Kremlin Mouthpieces

Former Israeli diplomat, publicist and propagandist, known for his active support of russia's foreign policy, in particular its aggression against Ukraine.
His activities are clearly propagandistic in nature and are aimed at supporting russia's foreign policy, delegitimizing Ukrainian statehood and creating an international information environment hostile to Ukraine.
Since 2014, Kedmi has been regularly appearing on leading russian media platforms, such as rossiya-1 TV channel, Vesti FM radio, Sputnik platform, Israeli ITON-TV channel and others, where he systematically broadcasts kremlin narratives that justify the war, deny Ukrainian statehood and promote the need for so-called "denazification."
In his public speeches, Kedmi uses the rhetoric of dehumanization, calls for violence against Ukrainians and actively promotes the idea that Ukrainian territories belong to the russian federation, in particular, claiming that "Kharkiv is a russian city." In 2018, he stated that "Nazis cannot be forgiven" and that "they have no right to live on this land." In 2022, he publicly supported a full-scale invasion, calling it "protecting Donbas from genocide" and a means of "denazifying Ukraine." Kedmi also spread disinformation about Poland's alleged intentions to send troops into Ukraine.
He actively works for an international audience, using his Israeli background as a tool of credibility. His comments are often quoted in the media of the CIS countries, Serbia, and some Western media, which helps to legitimize the kremlin's position in the foreign policy discourse. In 2022, Kedmi took part in the so-called "First International Anti-Fascist Congress" organized by the russian Ministry of Defense, publicly supporting the key ideological theses of the russian authorities.
Kedmi also claims personal ties to putin, which allegedly date back to the 1990s. In addition, he regularly participates in events organized by FSB-related entities, including the Alpha unit veterans' organization, where he openly discusses russia's military goals.

Graeme Phillips is a British citizen who plays an active role in spreading russian propaganda and disinformation aimed at justifying russia's armed aggression against Ukraine.
Phillips began his career as a freelance journalist, working for russia's state-run media outlets RT and Zvezda. Later, he focused on running his own YouTube channel, where he published videos with a distinctly pro-russian content. His materials included interviews with representatives of illegal armed groups, propaganda stories aimed at discrediting the Ukrainian government, the Armed Forces of Ukraine and Ukraine's European partners.
In 2014, Phillips was detained by the Security Service of Ukraine on suspicion of collaborating with terrorist organizations and expelled from the country with a ban on entry. Despite this, he continued to be active outside of Ukraine. In particular, in 2018, in Munich, Phillips tore down Ukrainian flags from the grave of Stepan Bandera and left an offensive inscription on the site, which caused a wide response and condemnation from the Ukrainian community.
In 2022, Phillips recorded an interview with British prisoner of war Aydin Aslin, who was held captive by russian forces. This interview was classified as a violation of the Geneva Convention, as it degraded the dignity of a prisoner of war and was used as a tool of russian propaganda.
Phillips has repeatedly received awards from pro-russian structures, including medals from the so-called "LPR" and russian law enforcement agencies, which indicates his direct connection with the occupation administrations.
In 2024, he was granted political asylum in russia, which confirms his full identification with the position of the aggressor state.

He is one of the key figures in the russian propaganda system with a special focus on the African continent and the Middle East and one of the important instruments of the russian federation's external influence, combining participation in international missions, media operations and domestic political processes. Within the framework of its activities, it is closely connected with the Foundation for the Protection of National Values (FPNV), which it has been heading since 2021, as well as with structures that were under the control of Yevgeny Prigozhin, in particular the so-called Wagner Group. Acting as a public mouthpiece for the foreign policy information operations of the aggressor state, Shuhaley positions himself as a "sociologist" and "expert on international relations," which allows him to disguise propaganda activities as pseudo-analytical work.
He is actively involved in the information support of russia's armed aggression against Ukraine. In his Telegram channel with an audience of over 18 thousand subscribers, he systematically disseminates propaganda materials in support of the so-called "special military operation," promotes anti-Western narratives and emphasizes his presence in combat zones. Such actions are aimed at legitimizing the foreign policy of the aggressor state and creating the image of a "field expert".
In 2019, Shugaley was detained in Libya on suspicion of election interference and espionage. After 18 months of detention, Shugaley was released and reportedly received a monetary compensation from Prigozhin in the amount of 18 million rubles. His return to russia was accompanied by a large-scale information campaign, including the creation of the films "Shugaley", "Shugaley-2" and "Shugaley-3", which shaped the image of a "hero" and at the same time strengthened the public image of the Wagner Group.
In 2024, Shugaley was detained in Chad, where he was part of the so-called "russian House", which is actually a cover for influence operations. He was again charged with election interference and espionage. After a short period of detention, he was released and returned to Moscow.
He has close ties to the founder of the FPNV, Alexander Malkevich. It was Malkevich who supervised Shugaley's activities in Libya, organized the campaign for his release, and initiated the creation of films about Shugaley. After Shugaley's return from captivity, Malkevich facilitated his political integration, including his nomination to the State Council of the Komi Republic and his participation in the elections in St. Petersburg. Both defendants are public faces of russia's soft power and coordinate their activities within the state system of information influence. Cooperation with Malkevich indicates the existence of a centralized system of information expansion that serves the strategic interests of the aggressor state.

