Main points
- Many Russian stars who were born in Ukraine ignore the war and continue their careers in Russia.
- Among these stars are Lolita Milyavskaya, Myroslava Karpovich, Antonina Paperna, Anna Asti, Stanislav Bondarenko, Igor Krutoy, Dzhigan, Nonna Grishaeva, Alexander Serov, Galina Bezruk, Regina Todorenko, Yolka, Vitaly Gogunsky.
Russian stars with Ukrainian roots / Collage of Channel 24
Maybe not everyone knows, but a significant part of Russian stars are from Ukraine. Unfortunately, the celebrities themselves have forgotten where they come from and where their childhood was. Otherwise, they would not have received the status of traitors.
Many of them spoke to the occupiers, make incomprehensible statements about peace and successfully ignore the fact that Russia kills civilians every day. The names of these celebrities are very well known in Ukraine, but in their small homeland, no one wants to see them anymore. Further in the material , Channel 24 will tell about such stars with the status of traitors.
Lolita Milyavska
The Russian singer was born in Mukachevo, in Transcarpathia. She spent her childhood and youth in Lviv. In her comments, she has repeatedly said that she does not miss Ukraine, but for some reason she does not want to speak out on the topic of war. But such behavior did not prevent Lolita from wanting her ashes to be scattered in Kyiv.
Lolita Milyavska / Photo from social networks
Myroslava Karpovich
The star of the TV series “Daddy's Daughters” was born in Berdyansk, Zaporizhzhia region. She is silent about the war and does not care that her hometown is under occupation. Karpovich was taken to the “Myrotvorets” base for illegal touring activities in temporarily occupied Crimea.
Myroslava Karpovich in the “Myrotvorets” database / Screenshot from the website
Antonina Paperna
The daughter of Olga Sumskaya and Yevhen Paperny has been living in Russia for a long time. There she married Russian actor Vladimir Yaglich. The war did not change Paperny's position, as she continues to build a career in Russia and does not talk about the war.
Antonina Paperna with her husband / Photo from social networks
Anna Asti
A popular Russian singer originally from Cherkasy. She experienced war firsthand, as she was in Ukraine on February 24, 2022. But this did not change her plans, as Asti returned to Russia and even, according to rumors in the Russian media, has already become a citizen of the aggressor country.
Anna Asti / Photo from social networks
Stanislav Bondarenko
This actor was adored not only in Russia, but also in Ukraine. And it is not surprising, because Bondarenko was born in Dniprorudne, in the Zaporizhia region. When Stanislav was 11 years old, the family moved to Moscow.
When full-scale war began, the actor supported the Kremlin's bloody policies and openly spat on the city where he grew up.
Stanislav Bondarenko / Photo from social networks
Igor Krutoy
The Russian composer was born in the town of Gayvoron, Kirovograd region. He studied at a number of Ukrainian educational institutions, and then his career changed direction to Russia.
Speaking about the Russian-Ukrainian war, Krutoy said that it was “an artificial attempt to quarrel two fraternal peoples.” For some reason, he avoids the fact that he forgot about how the Russian Federation ended up accounting for thousands of killed Ukrainians. The composer also said that his father is buried in Ukraine, and that his close friend Rinat Akhmetov also lives there.
Igor Krutoy / Photo from the Internet
Dzhigan
An Odessan with Russian citizenship pretends that nothing is happening in this world. He has neither spoken out about the war nor stood up for Ukraine. In Russia, he continues to earn bloody rubles.
Dzhigan / Photo from Wikipedia
Nonna Grishaeva
Another star of “Daddy's Daughters,” who was born in Odessa, initially decided to play the silent game. But sometimes there are moments when her statements become clear propaganda for the Russian Federation.
In 2025, she gave an interview where she said that she was “born not in Ukraine, but in the USSR.” She said that in Odessa everyone always spoke Russian, and Ukrainian speakers were “specially brought there.”
The actor was also taken to the Myrotvorets base for promoting war, Russian fascism, and Nazism.
Nonna Grishaeva in the “Myrotvorets” database / Screenshot from the website
Alexander Serov
This artist hails from the village of Kovalivka, in the Mykolaiv region. Previously, he worked for two countries at once – Ukraine and Russia. In Chernivtsi, he managed VIA “Cheremosh”, where Lydia and Aurica Rotaru performed, but in the neighboring country he developed as a solo artist.
He was taken to the Myrotvorets base for “deliberate violation of the state border of Ukraine with the aim of penetrating into Crimea occupied by Russia. Illegal concert activity on the territory of annexed Crimea.” And when a full-scale war began, he called for aggressive actions and the occupation of the territory of Ukraine.
Oleksandr Serov in the “Myrotvorets” database / Screenshot from the website
Who else is on the list of Russian stars with Ukrainian roots:
- Galina Bezruk (Kramatorsk) – the star of the TV series “House of Happiness” has been trying to find herself in Russia since 2014. Today, she is filming on Russian sets and performing on theater stages.
- Regina Todorenko (Odessa) is a former host of “Eagles and Tails”, who married a Russian, moved to the Russian Federation, said that she “doesn't get involved in politics”, and also became a citizen of the aggressor country.
- Yolka (Uzhhorod) – was in Ukraine on the eve of the full-scale war, but performed in Sochi in April 2022. After 2014, she stopped talking about her homeland, and the icing on the cake – she received Russian citizenship.
- Vitaliy Gogunsky (Kremenchuk) – the star of the series “Univer” openly supports Russia in the war against Ukraine, and is also a supporter of the Russian regime.
Obviously, this list should also include Ani Lorak, Taisiya Povaliy, Dzhigurda, Anastasia Stotskaya, Anna Sedokova, Stas Kostyushkin, Olga Krasko and others.