Kremlin Mouthpieces

Weaponization of information is part of russian military doctrine
Total number:
55
Individuals
Updated: 26.12.2024
Today, the kremlin is waging war not only with missiles, tanks and guns. The information war does not have a clearly defined front line. By investing significant resources in it, the russian authorities are trying to destabilize Ukraine and the world, influence political processes and shape public opinion in different regions of the planet in their own invasive interests.
russian propaganda supports violence, justifies aggression and war crimes, uses dehumanization and hatred of Ukraine as fuel for war, argues Ukraine’s ability to continue the fight. It has faces that the whole world needs to know – to know in order to block, impose sanctions, deny entry, close bank accounts, and cease all cooperation.
The aggressor`s propaganda troops have no place in the civilized world!
Total: 55
HASANOV/APACHEV Akim Vladimirovich
HASANOV/APACHEV Akim Vladimirovich
russian singer, songwriter and performer, former war correspondent
It openly supports russia’s war against Ukraine, expands kremlin propaganda, glorifies russian military forces, manipulates extremely important information and promotes facts, What is happening on the battlefield is supported by russia’s annexation of Ukrainian Crimea, putin’s policies and the kremlin regime.
In 2014, I became a volunteer of the russian-Ukrainian war in Donbass at the warehouse of the 1st battalion of the 5th brigade "Oplot" of the "russian Orthodox Army".
A popular blogger, with his Telegram channel with an audience of over 63 thousand subscribers, reported on the progress of the russian military operation in Syria, the russian-Ukrainian war in progress Ukraine, now known as the so-called "SMO", actively interviews with the military armored forces of the russian federation, militants so called "DPR", "LPR" and the PMC "Wagner", and also provides informational support to the collection of funds for consumption of armored forces of the russian federation.
After the start large-scale invasion, in solemn words, we "went to the cultural front" - began to record "patriotic" albums, dedicated to the title of "SMO" and acted for the russian military.
In the spring of 2022, rock recorded a cover version of the Ukrainian song "Plive Kacha", as in 2014, rock is a requiem for the lost heroes of the Revolution of Goodness, "timed" to the depletion of Mariupol. According to Hasanov’s words, he devoutly sang the Ukrainian song in order to "trophy" the language. In early 2022, the russian TV channel russia Today released a clip of this song, filming in the ruins of Azovstal in the immediately occupied Mariupol.
The fierce 2023 rock has its own cover version of the song "Plive Kacha", as the Ukrainian band supports the advances of the occupiers, performing in Moscow at the Luzhniki stadium before the concert, dedicated to the day of the heir of the heir. In 2024, the rock will air its version of the song "Plive Kacha" on the russian First Channel.
She performs with the song and dance ensemble of the Central Military District of the Ministry of Defense of the russian federation within the framework of the project "Cultural Mobilization", and also performs in front of the russian military in the headquarters centers and at the front near the creative warehouse "agitation and propaganda brigades."
He systematically travels to the occupied territories of Ukraine in connection with his professional activities.
As part of the production of its musical creations, it collaborates with the American distributor ONErpm.
MARSHAL/MYNKOV Alexander Vitalyevich
MARSHAL/MYNKOV Alexander Vitalyevich
russian musician, composer, singer, songwriter and TV presenter
Supports and justifies russia's military aggression against Ukraine, spreading kremlin propaganda narratives, regularly participates in propaganda rallies and concerts, and also declares his desire to personally fight against Ukraine. He is a member of the putin Team movement, which supports putin in the presidential elections. In 2014, he supported the annexation of Crimea and repeatedly participated in rally-concerts in honor of the so-called "annexation of Crimea". Since 2015, he has been the permanent TV presenter of the series of programs "Legends of the Army with Alexander Marshal" on the russian federal socio-patriotic TV channel "Zvezda", owned by the Ministry of Defense of the russian federation. In addition, Marshal is a member of the Public Council under the Ministry of Defense of the russian federation, is a member of the Public Council under the Investigative Committee of the russian federation. Supports the russian military, provides them with humanitarian aid and transport, systematically holds concerts in their honor, including at russian military-industrial complex plants, as well as in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. In the fall of 2022, together with pro-government "stars" of the russian pop music scene who support russian aggression against Ukraine, he took part in recording the song and propaganda clip "We Will Rise". In 2023, he supported the joint initiative of the Ministry of Defense of the russian federation and JSC "russian Media Group" to establish a monetary reward for each russian military in the amount of 700 thousand/1 million rubles for the destruction of Leopard 1/Leopard2 battle tanks, which were transferred to the Armed Forces of Ukraine by Western partners.
