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Ukraine names Steven Seagal in arms smuggling probe

moviesApr 28, 20269316

Ukraine's National Police announced April 28 that it dismantled an arms trafficking network that funneled weapons seized from occupied eastern regions and from Slovakia to pro-Russian figures, naming actor Steven Seagal as a recipient. Authorities say the ring moved small arms and ammunition, routed some weapons to Russian propagandists, and distributed others as "prizes" to sympathetic figures. Investigators executed raids, arrested suspects, and opened a criminal probe after tracing shipments and intermediaries. The case exposes a cross-border black market that channels trophy weapons to influential pro-Russian personalities and complicates regional security and information warfare.

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