Yevgeny Petrosyan – Russian comedian and TV presenter

Yevgeny Petrosyan is a Russian artist, humor writer and TV presenter. He supports the Putin regime, the illegal annexation of Crimea and Russia’s war against Ukraine. He advocates the destruction of Ukrainian statehood.

He actively toured the occupied Crimea. During such trips, he often published photos and comments on social networks expressing support for Russia’s occupation of the Crimean peninsula.

After the beginning of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation into Ukraine, he declared that he was ready to join the front brigade and speak before the Russian occupiers “to raise their morale.”

Main statements

1. He declared that he was ready to go to the front as part of a front brigade to support the Russian occupiers (April 13, 2022)

2. He visited the Russian occupiers in the hospital (April 29, 2022)

3. He congratulated Russian dictator Vladimir Putin on his birthday and thanked him  that “he exists” (October 7, 2022)