Kremlin Mouthpieces

She is an important figure in russian state propaganda and an active participant in russia's information war against Ukraine, systematically creating and disseminating disinformation aimed at justifying russia's armed aggression against Ukraine and involved in the process of legitimizing and justifying the crimes of the russian regime.
She is the author of propaganda films that broadcast key narratives of the kremlin, such as: "Azovstal" (2022), "The Victims Speak…" (2023), "Cossacks" (2023), "I Blame Fascism" (2025), and "Ukraine's Toxic War" (2025). To create these materials, she repeatedly illegally visited the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, in particular Donetsk region and Crimea, as evidenced by her social media posts in 2023 and 2025.
Kiriy's films are presented for screenings in "russian Houses" - foreign offices of the federal executive body of the russian federation, Rossotrudnichestvo, designed to spread russia's humanitarian influence around the world.
Kiriy's activities go beyond journalistic work, as evidenced by her participation in the interrogation of a Ukrainian prisoner of war on May 14, 2025, which is a gross violation of international humanitarian law.
Her activities are also closely connected with the security forces and political leadership of russia, as evidenced by numerous state and departmental awards, including those at the highest state level.
Thus, during her career, Kiriy was awarded the medal of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, second class, and the medal "In commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the victory in the Patriotic War of the people of South Ossetia" for "courage, fortitude and true heroism in the objective coverage" of the events of August 2008. The integration of its propaganda work into the ideological apparatus of the russian federation is emphasized by the awarding of the Church Medal of St. Prince Demetrius of Donskoy by Patriarch Kirill (Vladimir Gundyaev) on June 3, 2025 for "work on covering the activities of the military clergy." In addition, she has received a number of departmental awards from the ministry of defense, the ministry of internal affairs and the ministry of emergency situations of the russian federation.

As the occupation ombudsman, his main task is to "simplify and accelerate the integration of the region" into the russian legal framework. She calls the right bank of the Kherson region, controlled by the legitimate government of Ukraine, "occupied". In addition, it is engaged in comprehensive support of military armed formations, providing material, medical, social assistance to military and veterans of the so-called SMO, as well as their families.
It systematically spreads anti-Ukrainian propaganda, legitimizes the occupation of Ukrainian territories and russian war crimes, discredits the Ukrainian army and glorifies the russian armed forces.
In his comments to russian media, he discredits the Ukrainian military, accusing them of shelling and killing civilians. He justifies the occupation of Ukrainian territories, claiming that Ukrainians under occupation allegedly "did not vote at gunpoint", "went to vote with hope" and "believe in a future as part of russia". He also stated that "in Ukraine, they did not particularly care about the rights of citizens and justice, while in russia, a person is the highest value".
As a military commissar, he repeatedly visited the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine and military units of the russian armed forces on the front line. In his materials, he claimed, among other things, that the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant was allegedly blown up by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
While in the temporarily occupied Crimea, he held meetings with children, spreading russian propaganda among minors. In particular, during the Znanie.Heroes forum in Sevastopol, Georgiev said that "the Ukrainian Armed Forces are allegedly targeting women, children, and the elderly. Against this background, the mood is changing" and that "people see that russia has come for a long time and seriously".
He is a winner of the Crimean Journalist of the Year award in the nominations "Military Correspondent" and "Military Correspondent of the Year", and was awarded the medal "For Valiant Labor" and the medal of the Ministry of Defense "Participant of a Special Military Operation" for "indifference, support, mutual assistance and active assistance, organization, delivery of equipment, gear, equipment and inventory to mobilized servicemen performing combat missions in the area of the SMO".

Is a russian propagandist and war correspondent known under the pseudonym "Georgy Medvedev" who systematically works to justify and promote russian aggression against Ukraine and creates reports and articles from the temporarily occupied territories, in which he calls Ukrainian lands "primordially russian" and russian aggression "liberation". He is an active participant in the information war against Ukraine, using his media activities to promote anti-Ukrainian narratives, justify russian aggression, and directly support the occupation forces.
His anti-Ukrainian activities began in 2014 in the Donetsk region with participation in pro-russian rallies. Shavlo's activities continued in propaganda media, including the Stakhanov-based newspaper Kazachiy Vestnik, Donetsk-based TV channel Pervyi Respublikanskiy, Donetsk-based media outlet ANNA-News, and the Crimean resource News Front.
In addition, Shavlo is the author of the Telegram channel "Medvedev's Notes". The fact that this channel is registered on the russian state platform Gosuslugi indicates that it is integrated into the state system of information dissemination. The channel is used to broadcast disinformation narratives and organize logistical support for units of the russian armed forces through public fundraising. The general content created by him is aimed at legitimizing the actions of the russian armed forces and discrediting Ukraine's sovereignty.
An important component of Shavlo's activities is writing propaganda books that justify the actions of russian troops on the territory of Ukraine, including "Mariupol. The Right to the Truth" (2022) and "On the Military Road: Horlivka, Yasynuvata, Shebekino" (2022). In these books, the author presents events exclusively from the russian perspective, legitimizing war crimes and the destruction of Ukrainian cities.
At the same time, Shavlo's activities are not limited to propaganda work. According to his public biographical data, he was directly involved in the activities of the illegal armed group Vostok Battalion of the so-called "DPR".

