Kremlin Mouthpieces

Propagandist, TV presenter, and public figure who actively promotes kremlin narratives and anti-Ukrainian rhetoric in the information space. He openly supports russia's aggression against Ukraine, justifies the occupation of Ukrainian territories, and legitimizes the kremlin's policies.
Host of the program "Iron Logic" on Vesti FM radio, political commentator for Tsargrad TV. He is an active participant and guest expert on the political propaganda talk shows "Evening with Vladimir Solovyov" and "Sunday Evening with Vladimir Solovyov," where he calls for the continuation of airstrikes and artillery shelling of civilian infrastructure in the border areas of Ukraine.
In 2024, he was putin's confidant in the russian presidential election.
Since 2014, he has been actively involved in information operations against Ukraine. In particular, he spread disinformation about the crash of flight MH-17, claiming that "the destruction of the airliner was not an accident, but a deliberate provocation" carried out by the Ukrainian military "on behalf of the United States".
Later, in 2018, he publicly justified the need to annex the waters of the Sea of Azov.
On the russia-1 TV channel, Mikheev denies Ukraine's right to exist, stressing that along the border with russia "there should be scorched earth, a dead zone", and that the city of Sumy should be "wiped off the face of the earth". At the same time, he spreads fake news about the actions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Mariupol, accusing Ukrainian defenders of "mass murder of the civilian population".
He repeatedly visited the temporarily occupied territories of Donetsk and Luhansk regions, as well as Crimea.
In February 2025, the Zarichny District Court of Sumy, based on materials from the Security Service of Ukraine, found Mikheev guilty in absentia of violating the territorial integrity and inviolability of Ukraine and sentenced him to eight years in prison.

One of the key ideologists of kremlin propaganda, russian propagandist and ukrainophobe, known for his anti-Ukrainian stance and rhetoric, active support for russia's war against Ukraine and the annexation of Ukrainian territories, denies the existence of Ukrainians and Belarusians as separate peoples, calling them part of the "russian nation" – "Little russians" and "Belarusians" respectively.
He is the author of numerous books and publications, including "The Doctrine of the russian World" and "Independent Ukraine: The Collapse of the Project", which are consistent with russia's imperial ambitions and anti-Ukrainian kremlin narratives, promoting the ideas that "the state of ‘Ukraine’ did not exist until the 20th century" and "the integrity of Ukraine was not and cannot be an end in itself for russians and the russian world". At the beginning of russia's large-scale war against Ukraine, he called for aggression and participated in spreading false information about "crimes of Ukrainians against russians".
He uses his literary activity as a tool for propaganda of war and interethnic hostility. In his works, he systematically promotes the idea of the inevitability of war, claiming that it will be necessary to fight "russophobic Ukraine", and calls for the elimination of Ukrainian independence.
He is a permanent member of the Izborsky Club, a community of experts studying russia's foreign and domestic policy, one of whose key tasks is to "promote the formation of a powerful political and ideological coalition of patriotic statesmen, an imperial front that opposes the manipulations carried out in russian politics by foreign centers of influence and the "fifth column" from within the country".
He is also a leading expert at the Institute for Dynamic Conservatism, which promotes imperial ideas and legitimizes the actions of the russian regime.
As a member of the federal council of the Party of Action, he supported putin in the 2024 presidential election.
As a producer and host of the propaganda YouTube channel "Roy TV", he uses this platform to spread the ideas of the "russian world", justify the russian invasion, and systematically disseminate destructive narratives about Ukraine.
In 2023, he co-founded the "Club of Angry Patriots", an organization led by Igor "Strelkov" Girkin, who advocates for the escalation of the war against Ukraine and criticizes the kremlin for military failures.
He regularly visited the temporarily occupied Crimea to hold propaganda forums of the "Izborsky Club" and events of the "Party of Action".

