YAKUBOVICH Leonid Arkadevich

As a public figure, he disseminates kremlin propaganda narratives, systematically supports russia's armed aggression against Ukraine, the annexation of Crimea, putin's policies, and the kremlin regime, distorts facts about the war against Ukraine, and glorifies the occupiers' war crimes.
In February 2012, he was included in the list of putin's proxies during his nomination for a third presidential term. In January 2018, he was re-registered as putin's proxy in the 2018 presidential election.
In February 2022, in an interview with the YouTube channel "Antonyms," Yakubovich publicly justified russia's armed aggression against Ukraine, stating that war was "inevitable" and accusing Ukraine of posing a threat to russia. He also claimed that alongside russia there is allegedly a state that "has recognized fascism as a loyal factor in its biography" and with which "it is necessary to fight". In the same interview, he supported the recognition of the so-called DPR and LPR, and also allowed for the scenario of their further integration into russia.
As the host of the program "Field of Miracles," Yakubovich uses the TV show as a platform to demonstrate his support for the russian military. The program features alleged residents of the so-called DPR and LPR, as well as "participants in the special military operation," who present the host with "gifts," including downed Ukrainian drones, models of tanks, and a Solntsepyok flamethrower system.
In May 2025, on the air of the program, on behalf of the general director of Channel One, he handed over a car to the soldiers of the occupation military unit "Pyatnashka".
In August 2016, he visited the temporarily occupied Crimea, where he participated as a jury member and guest of honor at the VII International Festival of Theater Arts "Theater. Chekhov. Yalta".