{"id":64512,"date":"2026-03-20T21:20:51","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T21:20:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/versii.net\/%d0%b1%d0%b5%d0%b7-%d0%ba%d0%b0%d1%82%d0%b5%d0%b3%d0%be%d1%80%d0%b8%d0%b8\/2026\/64512\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T21:20:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T21:20:51","slug":"filming-for-masterchef-instead-of-service-the-armed-forces-of-ukraine-responded-to-the-scandal-involving-a-soldier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/versii.net\/en\/interview\/2026\/64512\/","title":{"rendered":"Filming for &#8220;MasterChef&#8221; instead of service: the Armed Forces of Ukraine responded to the scandal involving a soldier."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It has become known which brigade Victoria Kuznetsova serves in, who is accused of evading military service <\/p>\n<p><strong>Recently, information emerged online about Victoria Kuznetsova, a participant in the 16th season of &#8220;MasterChef,&#8221; who has been accused of evading military service for the sake of filming the television project. In response to the public outcry, the command of the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine made a statement.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>More details on this were reported by RBC-Ukraine, citing a message from the brigade on Facebook.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More interesting news:<\/strong> The winner of &#8220;MasterChef-16&#8221; has joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine<\/p>\n<p>What the Air Forces said about Kuznetsova<\/p>\n<p>According to the statement, the participant of the culinary project <strong>is serving in the 15th brigade of transport aviation.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>They noted that during the filming period of the show, from May to August 2025, she was officially undergoing treatment at a military hospital in the city of Dnipro.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Throughout this period, the officer continued to receive financial support, as required,&#8221; the brigade added.<\/p>\n<p>They initiated a service investigation regarding the actions of the serviceman after the release of the first promotional video for &#8220;MasterChef.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The materials indicate that the serviceman indeed actively participated in the filming of the television show in the city of Kyiv while undergoing treatment at the hospital in Dnipro,&#8221; the message stated.<\/p>\n<p>They also noted that Victoria did not inform the military leadership about her participation in the established manner.<\/p>\n<p>It is noteworthy that after the information about the opening of the case and investigation surfaced, the participant restricted access to her Instagram page.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"680\" src=\"\/static\/ckef2\/img\/ \u0435\u043a\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0430 2026-03-20 225213.png\" width=\"522\" \/>  The Armed Forces of Ukraine on the scandal involving a &#8220;MasterChef&#8221; participant (screenshot)<\/p>\n<p>Details of the scandal<\/p>\n<p>Recall that earlier it became known about a criminal case against a navigator of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, who allegedly sought treatment in 2025 to evade military service.<\/p>\n<p>It is known that from April 14 to August 16, 2025, she was undergoing inpatient treatment. And from April 22 to August 11, she was in the capital and the region filming the &#8220;MasterChef&#8221; project.<\/p>\n<p>If Victoria&#8217;s guilt is proven, she faces 5 to 10 years of imprisonment under part 4 of Article 409 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>She hails from the city of Kolomyia in the Ivano-Frankivsk region. On the project\u2019s website, she was introduced as a former military officer who served as a navigator.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Even more interesting news:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Host Sergey Ivanov has joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine<\/p>\n<p>A famous musician shared what he is doing in the army<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It has become known which unit Victoria Kuznetsova serves in, who is accused of evading military service Recently, information surfaced online about Victoria Kuznetsova, a participant in the 16th season of &#8220;MasterChef,&#8221; who has been accused of evading military service for the sake of filming the television project. 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