Only recently, Russian actor Anatoly Pashinin gave a candid interview in which he explained why he went to the combat zone and how he really felt there.

The actor joined the armed forces of Ukraine voluntarily. Moreover, in a frank conversation with the Ukrainian TV channel “1+1”, he said that he “gets a thrill” from being here.

“I’m not doing my duty here; being with these nice guys, I get a kick out of it. Independence is here."

Pashinin shared his impressions of everything that was happening, and also said that his new friends knew him under the name “Understudy,” which he borrowed from his brother, who also served here.

Another Ukrainian soldier, who also has his own call sign – “Quiet”, told reporters about the genuine courage of Anatoly Pashinin: “Brother for brother, tooth for tooth, eye for an eye. He’s a brother, he proved it in battle!”

Let us remember that he played in such wonderful films as “We are from the future”, “Storm Gate”, “Escape”. In addition, Anatoly Pashinin took part in Dancing with the Stars in 2012.

War correspondent Anna Dolgareva confirmed the death of actor Anatoly Pashinin, who fought in Donbass against militias on the side of Ukrainian security forces.

Dolgareva, who works in the Donbass as a military correspondent for the Russian Channel Five, said on Friday that Pashinin “looks like they were killed the third time.” According to her, the death of the actor was confirmed by the militia, but the information is not yet official.

The girl admitted that she was “unintentionally happy” about the news of Pashinin’s death, but then humanity took over and caused embarrassment for her first reaction. Dolgareva’s subscribers also talk in the comments about the contradictory reaction to the murder of the “punisher actor.” “If it’s true, I won’t be happy, but there will be a feeling of satisfaction,” writes user Victor P.

The death of Pashinin in Donbass as a result of shelling was reported on Friday by a writer and DPR major with reference to social networks. He ruled out the involvement of the DPR in the possible death of the actor, saying that the militia “didn’t shoot anywhere” because the authorities didn’t order it.” Prilepin also stressed that the data has not yet been confirmed, and called on “not to gloat” and “not to be like cattle.”

The writer’s position is shared by actor Mikhail Porechenkov, who starred with Pashinin in “Storm Gates” and also visited the DPR, where he supported the militias. Porechenkov expressed regret over the possible death of his former colleague, noting: “It’s always a pity when people die.” The actor also said that Pashinin himself chose his own path.

Anatoly Pashinin became famous thanks to the films “Admiral”, “We are from the Future”, as well as the serial film “Storm Gates”. After Maidan, he went to Ukraine and began to actively support the new regime in Kyiv. In August 2017, Pashinin joined the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Donbass as a volunteer, saying that he “gets a thrill” from the war, reports

A source in the leadership of the security forces of the Donetsk People's Republic confirmed the death of Pashinin, reports Reedus' own correspondent in the DPR.

A little later, she noted on her Facebook page that journalists had already “killed” Pashinin twice, but the third time the reports of his death were apparently accurate.

Previously, writer Zakhar Prilepin spoke about the alleged death of the actor.

In August, information appeared that Russian actor Anatoly Pashinin had been fighting in the Donbass for a month in the ranks of the Ukrainian Volunteer Army. “I’m not fulfilling my duty here, being with these nice guys, I get a thrill,” Pashinin in an interview with Ukrainian media. The artist said that he took the call sign Understudy.

When the writer and major of the DPR armed forces Zakhar Prilepin, who was located on another front line, learned about this, Pashinin did not meet his unit in battle.

Anatoly Pashinin was born on September 15, 1978 in the city of Svetlovodsk in Ukraine. After school, I entered the Zaporozhye State Engineering Academy at two faculties - metallurgy and environmental protection and economics.

As a fifth-year student, he went to Moscow, where he graduated from the M. S. Shchepkin Higher Theater School.

In 2001 he began acting in films. The artist has more than 20 roles in films and TV series. Pashinin became widely known after playing the role of Senior Lieutenant Doronin in the four-part television film “Storm Gates,” which was released in 2006.

In 2003, he took part in the popular international television show “Fort Boyard” as part of a team of famous Russian actors, journalists and presenters. In 2012, he participated in the show “Dancing with the Stars” on the Rossiya-1 TV channel.

In 2014, Pashinin left Russia for Ukraine, where he spoke in support of Euromaidan.