He is a military correspondent for the so-called international brigade Pyatnashka, which acts on the side of the russian occupation forces, and the author of the WERE YOU THERE? Telegram channel. He plays an active role in supporting russian aggression and information warfare against Ukraine, using his media platform to glorify the russian armed forces and spread disinformation, systematically justifying the russian armed invasion and discrediting the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Its activities are also aimed at legitimizing the russian occupation of Ukrainian territories.
In his materials and public speeches, he accuses Ukraine of committing "genocide of its own people" and using civilians as human shields.
According to his own words, Kukushkin voluntarily went to the front after the start of the full-scale invasion. He explains his motivation by his belief in the need to "liberate and protect the russian-speaking population of Ukraine".
In an interview with Smolenskaya Gazeta, he stated his desire to expand the geography of the occupation, using the same classic pro-kremlin rhetoric about the so-called "liberation of the russian-speaking population".
Kukushkin is a prominent figure in russian state propaganda projects. He became one of the main characters in the documentary "War Сorrespondents", produced by RT in 2022, which romanticizes the activities of russian war correspondents in the occupied territories of Ukraine.
He is also a frequent guest on federal television channels, including participating in the "Time Will Tell" program on Channel One, where he promoted the kremlin's narratives about the war. His media activity spans numerous platforms, including Telegram, VK, Instagram, Rutube, and Dzen, which he uses to distribute content justifying russia's aggressive policies.

russian military serviceman, propagandist, and chief administrator of the russian propaganda Telegram channel Archangel Spetsnaz, an active participant in the information war against Ukraine. His activities are related to the systematic spread of disinformation, hate speech, calls for violence, and justification of russian war crimes.
From the first days of the full-scale invasion, he has been engaged in informational support of hostilities, publishing fakes, intimidating Ukrainian military and civilians, and calling for the massacre of prisoners. The channel regularly publishes videos of interrogations, footage of the destruction of Ukrainian equipment, propaganda plots, and messages denying russian war crimes.
Through the channel Archangel Spetsnaz, Zhulidov spreads typical kremlin narratives such as "the Ukrainian state is fake", "the authorities in Kyiv are fascist", "the Armed Forces of Ukraine are hiding behind civilians". Popularizes the images of "heroes of SMO", in particular the Gostomel operation, in which he allegedly participated.
The channel Archangel Spetsnaz is actively used as a tool of the IPsO: in critical moments of the war, it disseminates the position of the russian military-political leadership, mobilization propaganda, agitation and information campaigns against prisoners and defenders of Ukraine. It also conducts fundraising for the needs of the russian military.

Administrator of the Archangel of Spetsnaz Telegram channel, an active participant in the information war against Ukraine and military aggression against Ukraine, spreading anti-Ukrainian propaganda, calls for violence and legitimizing russian war crimes.
Since the beginning of russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, he has been involved in information campaigns aimed at demoralizing Ukrainian society, justifying aggression and discrediting the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Through the Telegram channel, it organizes public fundraisers for the needs of russian occupation units, including for the purchase of drones and equipment that directly contributes to the conduct of hostilities against Ukraine.
In its publications, it systematically resorts to hate speech against the Ukrainian military and civilians, such as "Ukrainian bastards", "Khokhly", "Nazi terrorists", and publishes personal data of Ukrainian commanders. It actively spreads fakes about Ukrainian mobilization, corruption, and falsifies the circumstances of attacks on civilian targets, blaming Ukraine itself.
It also helps to create propaganda videos about the so-called heroes of SMO and mocking and humiliating videos with prisoners of war. He promotes narratives about the allegedly humane treatment of prisoners by the russian federation, contrasting it with the "cruelty" of the Ukrainian side.

