The key facts

  • Lyubov Tikhomirova was added to the Myrotvorets database on November 9
  • The reason cited were performances of the play in Mariupol on November 5 and in Donetsk on November 8
  • Sergei Bezrukov and Mikhail Galustyan were added to the War and sanctions portal database of Ukraine's GUR

The actress has been added to the Myrotvorets database

Russian actress Lyubov Tikhomirova has been added to the database of the Ukrainian website Myrotvorets. This was reported by RIA Novosti, citing data from the resource; according to Life.ru, her personal details appeared on the website on November 9. The resource itself has been designated extremist and banned in Russia.

What is stated in the card

The actress is 'accused' of publicly supporting Russia's actions against Ukraine and of allegedly encroaching on the territorial integrity of the neighboring state. The card says that Tikhomirova took part in November performances of the play 'There Are No Other People's Husbands' in Donetsk and Mariupol. Life.ru specifies that the actress was listed in the playbills for the performances on November 5 in Mariupol and November 8 in Donetsk.

Who is Tikhomirova

Tikhomirova is 48 years old. She appeared in the TV series 'Voroniny', 'The Newlyweds' and 'The Dark Side of the Moon', is an actress at the Anton Chekhov Theater, and previously took part in TV shows on STS.

Context

Myrotvorets was created in 2014 on the initiative of Anton Gerashchenko, an unpaid adviser to Ukraine's Minister of Internal Affairs; until 2016, its official partners were considered to be the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Main Directorate of Intelligence and other Ukrainian security agencies. The resource aims to identify and publish the personal data of individuals who, in its view, pose a threat to Ukraine's national security.

Other additions to the lists

On the same day, November 10, it became known that actors Sergei Bezrukov and Mikhail Galustyan had been added to the database of the War and sanctions portal run by the Main Directorate of Intelligence (GUR) of Ukraine's Ministry of Defense. Earlier, Tikhomirova, known for 'Kidnapping, Caucasian Style', had already been added to the Ukrainian intelligence database — this information is reported by Gazeta.Ru. Separately, Life.ru recalls that former Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vulin claimed that Ukrainian intelligence services were preparing his physical elimination, and called the addition of his details to Myrotvorets a stage of a planned campaign against him; this is the politician's statement, not a confirmed fact.