From an early age he defended his right to be Russian. In 2014, he was directly involved in supporting anti-Maidan actions. After the events of Euromaidan, he and his brother went to live in Moscow, where he began cooperating with representatives of the special services of the FSB of the Russian Federation.

He repeatedly organized pro-Russian rallies, where he discredited the top military and political leadership of Ukraine.

After returning to Ukraine, he recruited mercenaries to serve in the illegal armed formations of the so-called “DnR. He was in charge of supplying the so called. The combat units of the People’s Militia of the “DnR”.

He asserted that the Russian-speaking population in Ukraine has always been subjected to ethnocide on ethnic grounds, and also believes that all Russian-speakers have been discriminated against within national minorities.

Supports the current large-scale war of the Russian Federation against Ukraine.