She is a direct participant in the information war against Ukraine, contributing to the spread of destructive narratives and attracting resources to support russian aggression, an active participant in the information and logistical support of russian aggression and an accomplice of the russian occupiers, known by the call sign Gayka.
As one of the leaders of the said Telegram channel, she plays an important role in organizing public fundraising for the needs of the russian armed forces. She coordinates the purchase and logistics of drones, vehicles, communications equipment and other equipment for the russian occupation forces, which directly contributes to the conduct of hostilities against Ukraine. Its activities provide the material and technical base for the functioning of the channel and the units it supports.
The organization is directly involved in the dissemination of content that legitimizes russian war crimes, incites ethnic hatred and contains hate speech.
It also participates in public propaganda events in russia, where it promotes war and volunteer activities in favor of the russian army among young people under the guise of "patriotic education".

She is an active participant in the russian information and logistical support of the aggression against Ukraine and plays a significant role in promoting pro-war propaganda and organizing meetings for the needs of the russian occupation forces. Together with other people, he administers one of the most popular militaristic Telegram channels Archangel of the Spetsnaz, which has a large audience and is used to spread kremlin narratives, increase propaganda pressure, and coordinate assistance to the russian army.
Lankevich's activities are focused on raising funds and purchasing equipment, including drones, thermal imagers and vehicles for units of the russian armed forces participating in hostilities in Ukraine.
Lankevich's information activities through her associated Telegram channel are aimed at glorifying the russian army and justifying its actions. This resource systematically publishes materials discrediting the Armed Forces of Ukraine, spreads disinformation about the course of hostilities, and publishes reports about Ukrainian prisoners of war to manipulate public opinion.

He is a military correspondent for the russian state propaganda channel RT and plays an active role in supporting russia's information war against Ukraine. His activities are aimed at spreading disinformation, justifying russian aggression and discrediting the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Andrytsia uses his media platform, including his personal Telegram channel, to promote narratives favorable to the kremlin and to exert psychological pressure on the Ukrainian audience.
The main focus of his work is the creation and dissemination of content aimed at demoralizing the Ukrainian military and society. In addition, Andrytsia spreads disinformation that the Ukrainian military allegedly shoots at its own soldiers who are trying to surrender to russian troops. This narrative was actively replicated by russian state media, such as Komsomolskaya Pravda, with reference to his materials, which is a classic example of an information and psychological operation.
He is involved in the creation of large-scale propaganda projects. He became one of the participants in the documentary The Stream, dedicated to the russian military's operation in the Kursk region. Thus, he joins the process of glorifying the russian army and its war crimes.
In his reports from the temporarily occupied territories and combat zones, such as the Chasiv Yar area, he disseminates exaggerated data on the losses of Ukrainian units and the successes of russian troops, as part of a strategy to undermine morale and confidence in the Ukrainian command.

The military correspondent, who supports the armed aggression of the russian federation against Ukraine through her information activities, systematically disseminates kremlin narratives aimed at justifying and legitimizing the war, discrediting the Ukrainian authorities, accusing the Armed Forces of Ukraine of committing crimes against civilians, and creating a positive image of russian armed forces.
In 2014, it supported the militants in Donbas, providing assistance to those who seized the building of the Donetsk Regional State Administration, and helped organize the so-called referendum in the Kuibyshev district of Donetsk.
She publicly supported the russian occupation of Crimea.
She actively uses her Telegram channel to spread kremlin narratives and retransmits publications of other russian propagandists, including fundraisers for the needs of the russian army.
He regularly visits the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, in particular Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia regions, with so-called humanitarian aid for the 107th Battalion of the 100th Brigade DPR UNM, the volunteer battalion Crimea, the 22nd Separate Special Forces Brigade, the Storm Z unit and the Zvezda Regiment 1430.
In September 2023, Bobkova ran as a candidate in the so-called elections to the so called Donetsk City Council from the KPRF party.

