Aleksandr Marshal (real name Aleksandr Minkov) is a Russian singer, bass guitarist, and songwriter. He was born on June 7, 1957, in Korenovsk, Russia. Honored Artist of the Russian Federation. Widely known as a member of rock bands Araks, Tsvety, and Gorky Park, as well as for his solo career.
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- Included in the List of persons posing a threat to the national security of Ukraine for performing in terrorist-occupied Luhansk.
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Publicly supports Russia's occupation of Crimea, takes an active part in propaganda concerts, and champions a pro-Russian stance.
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He is banned from entering Ukraine, which prevented him from visiting and burying his relatives in Kyiv.
What Aleksandr Marshal says about the war in Ukraine
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"Our country is on the right path, and it is high time to wipe this Nazi filth off the face of the earth."
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"I contacted acquaintances regarding mobilization. They told me: 'You are 65. Sit tight, we will handle this without you.' I wanted to go... After all, I am a warrior! I served three years in the Soviet Army. For me, this is a sacred duty. Because I was born in this country, and those guys on the front line are my sons, my children. How could I feel otherwise?"
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"This is what we are guilty of; I have no other explanation. Throughout the 30 years of this 'samostiynost' (independence), this hydra kept raising its head with swastikas and so on, they marched with torches. And people said, 'Well, the lads are just fooling around.' But we paid no attention while the Americans went to work. Now we are reaping what was sown. You couldn't treat it like that. A lot of people live there, I am absolutely convinced, who dream of us winning and driving this scum out of there. I personally know people like that; they can't say anything because they will be killed, because people over there are specifically tasked with working on that." "I sit on the public council of the Ministry of Defense and on the public council of the Investigative Committee, and I know many stories that aren't told on the news. What was happening there all these years leading up to the operation is very well known to me."
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"Therefore, I believe that fascist swastikas and even this ideology, any thought of it, shouldn't exist on planet Earth. Had we not launched the operation, they definitely would have struck first. They were preparing for it. It's not for nothing that the previous president said they needed those 8 years to prepare properly. We don't give a damn about these Minsk agreements. Everything is obvious and plainly drawn out. They simply deceived us and keep deceiving us. Look at what the leadership heading NATO is doing. What nonsense they spew and weave. Who are they planning to fight? You can't wage war against us, no way. Perhaps they will strike us first, perhaps we will be losing at the start. But in the end, we will win regardless; the Lord God is with us—and that says it all."
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"I feel very sorry for the people, ordinary people who are guilty of nothing. The only thing is that, of course, they should have resisted it somehow. People said: 'Oh come on, why care if they walk around with torches, big deal. There are only two percent of them.' Just think, what do you mean two percent?"
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"I cannot perceive Ukraine as an independent state; to me it is a Union Republic. It's a place I loved visiting, where I had so many friends. I performed in Kyiv on Kontraktova Square before around 30,000 people. Everyone was unified with me like that. We performed in a stadium with the band Gorky Park. My father and mother came to my concerts and so on. We couldn't even imagine that anything like this could ever happen. How could anyone have orchestrated such a thing?"
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