russian blogger, publicist, writer, and propagandist who systematically spreads anti-Ukrainian narratives that resonate with kremlin propaganda. He justifies russia's military aggression against Ukraine, dehumanizes Ukrainians, promotes the concept of the "russian world", and uses pseudo-historical and pseudo-cultural arguments to legitimize the annexation of Ukrainian territories.
He also spreads ideas of monarchism and imperial revanchism, sharply criticizes democratic and post-soviet models of development, and declares the need to destroy or limit the sovereignty of other states, in particular Poland.
In his publications, books, and posts on Telegram, Antonovsky denies Ukraine's right to sovereignty and statehood, stating that all Ukrainian lands should be included in russia, and refers to the temporarily occupied territories as "Little russia" and "New russia", calling for Ukraine to be incorporated into the russian federation.
In his book "Alpha Male. Beat Them, president!", he glorifies putin as a "superhero" and "savior of the empire", and the book "russian Superheroes. The Main Thing About the Main People in russian History" contains distorted interpretations of historical events, and Princes Vladimir and Svyatoslav and athlete Ivan Poddubny are called "russian superheroes".
He has repeatedly visited the temporarily occupied territories of Donetsk region.

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.

russian blogger and propagandist who publicly supports russia's aggression against Ukraine, justifies the occupation of its territories, and calls for the creation of separatist authorities in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.
On his Telegram channel, he uses anti-Ukrainian rhetoric, calling Ukrainian military personnel "enemy meat", the Revolution of Dignity as a "coup", the Ukrainian government as a "junta", and the anti-terrorist operation in Donbas as an "eight-year genocide". He supports attacks on critical infrastructure in Ukraine.
He runs a blog on LiveJournal under the pseudonym "mikle1" and a channel on Rutube, where he accuses Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of "provoking war", calls for the "liberation of the russian city of Odesa", and spreads russian propaganda fakes about the "Nazism" of the Ukrainian military, etc.
As a military expert, he runs a video blog on the website of well-known russian propagandist Yuri Podolyaka, calling for "more active strikes on decision-making centers in Ukraine" and the complete destruction of the "Kyiv regime".
In 2025, Onufrienko co-authored a book with Sergei Vasilyev entitled "Cold March 14th", dedicated to the events of the Revolution of Dignity, particularly in Kharkiv. The publication is based on russian propaganda narratives and spreads anti-Ukrainian fakes, and its main goal is to justify the russian federation's armed aggression against Ukraine and glorify the russian occupation forces.
Prior to russia's full-scale aggression against Ukraine, Onufrienko was involved in business and politics in Ukraine. In particular, in 2009, he co-founded the pro-russian public organization "Velyka Rus — russia Ukraine Belarus", which "participated in protests across Ukraine" against "violent coups". In 2013, during the Revolution of Dignity, he spoke out in support of then-president Viktor Yanukovych. In 2014, after the victory of the Revolution of Dignity, he moved from Kharkiv to russian-occupied Crimea.
On March 30, 2022, the Prosecutor's Office of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol opened criminal proceedings against Onufrienko on charges of spreading disinformation with the aim of justifying russia's military aggression against Ukraine. In 2023, Onufrienko was charged with collaboration and justifying, recognizing as legitimate, and denying the russian federation's armed aggression against Ukraine.

russian opera singer, public figure, member of the presidential council for culture and art of the russian federation.
As a public figure, he spreads kremlin propaganda narratives, demonstrates an active anti-Ukrainian position, publicly supports putin's aggressive political course, and approves of the temporary occupation of Crimea.
He was included in the list of putin's trusted persons in the 2024 presidential election.
He is a person close to the russian leadership and regularly participates in kremlin propaganda events. In particular, in May 2024, at the "russia" exhibition in Moscow, Abdrazakov held a concert where he promoted soviet ideology and a distorted view of history. In May 2025, he participated in several public events in Moscow and Volgograd aimed at spreading pro-kremlin propaganda.
At one of the New Year's parties of former russian defense minister Sergei Shoigu, Abdrazakov performed the song "Podmoskovnye vechera" with him.
In 2024 and 2025, he participated in the leading russian New Year's television show "Goluboy ogonyok" on the VGTRK channel, where, as invited guests, servicemen of the russian armed forces who are participating or have participated in the war against Ukraine were presented. During the concert, these servicemen were honored by the hosts and participants, given the opportunity to express themselves with "military-patriotic" speeches and convey greetings to their "colleagues" on the front lines.
The annual "Ildar Abdrazakov International Festival" is co-financed by the russian financial agency for culture.
In 2024, he was appointed by the occupation administration of Crimea to the position of director of the Sevastopol Opera and Ballet Theatre.
For his active participation in spreading russian propaganda in 2024, he was awarded the russian federation's state prize in the field of literature and art.
In 2025, he was personally awarded the "people's artist of the russian federation" badge by putin.
World-renowned opera houses and concert venues, including the Metropolitan Opera in New York, La Scala in Milan, the San Carlo Theater in Naples, and the Philharmonic Theater in Verona, publicly announced the termination of contracts and cancellation of events involving Abdrazakov due to his open support for russia's war against Ukraine and approval of putin's actions.

