Kremlin Mouthpieces

A russian military officer, captain in the russian armed forces, propagandist, and administrator of the Telegram channel "Fighterbomber," which focuses on military aviation.
Until 2020, he served at the "Baltimore" airfield in Voronezh as a squadron navigator’s assistant on a Su-34 fighter-bomber. He participated in the russian federation’s military operation in Syria.
He is the author of one of russia’s largest military Telegram channels on aviation, where he actively supports the armed aggression against Ukraine and glorifies the actions of russian military pilots.
In addition, Tumanov assists the russian military with logistics and addressing current needs as an intermediary. Together with his partner Natalia Yamilova, he has established the sale of merchandise (clothing and souvenirs) featuring his channel’s symbols, directing a portion of the profits to support the occupying forces.

A former employee of the ministry of internal affairs of the russian federation who, after his dismissal, became involved in activities related to illegal armed groups and the information and propaganda apparatus of the aggressor state.
Known as a militant of the private military company "Wagner" under the call sign "Fidel" and as a person associated with the main directorate of the general staff of the russian armed forces. He is also noted as one of the founders and president of the "Foundation for veterans of combat operations and participants in armed conflicts," whose activities are linked to supporting individuals involved in armed conflicts.
He participated in combat operations and was present in zones of armed conflict, specifically in the North Caucasus in 1998–2000, in Syria, and in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. He holds the status of a combat veteran.
He is the owner and administrator of the Telegram channel "REVERSE SIDE OF THE MEDAL" (RSOTM), which is linked to Wagner-affiliated information networks. The channel’s content includes anti-Ukrainian rhetoric, materials from combat zones, and posts aimed at promoting the activities of the Wagner Group.
The RSOTM Telegram channel is used as a platform to provide informational support for the armed aggression against Ukraine. The channel publishes photos and videos from the combat zone, hosts live broadcasts featuring pro-russian figures, and organizes fundraisers for individuals involved in the combat operations.
He is also involved in the creation and distribution of commercial products bearing the Wagner Group logo and the RSOTM brand, including clothing, patches, and printed materials. These products are sold through online platforms formally registered to individuals associated with Shvykov.

She is an active participant in russia’s information war against Ukraine as a propagandist, journalist, and media manager, whose activities are aimed at supporting russia’s armed aggression against Ukraine. She systematically participates in information campaigns in support of the occupation regime and the "russian world," as well as in federal events and media projects of the aggressor country aimed at discrediting the Ukrainian government and legitimizing the occupation of Ukrainian territories.
She holds the position of first deputy head of the Commission on the Development of the Non-Profit Sector of the Public Chamber of the russian federation, secretary of the "Union of Journalists of russia," serves on the supervisory board of the Public Center for Support of Defense Innovations, and is a member of the "International Public Tribunal on Ukraine."
She worked as a special correspondent for the "Gosindex" portal, collaborated with the "Afisha Novorossii" resource, and served as editor-in-chief of the publication MOSNOW.
She is a co-author of the book "In the leading role: putin in contemporary culture," which contributes to the formation of a cult of personality around the leader of the aggressor country. She officially supported putin’s candidacy and joined the initiative group to nominate putin as a candidate in the 2024 presidential election.
In June 2023, she participated in a meeting between putin and military correspondents operating in the so-called "SMO" zone.
She is the author of the propaganda Telegram channel "Ekaterina Agranovich" (formerly "Katrusya"). In addition, he is the creator of the ongoing "InfoSchool" project, which implements media education programs for schoolchildren in the occupied territories.
Together with her brother Vladimir Agranovych, she is actively involved in filmmaking in the temporarily occupied Donbas region; she is a co-author of the first low-budget propaganda series about the war against Ukraine, "Mobilization," and is also involved in larger-scale projects, notably "Reservists." In 2025, she founded Smysl Media LLC, whose primary activity is "the production of feature films, videos, and television programs."
She is the daughter of a well-known Donbas militant—Alexander Agranovich, commander of a company in the "Sparta" battalion, call sign "Matros."
She lived for a long time in the temporarily occupied city of Donetsk and voluntarily obtained a passport of the so-called DPR.
She supports the activities of the illegal armed formations of the so-called DPR and LPR. She is involved in organizing and providing informational support for the collection of material aid for the needs of units of the russian armed forces and militants participating in hostilities against Ukraine.
She systematically visits the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.
In 2022, she received a "state award" from the so-called DPR "for services to the republic" of the third degree; in 2023, she was awarded the Medal of the Order "For Services to the fatherland" of the second degree. In 2025, she received the "Alexander Tvardovsky Medal," a departmental award from the russian ministry of culture.
In September 2024, the Security Service of Ukraine notified Agranovich that he was suspected of engaging in information activities in collaboration with the aggressor state and its occupation administration, aimed at supporting the aggressor state, its occupation administration, and armed groups, and at helping it evade responsibility for its armed aggression against Ukraine.

