Kremlin Mouthpieces

A pro-russian blogger who focuses on military topics and covers the war against Ukraine.
In March 2022, he was arrested in Riga for supporting russia’s aggression against Ukraine and was charged with inciting ethnic hatred and justifying war crimes. After three months in custody, he was released on bail of €55,000 raised by his followers.
In 2023 he moved to russia, where he continued his media activity and publicly supports the so-called "special military operation".
Through his Telegram channel "Kirill Fyodorov / War History Weapons", he regularly raises funds for the needs of the russian armed forces, including drones, radios, communication devices, and other military equipment sent to the front.
He is also known for admitting involvement in the unlawful detention of a woman from Berdyansk solely because she addressed him in Ukrainian—an incident that sparked wide public outrage in Ukraine.

A propagandist, television host, and public figure who actively contributes to spreading kremlin narratives and shaping anti-Ukrainian rhetoric in the information space. He openly supports russia’s aggression against Ukraine, justifies the occupation of Ukrainian territories, and works to legitimize kremlin policy.
During the 2013–2014 Revolution of Dignity, Kot served as a host at Kyiv’s so-called "Anti-Maidan" rallies, after which he moved to russia.
He publicly supported pro-russian militants in Donbas and worked for the state propaganda agency rossiya segodnya as well as the information outlet News Front.
In his public appearances, he consistently discredits the Armed Forces of Ukraine and international support for Ukraine. He is known for pushing narratives about "external control of Ukraine," the supposed need for "denazification" and "demilitarization," and openly advocates eliminating Ukraine’s independence and integrating it into russia.
Kot frequently appears on russian television channels and radio, where he justifies war crimes committed by russian forces and accuses Ukraine of provocations. He openly supports the use of harsh force against Ukrainian citizens and publicly approves of the repressive policies imposed by russian occupation administrations on temporarily occupied territories. He also justifies mass missile attacks on Ukraine’s civilian infrastructure, describing them as an "adequate response".
Through his Telegram channel "Yury Kot – Byt’ Dobru!" he spreads disinformation, manipulations, and smear content targeting Ukraine and its international partners. The channel serves as a tool for disseminating posts aligned with kremlin propaganda and functions as an instrument of information pressure.
In August 2022, Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) notified Kot of suspicion of high treason.

A russian singer of Ukrainian origin who publicly supports russia’s aggression against Ukraine. Her activity is aimed at discrediting the Ukrainian government and legitimizing russian war crimes.
In her interviews and public statements, she justifies russia’s invasion of Ukraine, describes the war as a "rescue mission" and "protection," repeats narratives about supposed "Nazism" in Ukraine, discredits the Revolution of Dignity, and portrays russia’s 2014 invasion as a "civil war".
In March 2024, during a program hosted by russian propagandist Boris Korchevnikov, she declared that she had been "waiting for the start of the "special military operation".
Since February 2022 she has lived in Moscow, and in August 2023 she obtained citizenship of the russian federation. She consistently supports russia’s armed aggression against Ukraine, the annexation of Ukrainian Crimea, putin’s policies, and the kremlin regime. She actively participates in propaganda concerts and receives state-funded contracts during wartime.
In particular, on May 9, 2022, she took part in a concert dedicated to "victory day" in Moscow, and in May 2023, she performed with a child from the temporarily occupied Kadiivka at a concert dedicated to Children's Day at the Central Academic Theater of the russian army in Moscow.
In September 2023, she illegally crossed the state border of Ukraine to perform in temporarily occupied Luhansk at the opening of a memorial complex commemorating, among others, russian servicemen involved in the war against Ukraine. During her performance, she expressed support for russian troops and glorified their role in the invasion.
In July 2024, she took part in the propaganda concert "Voices of victory," which was held with the support of the russian ministry of defense in the temporarily occupied Donetsk.
In December 2024, she participated in the leading russian New Year's television show "Goluboy ogonyok" on the VGTRK channel, where military personnel of the russian armed forces who are or have been involved in the war against Ukraine were presented as invited guests. During the concert, these servicemen were honored by the hosts and participants, given the opportunity to make "military-patriotic" speeches and send greetings to their "colleagues" from the front.
In February 2024, Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) notified her in absentia of suspicion under articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine concerning collaboration, public incitement to aggressive war, and justification of russia’s armed aggression against Ukraine.

A pro-russian propagandist and blogger who actively spreads anti-Ukrainian narratives and justifies russia’s aggression against Ukraine. Her activity is aimed at discrediting the Ukrainian government, Ukraine’s international partners, and at legitimizing russian war crimes.
She uses Telegram channels and YouTube to disseminate kremlin messaging, influence pro-russian audiences, and participate in russian information campaigns.
She consistently promotes narratives about "external control of Ukraine" by NATO and the United States, repeats fabricated claims about "genocide of russian-speakers," and accuses the Armed Forces of Ukraine of alleged "crimes in Donbas." Her publications undermine Ukraine’s authorities and partners while normalizing russia’s actions and its war crimes.
In 2022, during a session of the UN Security Council she publicly accused Ukraine of "crimes against the civilian population of Donbas" and called it "a colony of the collective West." These statements were widely amplified in russian state media as part of an international disinformation effort against Ukraine.
Montyan's Telegram channels is the primary tool through which she promotes kremlin propaganda. Her posts justify missile attacks on Ukrainian cities, reinforce narratives about supposed "fascism in Ukraine," and claim the need to "protect russian-speaking populations." Her activity is aimed at mobilizing pro-russian audiences and spreading hostile disinformation in Ukraine and abroad.

A russian singer of Ukrainian origin who publicly supports russia’s aggression against Ukraine, the annexation of Crimea, putin’s policies, and the kremlin regime, including through participation in propaganda events.
In 2024, she expressed support for russian volunteers assisting the soldiers of the aggressor state and wished them good health.
Also in 2024, she performed at a kremlin "victory day" concert wearing "russian world" symbols, including the St. George ribbon.
In 2022, she publicly endorsed russia’s "partial mobilization" and stated she was ready to send her husband to fight against Ukraine.
That same year, together with her husband, she participated in a propaganda event during which russian passports were issued to Ukrainians who had left the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine to russia.
In 2019, Poryvai congratulated putin on his birthday and posted a photo of them together.
In 2014, she also shared a photo with putin on her Instagram account, emphasizing the friendly nature of their meeting.
She has repeatedly visited temporarily occupied Crimea in 2015, 2019, and 2021.
On 12 October 2016, Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) banned her from entering the country for five years.
Since 23 January 2022, she has also been barred from entering Lithuania for five years due to her visits to occupied Crimea.
In July 2022 and January 2023, she visited the United States, where her mother lives.