He is an active participant in the russian information war against Ukraine, acting as a military correspondent and propagandist.
His activities are aimed at justifying armed aggression, spreading kremlin narratives and glorifying the russian armed forces. Having experience working in the structures of the so-called DPR, in particular as a former employee of the "ministry of Information" and "press secretary of the people's militia", he uses his media resources to support the occupation of Ukrainian territories.
In addition, he conducts his information activities through the Voenkor Astrakhan channel on the Dzen platform, and also cooperates with leading russian propaganda media, such as RT and Izvestia.
In his materials, he systematically promotes key theses of kremlin propaganda, actively uses the terminology of "neo-Nazi formations" in Ukraine, accuses the Ukrainian authorities of "rewriting history" and calls it "military tyranny". His reports and articles create a distorted image of events, justifying the actions of the russian army and discrediting the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In particular, Astrakhan spread information about the alleged "colossal losses" of Ukrainian troops during the counteroffensive, which is a typical russian disinformation technique aimed at demoralizing Ukrainian society, and also accused the Ukrainian side of shelling civilian objects in the temporarily occupied territories, shifting responsibility from the russian troops.
In his publications, he also covers the awarding of russian military awards, creating a positive image of combatants. For example, in one of his articles for Izvestia, he talked about the presentation of the "For Assault" badges, emphasizing the alleged heroism and professionalism of russian soldiers.
In addition to informational activities, Astrakhan is directly involved in the material support of the russian occupation army, organizing fundraisers for the needs of russian military units. These activities indicate its direct involvement in supporting russian aggression against Ukraine.

He is a direct participant in the information war of the russian federation against Ukraine, who carries out systematic information activities in support of the armed aggression of the russian federation against Ukraine, and also uses media platforms to support armed aggression, justify war crimes and spread propaganda. In June 2024, the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine notified Havrysh in absentia of suspicion of collaboration.
He began active cooperation with the propaganda resource News Front after russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
In his reports, articles, and videos, which are disseminated through pro-kremlin media, including Channel One, "russia-1", and his own Voenkor Havrysh Telegram channel, Havrysh systematically discredits the Ukrainian Defense Forces, spreads disinformation about the course of hostilities, and promotes kremlin narratives. For example, he has been spreading claims about the alleged readiness of the Ukrainian authorities to "lose Pokrovsk", which is a typical element of russian information and psychological operations. At the same time, it is actively working to demonize the Armed Forces of Ukraine, in particular by publishing content with claims that "Ukrainian militants have organized a hunt for people throughout Dzerzhynsk (temporarily occupied Toretsk)".
Gavrysh's activities are also aimed at justifying and glorifying the actions of the russian occupation forces. In his materials, he calls the russian aggression "liberation", creates a positive image of the russian armed forces, and interviews members of illegal armed groups, legitimizing their activities.
In addition, Havrysh's activities include logistical support for the occupation forces. His own Telegram channel is a platform for organizing fundraisers for the needs of the russian army. In particular, he has documented fundraisers for the purchase of vehicles for the russian Armed Forces units operating in the Pokrovsk sector.

He plays an active role in supporting russian aggression and spreading propaganda narratives. After the occupation of Crimea in 2014, he deliberately sided with the occupation authorities, using his professional activities to legitimize the actions of the russian federation and glorify its armed forces. His informational activities as a correspondent for RIA Novosti Krym are aimed at justifying the occupation of Ukrainian territories, discrediting Ukraine and spreading kremlin propaganda, in particular among young people.
He is also the organizer and participant of a number of propaganda photo exhibitions, such as "Two Years with russia", "7 Years of Crimea in russia", "Life near the front line", "Through the eyes of truth" and "Heroes of the SMO". These events are aimed at promoting the narrative of the alleged "full support of the local population for the occupation of Crimea" and heroizing the russian military involved in the war against Ukraine.
As a military correspondent, he has repeatedly visited the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, including the area of Enerhodar and the location of russian armed forces units, creating photographic materials that serve as a tool of russian information warfare.
Makeev pays special attention to ideological influence on young people. He runs children's photo clubs and gives lectures, spreading anti-Ukrainian propaganda among children. A striking example is his exhibition "Through the Eyes of Truth", which was positioned by the russian media as "an exhibition for children about the special operation in Ukraine". It featured portraits of russian soldiers, those wearing balaclavas, which created a romanticized image of war criminals. In this way, he attracts the younger generation to the cult of war and justifies russian aggression.
For his activities in support of the kremlin regime, Makeev was awarded a number of awards, including the medal "For Valiant Labor" from the occupation authorities of Crimea, the medal "For Merit" from the russian Union of Journalists, and the medal of the Ministry of Defense "Participant of a Special Military Operation" for assistance in the delivery of equipment and supplies to the russian military. In addition, he was awarded the title of "Military Correspondent of the Year" for his work in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, which indicates that his contribution to russian propaganda is recognized officially.