Russian propagandist, blogger and a member of the so-called "SМO" who is actively involved in the information and armed aggression of the russian federation against Ukraine. His activities are aimed at legitimizing the war, inciting ethnic hatred, justifying war crimes of the russian federation, spreading genocidal rhetoric against the Ukrainian people and are an integral part of russia's systemic information, psychological and armed aggression against Ukraine.
With the start of the full-scale invasion, Yansen stopped his commercial and political activities and joined the russian ministry of defense. Later, he voluntarily joined the units of the so-called "DPR", where he held the position of deputy commander for political work (deputy commander) in the 107th battalion, which later transformed into the 279th separate rifle battalion. Later, he moved on to work as an operator of unmanned aerial vehicles and participated in the development and testing of electronic warfare equipment, including the Ratibor anti-drone system, in cooperation with the russian Union Foundation.
In his public statements, Yansen has repeatedly called for the destruction of Ukraine as a state and Ukrainians as a nation. In particular, he stated: "Ukraine should burn and howl with hundreds and thousands of widows in the rear" and "Ukraine should no longer exist. Not in any form. No state, no name, no heroes, no symbols, no current leaders. All of this must be destroyed and forgotten forever."
Yansen actively runs the Telegram channel "Jansen | Z", which is used as a platform for spreading anti-Ukrainian propaganda, discrediting Ukrainian statehood and calling for violence. He also participates in public speeches on pro-russian media resources, where he promotes the thesis that "Ukraine is an existential enemy of russia" that "cannot exist simultaneously with russia and not be at war."

He is one of the key figures in the russian propaganda system aimed at justifying aggression against Ukraine and misinforming the international community, as well as an active participant in the russian federation's systemic information war against Ukraine. His activities are aimed at undermining the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of the Ukrainian state through disinformation campaigns, legalization of russian aggression and manipulation of public opinion both in russia and abroad.
He is the head of the strategic management department of the autonomous non-profit organization Dialogue, established by the Moscow Department of Information Technology in 2019 and closely linked to the presidential administration. The organization develops digital tools for controlling the information space, including social media monitoring, targeted advertising, and crisis communications, and coordinates the activities of regional management centers and projects in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.
Vasiliev is the founder and administrator of the War on Fakes project, which is positioned as a fact-checking resource but actually acts as a tool for spreading disinformation and pro-russian narratives. The project was launched on February 23, 2022 - on the eve of russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine - and quickly gained popularity, gaining more than 500,000 followers on Telegram in the first week. The content of War on Fakes is actively promoted through the official channels of russian government agencies, including the ministry of defense and the ministry of foreign affairs, as well as through embassies and controlled media.
Vasiliev was notable for his participation in disinformation campaigns, including Operation Doppelgänger. This campaign involved the creation of fake news sites that imitated Western media and the spread of disinformation about the war against Ukraine. According to the French news agency VIGINUM, the domain waronfakes.com was registered in the name of Vasiliev, which indicates his direct involvement in these information operations.
Investigations by the British company Logically and publications in Time magazine confirmed that Vasiliev was behind the project. Using a format similar to Western fact-checking platforms, it creates the illusion of objectivity by presenting russian propaganda as allegedly verified information. In particular, War on Fakes systematically denies russian war crimes, accuses Ukraine of aggression and spreads fictionalized versions of events at the front. In addition, Vasiliev hosts the "Fake Control" section on the state-owned "rossiya-1" TV channel, which strengthens his presence in the media space.
In addition, Vasiliev actively positions himself as an expert in the field of disinformation, participating in conferences and public events where he systematically promotes kremlin narratives. In 2025, he became the chief expert of the newly created Global Fact-Checking Association (GFCN), which was founded with the participation of Dialogue and the TASS news agency. The association's activities are limited to the dissemination of pro-russian "analytical" materials under the guise of fact-checking.

