Patrick Lancaster

Patrick Lancaster is an American vlogger, described as a US Military veteran being used by Russia to help spread Russian propaganda about the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Lancaster has also been widely accused of filming staged scenes in his YouTube videos and spreading disinformation.

Biography

Early life and US Navy

Lancaster is originally from Missouri in the United States of America. From 2001 to 2006 he was a sailor in the US Navy specializing as a cryptologic technician and rising to the rank of petty officer third class. He sailed on the USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) from 2002 to 2006.

MH17

Lancaster has produced videos in which he describes finding skeletal remains from Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, and has claimed the flight was shot down by Ukrainian forces. MH17 victims' families have criticized Lancaster's lack of regard for their loved ones' remains, and Dutch media has accused him of exploiting the tragedy.

Russo-Ukrainian war

Lancaster has vlogged mostly from Russian-controlled territories of Ukraine since 2022, in the early days of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Vice Media and NBC News described him as the most popular of the pro-Kremlin influencers spreading Russian propaganda and disinformation on YouTube.

In late April 2025, Lancaster gave an interview to Tucker Carlson where he dismissed claims of North Korean troops in Russia, stating that he had not found them "not for the lack of trying". In September 2025, the ruling pro-Russian party in Georgia banned Lancaster from entering the country.

Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

Over the years, Lancaster has sporadically created videos on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict for his YouTube channel. Lancaster has been accused of producing fake news and staged videos on the conflict.