russian propagandist, media manager, and TV presenter.
Prior to the temporary occupation of Crimea, she served as editor-in-chief of the Krymsky Telegraf newspaper and hosted political talk shows on regional television channels.
In 2015, she headed the occupation administration-controlled SBI RC "Editorial Office of the Crimean Newspaper", becoming the head of the official publications Crimean Newspaper and Crimean Journal (the latter is also published in English).
After the start of the full-scale invasion, Volkonskaya's Krymskaya Gazeta, according to her, was "the first in russia" to place the "Z" symbol on its front page and began preparing special editions for participants in the "special military operation". In 2025, under her leadership, a propaganda book entitled "You Are Not Alone" was published about the "heroes" of the "special operation", glorifying the participants in the armed aggression and war crimes of the russian federation. Copies of the publication were deliberately sent, in particular, to library collections in the temporarily occupied Crimea.
In her weekly column "Editor's Word", she systematically spreads anti-Ukrainian propaganda: spreads disinformation about alleged total censorship and persecution of the russian-speaking population in Ukraine, accuses Kyiv of "terrorism", discredits Ukraine's Western partners, and blames the Ukrainian government for the consequences of the war unleashed by the russian federation.
In the public sphere, he consistently justifies the occupation of Crimea, characterizing it as a "return to russia" and a "natural, logical historical process". In particular, she is the author of a pseudoscientific article entitled "Humanitarian Rights of Crimeans and the Double Standards of Western Policy", in which she attempts to legitimize the "referendum" as a supposedly legitimate act of self-determination and criticizes the international sanctions imposed against russia.
She actively uses international platforms to promote pro-kremlin narratives. In 2019, at an OSCE meeting in Warsaw, she publicly denied that Crimea belonged to Ukraine, accused the Ukrainian authorities of suppressing freedom of speech, and called on foreign media representatives to visit the temporarily occupied peninsula. As a member of russian delegations abroad, she also tried to distribute the English-language version of Krymsky Journal among Western diplomats and journalists, declaring her goal to be "breaking the information blockade of Crimea in the Western media".
She was a member of the public council initiated by putin for the construction of a bridge across the Kerch Strait.
For her active participation in providing information support for russia's aggression against Ukraine in 2021, Volkonskaya was awarded the title of "honored Journalist of the russian federation".