In Ukraine, the artist continued to act in films. So, in 2016, he was offered to play an officer of the Ukrainian People's Republic, which existed from 1918 to 1920, in the film “Cool. 1918".

According to unconfirmed information, the famous Russian actor Anatoly Pashinin, who fought in the Donbass as part of punitive troops, died during shelling. Writer and DPR militia fighter Zakhar Prilepin spoke about this.

The cultural figure announced the death of Pashinin on Twitter. “They write that actor Pashinin was killed as a result of shelling. Anyone who starts gloating will be banned. Don’t be like cattle,” Prilepin said, addressing his subscribers.

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The writer added that he can’t even imagine where and in what battle the actor could have been killed. According to Prilepin, on the day of Pashinin’s death, the militia did not fight at all, since “the authorities did not order it.” “I don’t even know where his subsection is,” he wrote.

At the same time, the DPR fighter expressed hope that, after all, the actor’s death was just a rumor. “Let him live. Just let him live at home. If he dies, there is no joy,” Prilepin concluded.

The announcement of the actor’s death was commented on by his director Yulia Pavlova. According to her, she does not know whether Pashinin really died, REN TV reports.

Let us remind you that Anatoly Pashinin became popular in Russia thanks to the films “Storm Gates”, “Admiral” and “We are from the Future”. At the end of August this year, it became known that the 38-year-old actor volunteered for the Ukrainian army and is fighting in the Donbass.

Having learned about this, Pashinin’s colleague in the acting workshop, Mikhail Porechenkov, warned him: “Maybe we will meet again, it’s just that, as I said, we will be on different sides of the barricades. But we have a good memory and a lot of health. He will learn something in their ranks - let's unlearn!" In turn, writer Zakhar Prilepin strongly recommended Pashinin to avoid meeting with him, especially in battle. “I don’t know Pashinin, but this is his personal choice. I would sincerely recommend that he not meet my unit in battle,” he said.

The commander of the eighth battalion "Aratta" of the Ukrainian Volunteer Army, Andrei Gergert, denied information about the death of Russian actor Anatoly Pashinin in Donbass.
The Ukrainian publication Obozrevatel writes about this.

“It’s all not true. Here he is standing next to me - alive and well,” said Hergert.

The mother of Russian actor Anatoly Pashinin, whose death was reported by Ukrainian media, also did not confirm to Channel Five journalists the information about the death of her son in Donbass.

“Everything is fine with us,” the mother of the actor, who, by the way, recently joined the Ukrainian security forces, briefly said.

The representative of the “Admiral” star, Yulia Pavlova, could neither confirm nor deny the information about Pashinin’s death.

Earlier, information appeared in the media about Pashinin’s death. Writer Zakhar Prilepin spoke about the alleged death of the actor.

Also, a source in the leadership of the security forces of the Donetsk People's Republic claimed that Pashinin had died, Reedus reports.

Reedus's own correspondent in the DPR, Anna Dolgareva, wrote on her Facebook page that, presumably, the actor was killed the third time.

In August, information appeared that Russian actor Anatoly Pashinin had been fighting in the Donbass for a month in the ranks of the Ukrainian Volunteer Army. “I’m not fulfilling my duty here, being with these nice guys, I get a thrill,” Pashinin said in an interview with Ukrainian media. The artist said that he took the call sign Understudy.

When the writer and major of the DPR armed forces Zakhar Prilepin, who was located on another front line, learned about this, he advised Pashinin not to meet his unit in battle.

Anatoly Pashinin was born on September 15, 1978 in the city of Svetlovodsk in Ukraine. After school, I entered the Zaporozhye State Engineering Academy at two faculties - metallurgy and environmental protection and economics.

As a fifth-year student, he went to Moscow, where he graduated from the M. S. Shchepkin Higher Theater School.

In 2001 he began acting in films. The artist has more than 20 roles in films and TV series. Pashinin became widely known after playing the role of Senior Lieutenant Doronin in the four-part television film “Storm Gates,” which was released in 2006.

In 2003, he took part in the popular international television show “Fort Boyard” as part of a team of famous Russian actors, journalists and presenters. In 2012, he participated in the show “Dancing with the Stars” on the Rossiya-1 TV channel.

In 2014, Pashinin left Russia for Ukraine, where he spoke in support of Euromaidan.

In Ukraine, the artist continued to act in films. So, in 2016, he was offered to play a UPR officer in the film “Cool. 1918".