Russian rock musician Alexander Sklyar came under fire from the armed forces of Ukraine in the Donetsk region. This was stated by the head of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic Alexander Zakharchenko.
“You can congratulate Alexander Sklyar. He had a baptism of fire today. He visited the front line and came under fire, ”TASS quotes Zakharchenko.
The shelling took place in the industrial area between the cities of Avdiivka and Yasinovataya, Interfax reports . The musician handed out his autographed CDs to the separatists. No one was injured as a result of the shelling.
Alexander Sklyar is a famous Russian rock musician, songwriter, radio host, actor. He is the founder and leader of the Va-Bank group. The musician has repeatedly spoken out in support of the residents of Donbass. In 2014, he came to Lugansk with an acoustic concert, and in 2015 he performed in Lugansk together with Iosif Kobzon and Alexei Poddubny, known as Django.