Former American action movie star turned Russian citizen and government spokesman Steven Seagal went to eastern Ukraine and toured a prisoner-of-war camp for Ukrainian soldiers held in Russian custody this week, leading many online to mock the actor as the viral photos spread.

Steven Seagal became every bloated sociopathic mook that Steven Seagal used to take out in a Steven Seagal movie.

— Mr. Newberger (@jeremynewberger) August 10, 2022

Steven Seagal doing a Russian propaganda piece, posing with Ukrainian POW's that Russia has yet to burn alive. Posing with them as if their animals in a zoo.

Sanction this piece of sh*t. pic.twitter.com/f081UEP2lp

— Jay in Kyiv (@JayinKyiv) August 9, 2022

Imagine the Russian Invasion of Ukraine being studied in a future history class, and the teacher having to explain who Steven Seagal is. pic.twitter.com/wuB7HymMgp

— Cynical Reviews (@Cynical_CJ) August 10, 2022

Seagal is officially employed by the Russian government and is reportedly friends with President Vladimir Putin.

I am deeply humbled and honoured to have been appointed as a special representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry in charge of Russian and American Humanitarian ties.
I hope we can strive for peace, harmony and positive results in the world.
I take this honour very seriously pic.twitter.com/LTuUxsk1aZ

— Steven Seagal (@sseagalofficial) August 5, 2018

Online, Seagal was widely criticized with many suggesting he be sanctioned or face consequences for his alleged collaboration with Putin and the Russian war effort in Ukraine.

In particular, many posters tweeted about an incident in which Seagal dared martial arts master "Judo" Gene Lebell to try and choke him out, claiming that he had trained himself to be immune to such an attack. Lebell proceeded to choke Seagal until he was unconscious and, according to Lebell's retelling, lost control of his bowels, pooping himself.

TIL that one time Steven Seagal dared a guy to try and choke him out, claiming he was "immune" to chokeholds, but then the guy did choke him and Seagal passed out & shat himself pic.twitter.com/lS5EOlh0z5

— Seth 💋 (@sethisnotmyname) August 23, 2020

R.I.P. Judo Gene LeBell, who refused to confirm or deny that he made Steven Seagal shit himself on the set of Out For Justice, which he absolutely, 100% did. pic.twitter.com/m0Bzfu2b19

— William Friedkin Truths (@LazlosGhost) August 10, 2022

Never forget that Steven Seagal once sparred with Gene LeBell and while in a chokehold shat his pants https://t.co/sDxs2En83S

— Abhi Goyal 🚲🚇🚜 (@goyal_abhi) August 9, 2022

Steven Seagal was once pronouncing nonsense on set to stuntmen saying that he could use his ki to prevent himself from being choked out. So industry legend “Judo” Gene Lebell choked him out. At which point Seagal-sensei shat himself. https://t.co/5yjbWIL4BT pic.twitter.com/QhoBzdCiA4

— A. Bartaway🇺🇦❤️✊✌️ (@Bartaway) August 9, 2022

The movie star visited a camp in Olenivka that the Russians claim the Ukrainian military shelled, killing its own soldiers (though these claims are unconfirmed). Seagal was photographed looking at fragments of what the Russians claim are American-made HIMARS missiles. Some believe the Russians killed the Ukrainian prisoners themselves and are seeking to cover it up, following similar massacres during the war.

The head of DĽR Denis Pušilin announced that the American actor and film director Steven Seagal, who visited the detention center in Jelenovka, is filming a documentary film about the events in Donbas he see now more things that u don't see in the media https://t.co/354Z5ao5cx pic.twitter.com/R3xjnSqyz2

— Eddy Slegers Kessels (@EddyKessels) August 10, 2022

Russian citizen Steven Seagal went to Olenivka, Ukraine to help the Russian terrorist state cover up war crimes.

Over 50 Ukrainian POWs were massacred by Russian terrorists at Olenivka, following weeks of starvation and torture. pic.twitter.com/qCRZRWHGuR

— Michael MacKay (@mhmck) August 9, 2022

I'm going to tell my kids this is Steven Seagal. pic.twitter.com/ZKxhCdVxF6

— The Sleepy Chameleon (@chameleonnaps) August 10, 2022

According to one of the leaders of the Russian-supported separatists in Donbas, Seagal is currently filming a documentary.

Steven Seagal met Denis Pushilin, head of the Russian proxy separatists in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine.

Pushilin says Steven is making a documentary about the war in the Donbas.

"The world doesn't know the truth. He wants to change views about this war."https://t.co/btfjS5qFIu pic.twitter.com/tqKEn8WUnb

— max seddon (@maxseddon) August 9, 2022