Russian action star fires machine gun at Ukraine

Russian action star fires machine gun at Ukraine

Meeting with pro-Russia separatists in eastern Ukraine, Russian movie star Mikhail Porechenkov got a little overzealous. In a video released by NovorossiaTV yesterday, Mashable reports, the star of D-Day can be heard saying "ceasefire" before firing off a few rounds of a machine gun towards Ukrainian lines — all while wearing gear labeled "press." --Nico Lauricella

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Nico Lauricella

Nico Lauricella was editor-in-chief at TheWeek.com. He was formerly the site's deputy editor and an editor at The Huffington Post.