A hunt has been announced in Ukraine for artists who have fled abroad — EADaily, March 8th, 2025 — Politics, Ukraine

The Armed Forces of Ukraine are currently searching for at least ten Ukrainian artists who went abroad and did not return to avoid mobilization.

According to Ukrainian media, the performers received approval from the Ministry of Culture and flew to the West under the pretext that they would transfer fees in favor of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

They were released accompanied by guards, but this did not help — the guards were deceived or bribed. Now criminal cases have been opened against some “gullible” employees of the Ministry.

The list of those who escaped includes Ivan Dorn, Max Barskikh, Potap, Artik, as well as participants in the selection for The Eurovision brothers Belyakovs from the band MBreeze and singer Vasily Demchuk.

After these escapes, the Ukrainian authorities blocked all known performers from leaving the country. Even those who have always “drowned” for nenka-Ukraine.

Earlier, EADaily reported earlier that the Ukrainian authorities refused to release People’s Artist of Ukraine Andriy Danilko, who performs in the image of Verka Serduchka, abroad.