She is an active participant in russia’s information war against Ukraine as a propagandist and founder of the "OrdenFelix" holding company, which includes the news outlets "Daily Storm" and "This is Media."
Prior to the start of russia’s full-scale aggression against Ukraine, she worked in russian media and for various russian political parties. In 2019–2020, she served as an advisor to Vyacheslav Volodin, chairman of the state duma, on media communications and was one of the heads of the russian parliamentary media outlet "Duma TV."
In 2022, she supported russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, began hosting the program "REB" on "Channel One," and served as co-host of the propaganda show "Friends of Zet"—"a media project that brought together women who support the actions of the russian army." These shows disseminated anti-Ukrainian propaganda; specifically, the announcement for the second episode of "Podrugi Zet" stated that the participants would "discuss how Ukraine confirms its status as a terrorist state on a daily basis."
Co-founder of the organization "Women’s Front," which supports russian military personnel and their families. In 2023, this initiative gained official status as an autonomous non-profit organization. On behalf of the ANO "Women's Front," a Telegram channel is also maintained, which glorifies the actions of the russian military and spreads disinformation about the Ukrainian Defense Forces.
She actively uses his own Telegram channel as a tool in the information war against Ukraine. In her posts, she publicly refers to servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as "Ukrainian terrorists," justifies armed aggression by calling the occupation of Ukrainian territories "liberation," and glorifies the actions of russian occupiers and war criminals. She spreads disinformation about a "Ukrainian black market for children’s organs", "child sexual slavery in Ukraine", and alleged killings of russian prisoners of war by Ukrainians for the purpose of harvesting internal organs, among other things.
She also uses his Telegram channel to organize rallies in support of the russian armed forces.

He is an active participant in russia’s information war against Ukraine, serving as a propagandist and war correspondent for the russian state-run media outlet RIA Novosti.
In his publications, he spreads disinformation and propaganda, including messages about "russian soldiers as liberators" and the russian federation’s alleged concern for the civilian population; he discredits Ukrainian military personnel and disseminates materials aimed at creating a distorted view of the course of russia’s war against Ukraine.
He is the author of the video "The Road to Krasnoarmeysk" which depicts the capture and interrogation of Ukrainian prisoners of war.
He justifies the war crimes of the aggressor state’s army, disseminates information about fundraising for the needs of russian military units, spreads disinformation aimed at discrediting Ukraine and its top political leadership, and reposts pro-kremlin narratives through his Telegram channel "Witnesses of Bayraktar."
He is also among the speakers for the educational project "School for young military correspondents", which is being implemented with the support of the Liberal democratic party of russia and the public organization "Union of veterans of the SMO".
He has been awarded state and departmental honors for his propaganda activities, the dissemination of pro-kremlin narratives, and his support for russia’s aggression against Ukraine. In particular, in March 2023, he was awarded the russian Union of journalists’ "Golden Pen" prize for "courage in the line of duty" as a war correspondent covering "SMO" and in September 2023, he received an honorary certificate from the president of the russian federation for "merits in the development of the media and conscientious work".
In January 2024, he received the russian federation government’s media award for covering "SMO" in state media, and, by order of the chairman of the investigative committee of the russian federation, Alexander Bastrykin, was awarded the "For high civic consciousness" medal as a war correspondent actively covering "SMO".
He regularly and illegally visits the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine to prepare materials aimed at justifying the russian federation’s aggression against Ukraine, glorifying the russian armed forces, and promoting the ideology of the current russian government.

