In the Ukrainian Donetsk disassemble a plaque Russian artist Joseph Kobzon. About this on their page said Deputy regional police chief Ilya Kiev.

"Tomorrow (7 may) and the headquarters of the defense Bachmuth ": open 1st defensive complex built by us. Second - we carry a plaque enemy of Ukraine - Kobzon. Third, unveiling a memorial plaque to the hero of Ukraine Cherniavsky ", - is informed in the report.

in the past year Ukraine has banned the entry of a number of Russian artists, among them singer Joseph Kobzon, actors Michael Porechenkov and Ivan Okhlobystin. Similarly, in July 2014 the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Latvia has made a black list of persons banned from entering the country, the names of the three figures of Russian culture - Joseph Kobzon, Oleg Gazmanov and Alla Pavlova Perfilova, popular under the stage name Valeria. Later Joseph Kobzon was Also included in the "black list" of the European Union and Canada.

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