A Russian influencer with about 7 million subscribers is facing public criticism after throwing a 2-month-old baby into a snowbank.
According to foreign media such as the Russian daily Izvestiya on the 8th (local time), Sergei Kosenko, famous as a ‘millionaire influencer’, uploaded a video the day before, saying that he was celebrating ‘Russian Christmas’ (January 7th) based on the Julian calendar. revealed.
The video showed a 2-month-old baby wearing a panda suit being thrown high in the air and then buried deep in a snowbank. The baby was known as Leo, the son Kosenko had two months ago. Kosenko also added the phrase ‘Leo’s first flight’ to the post.
This video spread quickly on social networking services (SNS) and received a lot of attention, receiving over 60,000 likes.
However, criticism poured in from netizens in the comments section of the video. Some netizens said, “This is abuse,” and “Please wait to apply for guardianship.” Criticism continued, such as “Is this funny?” and “Kosenko’s wife, who allowed her son’s abuse, should also be held accountable.”
There were concerns that the brain of a baby born only two months old could be damaged due to a weak skull, and that respiratory arrest and frostbite could occur in the eyes.
In response, Kosenko explained, “It was filmed using a doll.” However, netizens reacted in disbelief, saying, “If you look closely at the video, you can see her face moving, including opening her eyes wide before the baby is buried in a pile of snow.”
This is not the first time that Kosenko has been criticized for a joke that crossed the line. He also uploaded a video of himself running through downtown Moscow with a handcuffed woman hanging on the roof of a car. Kosenko showed his eccentric side, saying, “It was proof of how much her girlfriend loved me,” and was caught by the police and fined.
He was also criticized for uploading a video of a woman rushing into the sea with a woman on a motorcycle at a pier in Bali, Indonesia.
Meanwhile, Russian media reported that Kosenko lives in Beverly Hills, California, USA, and was vacationing at a resort in France to celebrate the New Year.
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