He is an active participant in russia’s information war against Ukraine, serving as a propagandist and war correspondent for the russian state-run media outlet RIA Novosti.
On the Telegram channel "Witnesses of Bayraktar," Shilov justifies the war crimes of the aggressor state’s army, disseminates information about fundraising for the needs of russian military units, spreads disinformation aimed at discrediting Ukraine and its top political leadership, and reposts pro-kremlin narratives.
In addition, he was involved as an "expert" in propaganda efforts to train military correspondents, particularly during the "Voenkor-2025" tactical and special exercises for representatives of Belarusian media.
For his propaganda activities, dissemination of pro-kremlin narratives, and support for the russian federation’s aggression against Ukraine, he has been awarded state and departmental honors. In particular, in January 2023, pursuant to an order by russian defense minister Sergei Shoigu, he received the departmental "Konstantin Simonov" medal, in March 2023, he was honored with the "Golden Pen" award from the Union of Journalists of russia for "courage in the performance of official duties" as a war correspondent covering "SMO" and in September 2023, he was awarded a certificate of honor from the president of the russian federation for "merits in the development of the media and conscientious work." In January 2024, he received the russian federation government award in the field of mass media for covering "SMO" in state media.
He regularly and illegally visits the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine to prepare materials aimed at justifying russia’s aggression against Ukraine, glorifying the russian armed forces, and promoting the ideology of the current russian government.

A direct participant in russia’s aggression against Ukraine as a member of the Wagner Group, and an active participant in russia’s information war against Ukraine as a propagandist and war correspondent.
He participated in the war against Ukraine from the summer of 2022 to May 2023 as a volunteer in the Wagner Group’s radio battalion under the pseudonym "Papyrus".
In 2025, he published an autobiographical book titled "To the Living and the Dead", in which he described his time at war. Comments posted by readers on russian social media note that "the stories describe the heroic deeds of convicts" and "clearly show that russia’s strength lies in its people, who are always ready to move forward without looking back."
On the "Papyrus" Telegram channel, Filimonov glorifies russian military personnel, justifies the occupation of Ukrainian territories, approves of the killing of Ukrainians, calling them "Nazis," calls for intensifying strikes on Ukrainian territory, particularly on infrastructure facilities, actively disseminates information about fundraising efforts to support the russian armed forces, and reports on "humanitarian aid" delivered to combat units.
For his participation in the war against Ukraine, he was awarded the Order "For Merit to the fatherland," 1st class with swords.