He is the founder and editor-in-chief of the propaganda resource Readovka.news and the eponymous Telegram channel Readovka, which plays a key role in spreading pro-kremlin propaganda, in particular in the context of the war against Ukraine. His activities are characterized by the systematic use of media platforms to support the official position of the kremlin, justify the actions of the aggressor state and discredit the Ukrainian side, legitimize russia's aggressive foreign policy and wage an information war against Ukraine.
In his information activities, Kostylev actively uses Telegram channels as the main tool for spreading military propaganda and disinformation. In particular, Readovka systematically publishes materials that justify the actions of the russian military, devalue Ukraine's position and discredit the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Readovka is part of the ecosystem of the pro-kremlin "Dialogue" Center, which is overseen by the russian presidential administration.
The holding also includes the Ready communication agency, a network of regional projects under the "Main in the City" brand, the "Readovka Helps" charity foundation, and the "24 New russian Brand" clothing brand.
The media holding under Kostylov's leadership provides extensive media coverage of military events exclusively from a pro-kremlin perspective, contributing to the formation of a distorted perception among the russian audience.
Among the main activities of the charitable foundation "Readovka helps" are assistance in the integration of new regions into the russian federation and assistance to military personnel in the so-called "SMO" zone.
The clothing brand "24 New russian Brand" under Kostylev's leadership is an ideological propaganda project that promotes the ideas of patriotism, russian culture and military traditions, including in the TOT of Ukraine.
As part of his activities, Kostylev regularly participates in public events that are propagandistic in nature and aimed at supporting the kremlin's official position on the war against Ukraine.

He is one of the most radical russian propagandists who actively supports the armed aggression of the russian federation against Ukraine. Through the media and public speeches, he systematically spreads anti-Ukrainian propaganda, legitimizes war crimes and uses rhetoric that has signs of incitement to genocide. He is also known by the pseudonyms Serhiy Mardan and Serhiy Leleka.
He is the author of the program "Saturday Mardan" on the channel "Solovyov LIVE". In his broadcasts and publications, he openly calls for the armed destruction of the Ukrainian state, arguing that "the war against Ukraine can only be a war of destruction," "peace negotiations are impossible," and Ukraine should be "burned with red-hot iron." He publicly demanded the bombing of Ukrainian cities, in particular: "Bomb Kyiv! Bomb Kharkiv! Bomb Dnipropetrovs'k! Do not spare any ammunition!".
His statements contain direct calls for the murder of Ukrainian citizens. In particular, he stated: "The most important thing is to shoot those Ukrainian teachers who did not want to work according to the russian school curriculum". Klyuchenkov also publicly called for the destruction of the "priests of the cult of Ukrainianness" as "mad animals," justified drone attacks on civilians ("The main thing is that they fly and fall on the heads of the Khokhuls") and stated that "it would be calmer if Ukraine did not exist at all". In his rhetoric, he explicitly declared genocidal intentions: "We would like to see their corpses. It would reconcile us a little bit with reality".
Klyuchenkov also justifies the occupation of Ukrainian territories, in particular, he publicly states: "Crimea is russian, it can't be otherwise," and calls Kupyansk a "russian city," where, according to him, "it was about the liberation of russian territory." His propaganda materials form an image of Ukraine as a hostile and illegitimate state that should be completely destroyed, and its population should be subjugated and demoralized.
In 2024, the Security Service of Ukraine notified Klyuchenkov of suspicion of encroachment on the territorial integrity and inviolability of Ukraine, waging an aggressive war, and violating the laws and customs of war.

