Following the annexation of Crimea by Russia and the war in Donbas, the Ukrainian government has banned from entering Ukraine a number of Russian and international celebrities for publicly support of the annexation or for visiting Crimea in violation of the acting Ukrainian legislation.
On July 8, 2015, radical activists of the "Otpor" (Ukrainian "Vidsich") movement held a theatrical action under the building of the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine demanding that any broadcast of films, songs, programs, shows and other content be banned.
The young people handed over a list of 568 Russian artists and TV stars who, according to activists, should be banned.
[2] According to the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine, the list contained 567 people.
On August 8 of the same year, the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine published this list.