A russian writer, propagandist, and public supporter of the russian federation’s armed aggression against Ukraine.
Since 2013, he has been a member of the All-russian public creative organization "Union of Writers of russia," which openly supports the kremlin’s policies, particularly the aggression against Ukraine. He is also a co-founder of the "Union of February 24," an association of pro-government cultural figures who publicly support the war.
He actively uses his Telegram channel, "German Sadulaev," to systematically support and justify the russian invasion and deny Ukraine’s sovereignty. In particular, in his public statements, he calls Ukraine’s independence a "mistake" and calls for the elimination of Ukrainian statehood. He promotes narratives about the need for the "denazification" and "demilitarization" of Ukraine, spreads claims about "neo-Ukrainian Nazism," and calls for the complete occupation of its territory.
In his public speeches and posts, he dehumanizes the Ukrainian people and the Ukrainian state. In particular, in a video address on the russian online video hosting platform ruTube, he called Ukraine a "terrorist state," and in an interview with the russian publication "Argumenty i Fakty" in December 2022, he characterized "modern Bandera-style Ukrainianism" as a "totalitarian sect, an anti-system chimera" that "wants a new birth in Satan."
In 2024, Sadulaev published the novel "No One Will Take This Life" ("Никто не выVOZит эту жизнь" ) in the series "Cultural Space of Donbas" under the patronage of Zakhar Prilepin. The work has been recommended by the "Defenders of the fatherland" Foundation for distribution in russian schools and libraries.
He is also personally involved in providing logistical support for russia’s aggression and heads the volunteer mission "Brothers and Sisters," through which he actively shares posts on his social media accounts about fundraising efforts to support units of the russian armed forces.
He has received a number of awards and commendations related to his volunteer activities in support of russian military units. In particular, he has been awarded the civic honors "For Service and Valor," "Volunteer of russia," and "For Assistance to the Front." In addition, he has received numerous letters of appreciation from the command of russian military units and armed formations, including from the "Pyatnashka" international brigade.
He has visited the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine on multiple occasions, including participating in a "volunteer rotation" at Zakhar Prilepin’s headquarters in the Zaporizhzhia region.

He is an active participant in russia’s information war against Ukraine as a propagandist and author of articles and books on military conflicts of the 20th and 21st centuries. In the public sphere, he presents himself as an independent expert, but in reality he is an active tool of russian propaganda.
He conveys his anti-Ukrainian stance through collaboration with russian media and publishers, as well as through his own media platforms. In particular, he has described events in eastern Ukraine from a pro-russian perspective in books such as "The Day Ukraine Wavered: The Ilovaisk Meat Grinder," "Battle of the Year: The Defense of Saur-Mogila," "The Fall of Donetsk Airport: How It Happened," and "The Fortress of Sloviansk."
Since the start of the full-scale invasion in 2022, he has actively disseminated propaganda narratives to justify russia’s aggression. In his articles and speeches, he openly promotes the kremlin’s talking points, calling the so-called "special military operation" a necessary action, criticizing Ukraine’s actions, and using propaganda clichés such as "the genocide of the russian people in Donbas." In addition, in his public statements, he claimed that the russian command’s main mistake was allegedly "pity for the Ukrainian Armed Forces."
A significant portion of his writings is based on the manipulation of historical facts, which shapes a simplified and one-sided view of military and political events, fully in line with the russian federation’s official narratives. Thus, Norin is a classic example of an informal media figure who, through his respectable image as a military historian, exerts informational and psychological influence on public opinion—a typical mechanism of russian cognitive warfare.
Since the start of the armed aggression in 2014, he has openly supported pro-russian forces. He organized fundraisers, participated in the transport of so-called humanitarian aid to militants, and has repeatedly visited the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine

A former state official of the Presidential Administration of the Republic of Belarus and the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs who uses his public and professional status to spread anti-Ukrainian and war-propaganda narratives.
He has resided in Moscow since 2013.
From 2014 to 2022, he served as editor-in-chief of the russian news agency REGNUM; from 2020 to 2022, he served as deputy director of the Institute for International Political and Economic Strategies "RUSSTRAT".
As a senior researcher in the Belarus Department of the russian analytical center "Institute of CIS Countries", he publishes academic articles in which he analyzes the activities of the Belarusian opposition, characterizing its ideology as "pro-Western" and "russophobic".
He actively uses his Telegram channel "Yuri Baranchik" to openly support russia’s armed aggression against Ukraine. He systematically publishes analytical materials in which he justifies the "demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine" as strategic objectives of russia’s armed aggression.
As an expert for the propaganda platforms "Ukraine.ru" and "Crimea News Feed", he disseminates narratives aligned with the russian federation’s official position.
In addition to his informational activities, he is directly involved in the logistical support of the aggression, sharing posts on his social media accounts calling for fundraising to support units of the russian armed forces.