KOSOLAPOV Andrey Kirillovich / Macan

russian performer, opinion leader, one of the most listened to artists in russia on streaming services, "Artist of the Year" according to "VK Music" in 2022-2024.
Despite the absence of direct public rhetoric in support of the war against Ukraine, the artist demonstrates steadfast ideological loyalty to the kremlin regime and is an example of the integration of representatives of russian pop culture into the russian federation's state power vertical.
Since the fall of 2025, he has been a serviceman of the 604th Special purpose center (SPC) "Vityaz" of the Dzerzhinsky separate operational division of the russian federation national guard, specializing as a UAV operator.
Kosolapov's media activity was used to exert informational and psychological influence on young audiences. His mobilization into the ranks of the russian guard was accompanied by a high-profile media campaign: from public statements by the performer about his "voluntary decision" to official confirmation by the press service of the security agency. Kosolapov's assignment to an elite unit of the russian guard can be used by propaganda to glorify military service in the russian federation.