A GLAMOROUS Russian cheerleader has hit back after she was called a “worn-out harlot” by a state TV presenter close to Vladimir Putin.
Victoria Bonya, 46, recently in a dramatic U-turn after years of being a pro-Kremlin influencer.
Victoria Bonya has warned Putin that he is clueless about the chaos and misery caused by his regime in Russia Credit: East2West
The ex-reality star spoke to her 13 million followers saying many people in Russia are ‘suffering’ Credit: East2West
The ex-reality TV star told her 13 million followers on social media that the people of Russia are “suffering greatly” after years of war and are on the brink of “snapping”.
Her volatile review of the current state of the Kremlin was quickly noted among loyal pro-Putin supporters.
Vladimir Solovyov, one of Russia’s state TV’s most well-known political presenters, issued a scathing response to her criticism.
He accused Bonya of working for the West and called for her to be investigated over the accusations which have now been seen by tens of millions.
Among the vicious insults, Solovyov said: “It’s not up to this worn-out harlot to open her dirty mouth and clog up the information space.”
Bonya, who lives in Monaco, has since hit back denying she is a “foreign agent”.
She called Solovyov “an enemy of the people” and demanded he be taken off air for the comments.
A raging Bonya, also a single mother, made an appeal to women across Russia to rise up against sexist comments being normalised on state TV.
She said: “I want to ask a question to all of us women – when did we miss the moment when women began to be insulted on federal TV channels?”
“There are lots of mothers who bring up their kids on their own. By insulting me you insult them all.”
Bonya threatened to sue Solovyov to have him taken off air.
Attempting to turn the tables, she even asked officials to check whether the foul-mouthed Solovyov has ever broken Russian law with his own rhetoric.
During her original video, Bonya highlighted a string of crises she says are impacting on Russians.
Deadly flooding in Dagestan, an oil spill which ruined a top beach resort and economic pressure on small businesses were all mentioned.
She also said chronic had crippled online entrepreneurs, leading to a rising number of people leaving Russia.
Many of the problems relate to the war in – about which Russians are forbidden to complain.
Pictured with Putin, Vladimir Solovyov (right) issued a scathing response to the influencer Credit: Reuters
Her video went viral amassing millions of views and more than 370,000 likes in less than 12 hours Credit: East2West
The video — titled “An appeal to Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin. From all concerned Russians” — quickly went viral, racking up millions of views and over 370,000 likes in less than 12 hours.
She told Putin: “You can’t treat people like this, stripping them of everything. What do you want – to create a famine?”
She’s not the first pro-Putin influencer to turn on the tyrant.
Last month, by calling for his resignation and the toppling of his regime.
In an unprecedented move, Ilya Remeslo, 42, delivered a scathing criticism of the despot – demanding that Putin be put on trial as a war criminal.
Usually an attack dog for the , the influential Z-blogger’s post titled “Five reasons why I stopped supporting ” sent shockwaves across the country.
In the hit piece, Remeslo predicted that the dictator would be overthrown in 2026.
He also accused the Russian president of forcing countless troops into his meatgrinder war in , plunging the economy into tatters and .
His manifesto said: “Vladimir Putin is not a legitimate president. Vladimir Putin must resign and be put on trial as a war criminal and thief.”
Previously a Putin cheerleader, the influencer is not the first online star to turn against the Russian leader Credit: East2West
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