
- The SBU and the Prosecutor General's Office reported suspicions against Mykola Baskov for supporting Russian aggression against Ukraine.
- Baskova is charged with several articles, including encroachment on the territorial integrity of Ukraine and war propaganda.
Nikolai Baskov / Photo from Russian media
The Security Service of Ukraine and the Prosecutor General's Office have announced in absentia suspicion of Russian singer, Putinist, and propagandist Nikolai Baskov, who supports Russia's war against Ukraine.
The SBU and the UCP have collected additional evidence and reported a new suspicion to Baskov. This is stated in the SBU Telegram channel.
According to the SBU and the UCP, Mykola Baskov is one of the participants in Russian propaganda, is a member of the circle of artists close to Russian President Vladimir Putin, and actively supports Russian aggression against Ukraine, the annexation of Crimea, and the violation of Ukraine's rights to independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity.
In 2023, at the International Economic Forum held in St. Petersburg, Baskova and other propagandists presented monetary certificates to the Russian occupiers for the destruction of Ukrainian tanks.
In addition, the Putinist regularly appeared on Russian TV channels and called for the continuation of the war against Ukraine. In addition, he repeatedly visited the temporarily occupied territories of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Russia, where he gave concerts in support of the Russian army. Baskov also streamed on his own resources, where he discredited Ukrainians and justified the actions of the occupiers.
Based on evidence collected by SBU investigators, the singer was informed of suspicion under the following articles of the Criminal Code:
- Part 2 of Article 110 – encroachment on the territorial integrity and inviolability of Ukraine;
- Part 1 of Article 110-2 – financing of actions taken with the aim of changing the boundaries of the territory or state border of Ukraine;
- Article 436 – propaganda of war;
- Part 3 of Article 436-2 – justification, recognition as legitimate, denial of the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, glorification of its participants using the media.
By the way! In January, the National Council of Ukraine on Television and Radio Broadcasting added traitor Lyubov Uspenskaya to the list of persons threatening the national security of Ukraine, as reported on the media regulator's website.
Who has the SBU previously reported suspicion to?
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Earlier, the SBU announced in absentia that rapper Timati was suspected of supporting the Russian-Ukrainian war.
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The propagandist was a confidant of Vladimir Putin in the presidential elections of 2012, 2018, and 2024, participating in the inauguration of the Russian dictator and in the celebrations on the occasion of his “victory.”
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Timati participated in propaganda concerts in occupied Crimea.