In his public activities, he actively supports russia's aggressive war against Ukraine, glorifies putin and approves of his policies, actively glorifies the activities of russian security forces on social media, and spreads the idea of reuniting Ukraine and russia.
In 2018, he announced his acceptance of russian citizenship and his support for putin's policies and activities.
In 2019, he got a tattoo with putin's portrait, and in 2022, he added two more of the same.
In September 2022, he performed in Tashkent (Uzbekistan) in military uniform, glorifying the russian soldiers who died during the "war" to the song "Vstanem" ("We Will Rise").
He accused the russian foreign ministry of not allowing him to perform at a concert marking the annexation of Ukrainian territories on Krasnaya Square in Moscow on September 30, 2022.
He was putin's confidant during the 2024 presidential election.
In addition to informational support, Polunin systematically provides material and technical assistance to the occupying forces. He has repeatedly transferred funds received from concert activities to the needs of the aggressor country's army, and through his own charitable foundation and Instagram account, he has initiated fundraising for the purchase of military equipment, including thermal imagers, quadcopters, electronic warfare (EW) equipment, drones, and medical supplies. He also stated that in November 2022, all proceeds from ticket sales for the premiere concert at the Novosibirsk Philharmonic Hall were directed to aid the russian armed forces.
He justifies his position with ideological convictions, stating that a person's first task should be to help the russian army.
In 2023, he was awarded a certificate of commendation by lieutenant general Mordvichov, commander of the russian armed forces Сenter military group, for "actively facilitating the conduct of special military operations and providing support to enemy units".
In 2023, he personally received the russian federation's presidential award for young cultural figures from putin.
He regularly visited the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. In particular, he performed in the temporarily occupied Sevastopol in 2018 in front of putin at the "Opera in Chersonesos" festival, and in 2022 in front of representatives of the occupying authorities at a gala concert of world ballet stars of the Sevastopol Opera and Ballet Theater in the Chersonesos Taurian Reserve.
Under the occupation authorities of Crimea, he held the positions of acting rector of the Sevastopol Academy of Choreography in 2019-2024 and director of the Sevastopol Opera and Ballet Theatre in 2020-2024.
He also visited the temporarily occupied Donetsk and Luhansk regions on several occasions, including in 2023 to film the propaganda documentary "Awakening", dedicated to the idea of the "russian world".
In December 2024, he moved to Israel.

russian film director, producer, and propagandist who uses his status as president of the russian producers guild to conduct systematic anti-Ukrainian activities.
He was putin's confidant during the 2024 presidential election.
In March 2014, he signed a collective appeal by russian cultural figures approving the actions of the russian president regarding the annexation of Crimea. In 2016, he visited the temporarily occupied Crimea, where, with the assistance of the so-called "ministry of culture of Crimea", he held a creative evening and presented the film "Pure Art".
A key element of his participation in the information war was the 2018 feature film Donbass. The Outskirts, which was filmed in the temporarily occupied territory of Crimea. The premiere of the film was symbolically timed to coincide with "russia day". The content of the film is entirely based on russian propaganda narratives: the events of the Revolution of Dignity are interpreted as a "state coup", and the Armed Forces of Ukraine are demonized and portrayed as aggressors attacking the civilian population. An additional tool of manipulation in the film is the distortion and ridicule of the Ukrainian language.
The company "Interfest", headed by Davletyarov, specializes in organizing and conducting film festivals and events to promote russian cinema abroad.
In April 2024, he was awarded the honorary title of "honored artist of the russian federation".

russian journalist and propagandist who publicly supports russia's aggression against Ukraine and justifies the occupation of its territory. He glorifies russian military personnel, illegal armed groups, mercenaries, and representatives of the occupation administrations. He creates and disseminates materials aimed at undermining Ukraine's statehood and sovereignty and discrediting Ukraine's top military and political leadership and international partners. He writes columns in propaganda media outlets (RT in russian, Life, Kommersant), through which he systematically disseminates pro-kremlin propaganda.
In his publications on RT in russian, he discredits Ukraine's top military and political leadership, calls russia's full-scale war against Ukraine a "conflict in Ukraine", and shifts responsibility for the aggression from the russian leadership to Ukraine's European partners, accusing them of "inciting war".
He also actively promotes the video game "Squad 22: ZOV", developed by the russian ministry of defense, which glorifies the participants of the "SMO" and discredits the defenders of Ukraine.
In his column on the website of the russian online publication Life, Maltsev publishes materials aimed at discrediting the defenders of Mariupol – servicemen of the Azov brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine. He calls Ukrainian soldiers "nazi fanatics," accuses them of committing war crimes against civilians and torturing prisoners, and calls for a "Nuremberg 2.0."
On his Telegram channel "Fuck you That's Why," Maltsev glorifies war criminals who participated in the aggression against Ukraine and admires putin. In addition, he promotes narratives about "chaos and rampant crime" in Kyiv, "mass looting" of stores allegedly due to "uncontrolled distribution of weapons" at the beginning of pussia's full-scale invasion, and spreads disinformation about Ukraine as a global center of the illegal arms market.