A publicist, politician and propagandist who actively promotes narratives that justify the aggression of the russian federation against Ukraine, and plays a prominent role in spreading disinformation aimed at discrediting the Ukrainian state, its armed forces and international support for Ukraine.
He is the head of the non-profit foundation "Research on Democracy" and a member of the Public Chamber of the russian federation. He is also the head of the so-called "International Public Tribunal for the Investigation of Crimes of Ukrainian Neo-Nazis", a pseudo-legal structure that is not recognized by any reputable international organization and is used as a tool of russian propaganda.
In his speeches and publications, Grigoriev regularly accuses Ukraine of "crimes against civilians," in particular in the Kursk region of russia, and of violating the Geneva Conventions relative to the treatment of prisoners of war. He spreads fake information about the alleged "atrocities" committed by the Ukrainian military in Mariupol and Sievierodonetsk, and promotes fictitious theses about the creation of "biological laboratories" on the territory of Ukraine.
He is the author of a number of publications that are clearly propagandistic in nature. In particular, in his books "Crimea: The Story of the Return" and "Ordinary Fascism: War Crimes of Ukrainian Security Forces (2014-2016)" he justifies the occupation of Crimea, supports the illegal armed groups of the so-called "DPR" and "LPR", and denies the participation of regular units of the russian armed forces in the war in eastern Ukraine.
For his active participation in the implementation of the state information policy of the russian federation, Grigoriev was awarded a number of awards, including the medal of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, second class, the certificate of honor of the President of the russian federation and the medal "Participant in the fighting in Syria". These honors testify to his close integration into the state system of information influence and support for russia's foreign policy and military campaigns.

Russian politician, publicist and theater director, leader of the Essence of Time movement and an active participant in information support of russian aggression against Ukraine. His activities are characterized by the systematic spread of anti-Ukrainian rhetoric, participation in state propaganda campaigns and public justification of russian war crimes.
He openly denies the legitimacy of Ukrainian statehood, claiming that Ukraine is an "artificial entity" created by external forces. In his public speeches, he promotes the idea that Ukraine allegedly has no historical identity of its own, and that its independence is the result of "a wrong exit from the USSR". He also systematically promotes the narratives that Odesa is a "russian city" and that modern Ukraine is a "Banderite state" that needs to be "denazified".
In his statements, Kurginyan repeatedly called the current Ukrainian government "fascist" and called for its overthrow. He claimed that a fascist regime had been established in Kyiv, which posed a threat to russia and the russian-speaking population. In particular, he publicly advocated the creation of a "Ukrainian People's Liberation Army," which, according to his plan, should "liberate the country from fascism" by entering Kyiv.
Kurginyan is a regular participant in state propaganda television programs, including "Evening with Vladimir Solovyov" and "The Big Game," where he promotes kremlin narratives, justifies the war against Ukraine, and discredits the Ukrainian leadership. In addition, he runs his own project "The Essence of Time," in which he spreads ideas about the restoration of the USSR, russia's "messianic role" in the world, and the "historical justice of the accession of Ukrainian territories to russia."
In addition to his propaganda activities in the media, Kurginyan is the author of a film for which he received a state award for "contribution to patriotic education." In this film, he popularizes the idea of the "historical validity" of the annexation of Ukrainian territories and legitimizes russia's aggressive actions against Ukraine.

A politician, publicist and blogger who actively supports the aggressive policy of the russian federation towards Ukraine and is one of the public broadcasters of kremlin propaganda.
He is a co-founder of the Anti-Maidan russian ultra-patriotic social movement, created in 2015 to oppose democratic transformations in Ukraine and promote pro-russian narratives. He is also a member of the Central Council of the party "Just russia - Patriots - For Truth" and is an active member of the Izborsk Club, which brings together a number of ideologues and propagandists of the putin regime.
In addition, Starykov is a member of the All-russian Public Movement "People's Front "For russia", which was created on putin's initiative to monitor the implementation of his decrees/orders (it is under sanctions from the EU, Canada, Switzerland and Ukraine).
In his public statements, Starykov has repeatedly justified the occupation of Crimea, calling it "the return of historical justice." He openly supports russia's so-called "special military operation" against Ukraine, spreads disinformation narratives about alleged crimes of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, accusing them of violating international humanitarian law.
In addition to informational activities, Starykov is involved in raising funds and medicines for the needs of the russian military, including wounded soldiers and medical personnel of the russian armed forces, which indicates his direct involvement in the material support of the war.
He has repeatedly visited the TOT of Ukraine, in particular Luhansk and Zaporizhzhya region, demonstrating support for the occupation administrations and contributing to the legitimization of their presence.
In his public statements, he calls for tough actions against Ukraine, including the use of heavy weapons.
He actively supports militaristic movements in russia, in particular the "Yunarmia", which indicates his participation in the processes of militarization of russian society and education of young people in the spirit of aggressive nationalism.