Former “Dom-2” host and blogger Viktoria Bonya, who has nearly 13 million followers on Instagram, published a video address to Vladimir Putin on behalf of “concerned Russians.” According to the outlet, the clip drew 13 million views and thousands of comments in less than a day. In it, Bonya, while stressing her support for the president, argues that he does not know the country’s real situation.
In recent years, Bonya, who lives in Monaco with her daughter, has often spoken on controversial topics. During the pandemic, she promoted conspiracy claims about 5G and vaccination. She later took up mountaineering, climbing Manaslu in 2024 and Everest in May 2025, and at the end of 2024 she publicly said she supported Russia and Putin despite living in Europe and facing criticism.
In the new address, Bonya listed five issues she considers the most painful. She spoke about the severe impact of flooding in Dagestan and criticized the authorities’ response, claiming that no help reached people during the first 72 hours. Speaking about Anapa, the blogger referred to reports of a new fuel oil slick and said local residents were cleaning birds and the shoreline themselves, while, in her view, there would be no proper bathing season.
Bonya also addressed a draft regulation that would allow the taking of animals from the Red Book for population monitoring, calling the issue “terrible.” She again raised the issue of mass livestock seizure and slaughter in Siberia, saying farmers were being stripped of their livelihood and that large corporations benefited from the process. She also described the blocking of social networks and messengers as a major problem, arguing that small businesses and personal ties were suffering as a result.
“Why am I saying this? Because I have a Russian passport, I am Russian. I love my country very much. This is my country, this is my DNA. And, Vladimir Vladimirovich, we support you too and consider you a very strong politician, but you don’t know much,” Bonya said in the address.
She also mentioned the case of Valeria and Artyom Chekalin. According to Bonya, the prosecution of the family became a “show punishment,” while Valeria, under house arrest, allegedly could not get to a doctor in time and was later diagnosed with cancer. Bonya called for the case to be reviewed and for Artyom Chekalin to be released after he was sentenced in April 2026 to seven years in prison.
At the end, the blogger proposed creating a platform through which Russians could report current problems directly to the president. Reaction to the video was mixed: some commenters mocked the idea that Putin was simply not being told the truth, while others thanked Bonya for her “honesty and courage.” Soon afterward, blogger Aiza Anokhina published a similar appeal, likewise saying that, in her view, not all information about events in the country reaches the president.