He is a russian military blogger and propagandist who actively supports and covers the armed aggression of the russian federation against Ukraine.
He uses his media activities to justify the actions of the russian army, spread disinformation and discredit the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He conducts his information activities mainly through the Older than the Eddas Telegram channel, where he systematically disseminates propaganda materials.
In his publications and comments for the russian media, he consistently justifies the war crimes of the russian federation and promotes the narratives of the kremlin propaganda. For example, he called the strikes on Ukrainian critical infrastructure, including oil refineries, "competent" and the attempts of the Ukrainian military to conduct operations in the temporarily occupied territories "senseless".
In general, his rhetoric is aimed at creating an image of the russian army as a highly effective force and downplaying the successes of Ukrainian troops.
He spreads fake news about "losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine" and promotes theories about the "inevitability of Ukraine's defeat" as part of information and psychological operations against the Ukrainian population.
Mersh's activities are not limited to information support. He also provides technical and advisory assistance to the russian army units fighting on the territory of Ukraine, in particular in the field of the use of strike drones. Mersh publicly provides recommendations on the selection and effective use of kamikaze drones, thereby contributing to the improvement of the aggressor state's warfare tactics.
He illegally stayed in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine as a member of the russian occupation forces, which is a violation of the state border and direct participation in the aggression.

A military correspondent who uses her professional activities to create propaganda content and provide direct material support to the russian armed forces involved in the war against Ukraine.
She combines the production of films that justify russian aggression with the organization of collections and delivery of technical equipment to the front for russian military units.
She is working on creating documentaries aimed at glorifying the russian army and war ideologues. She openly states that her goal is to create a so-called chronicle of the SMO, which in practice is the formation of a propaganda version of events to justify the kremlin's actions. Her works include the film Medical Special Forces, which portrays russian military medics as heroes, as well as films dedicated to key figures in russian propaganda, such as Daria Dugina ("Daria Dugina: We are forever in this summer...") and Yulia Chicherina ("Yulia Chicherina: And we will stand").
In parallel with her media activities, Mikhailovskaya organizes systematic deliveries of aid to russian army units, for example drones, thermal imagers and other military equipment directly to the front lines, which helps to increase the combat capability of russian troops fighting in Ukraine.
For her activities in support of the aggression, she received a number of awards from russian government agencies and occupation administrations, including the medal of the ministry of defense of the russian federation "For Contribution to Strengthening the Defense of the russian federation" (March 4, 2024), the medal "For Strengthening the Combatant Commonwealth", which recognizes her contribution to the military efforts of the russian military department, and the badge of the russian ministry of internal affairs "For Countering Extremism".
Her cooperation with the occupation regimes is confirmed by the award "For Merit to the Donetsk People's Republic" of the 3rd degree and the Order of Merit to the Republic of the 2nd degree from the so-called DPR.
In addition, she received certificates and letters of appreciation from russian military units directly involved in hostilities against Ukraine.

He is a native of Donetsk who, through his information activities, plays a significant role in supporting the armed aggression of the russian federation against Ukraine, systematically promoting kremlin narratives aimed at justifying the war, discrediting the Ukrainian authorities and the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and creating a positive image of russian armed formations.
From 2014 to 2017, he worked as chief specialist of the Internet Resources and Networks Department at the "Ministry of Information of the DPR" and "Press Service of the Armed Forces of the DPR", the PolitNavigator news agency, and cooperated as a photojournalist with the online publications "Pravda DPR", "All about the DPR", the Kometa radio station, and the federal agencies TASS and Kommersant.
Since 2019, he has been working as a photojournalist for the Analytical Service of Donbass news agency.
In 2016, he received a passport of the so-called DPR, and in 2020 he applied for russian citizenship. In addition, in 2022, he participated in an illegal referendum and voted "in favor of joining" the so-called DPR to russian federation.
Grigoryuk's informational activities include writing propaganda books such as "SMO. Hell of War", "City of the Living", as well as the realization of the photo book project "Donbass. War and People" with the support of the рresidential Fund for Cultural Initiatives.
In addition, with the support of russian autonomous non-profit organizations, photo exhibitions are held at which Grigoryuk presents his propaganda works and covers the course of events in the temporarily occupied territory of Donetsk region.
He also actively uses his Telegram channel to disseminate kremlin narratives and rebroadcasts publications by other russian propagandists, including fundraisers to purchase military equipment for russian troops, particularly drones.
He was awarded a certificate of honor by the liquidated so-called head of the DPR Alexander Zakharchenko "for the development of the DPR media space".