Yosif Kobzon Has Died

Iosif Kobzon – a Soviet and Russian singer and State Duma deputy who supported the annexation of Crimea and Russian aggression in Donbas and repeatedly performed in the occupied territories. A native of Ukraine's Donbas.

The singer's health problems began in 2001, and 3 years later he was diagnosed with cancer, after which he underwent his first operation.

He died on August 30, 2018.

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