Also in 2023, he joined the "Agitbrigades of russian Radio" project, within the framework of which he participates in concerts for russian military personnel in hospitals, military units, mobilization points and in front-line territories, including in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, and also supplies the russian Armed Forces with humanitarian aid, special equipment and machinery. As part of his activities, he receives state funding. Thus, for the implementation of state-ordered contracts, Marshal provided services worth 12.1 million rubles. He systematically visits the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine in order to carry out commercial concert activities and support the russian military. Marshal's daughter lives in the USA.
KUKSENKOVA/SOKIRKO Irina Yulievna
KUKSENKOVA/SOKIRKO Irina Yulievna
military correspondent of Channel One, russian journalist
Openly supports russia's war against Ukraine, spreading kremlin propaganda narratives, glorifying the russian military, manipulating socially important information and distorting facts regarding events on the battlefield, supporting russia's annexation of the Ukrainian Crimea, putin's policies and the kremlin regime.
She systematically shoots stories from the battlefield. Among other things, it has broadcast stories from Gostomel, the temporarily occupied Mariupol, etc. It spreads fake news about the shelling of civilians and their cities by the Ukrainian military, and calls the russian army liberators from nazism. She also worked in military and armed conflict zones in Chechnya, Georgia and Syria.
Participates in propaganda concerts-rallies in support of the war.
He is a member of the Central Headquarters of the All-russian public movement "People's Front "For russia"" (under sanctions from the EU, Canada, Switzerland and Ukraine), which was created at putin's initiative to monitor the implementation of his decrees/instructions and conduct campaign activities in election processes. He is also a member of the putin Team movement, which supports putin in the presidential elections. He is an ambassador of the "People's Front" project. All for Victory", which raises funds for the needs of the russian military. Kuksenkova directly systematically raises funds to provide the russian military with cars, quadcopters, warm clothing, tires, body armor, helmets, walkie-talkies, binoculars, thermal imagers, sights and first-aid kits.
In June 2023, she took part in putin's meeting with military correspondents who carry out their activities in the so-called "SMO" zone.
In January 2024, the ONF Investigation Bureau fund headed by Kuksenkova received 27.6 million rubles from the presidential grant fund to maintain a rehabilitation camp for victims in the so-called "SMO" zone.
In 2022, she was awarded the Order of Courage in the russian federation.
Systematically visits the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine in connection with her journalistic activities.
KIRKOROV Philipp Bedrosovich
KIRKOROV Philipp Bedrosovich
pop singer, actor, composer and music producer, people's artist of russia
He systematically supports russia's armed aggression against Ukraine and glorifies the war crimes of the occupiers, supports putin's policy and the kremlin regime. He gives concerts in support of the russian military. On March 18, 2021, while participating in a campaign rally-concert at the Luzhniki Stadium in honor of the anniversary of the annexation of Crimea, he spoke in support of russia's annexation of Ukrainian Crimea. In his statements, he noted that Crimea is his favorite place in russia. In April 2022, he publicly demanded the release of putin's godfather Viktor Medvedchuk, who was detained for collaboration with terrorist organizations and high treason, calling him his "senior friend." In June 2023, on his Telegram channel, he thanked putin and Lukashenko "for their wisdom" and called on his audience to rally around the russian president, and also opposed russia to the "West." He receives state funding for his concert activities. Under 7 government contracts, he provided services totaling more than 9.1 million rubles. He systematically visits the TOT of Ukraine to participate in propaganda events and to conduct commercial concert activities. In particular, on July 26, 2022, during a visit to the members of the so-called "SMO" in a hospital in the temporarily occupied Feodosia (Crimea), he thanked the russian military, calling them his "heroes" and "valiant soldiers". On July 27, 2022, during a concert in the temporarily occupied Yalta, he made statements that correspond to pro-kremlin narratives about the unjust collapse of the USSR, the russian language, and the "mighty state." In February 2024, he visited the temporarily occupied Horlivka, Donetsk region, to speak to wounded russian soldiers. In 2022, Kirkorov attended the Eurovision Song Contest in Turin (Italy), Capadocia in Turkey, and Dubai in the UAE. In 2023, he vacationed in Dubai (UAE), Paris (France), Rome (Italy), Elounda (Greece), visited Miami (USA), and the official Dolce & Gabbana show in Puglia (Italy) as a guest of honor. In January 2024, he visited the United States with the possible purpose of obtaining a residence permit. He owns a house and two apartments in Miami (USA), an apartment in Latvia, a villa on the northern coast of Crete and 12 apartments in Bulgaria.
SHAKHNAZAROV Karen Georgievich
SHAKHNAZAROV Karen Georgievich
film director, screenwriter and producer, general Director of the "Mosfilm" film concern
Publicly supports russia's invasion of Ukraine, putin's policies and the kremlin regime, actively spreads pro-kremlin propaganda, and also threatens critics of the war with mass repressions, concentration camps, re-education and sterilization. Advocates testing nuclear weapons "for preventive purposes".
He is a permanent member of the Izborsky Club - a community of experts studying russian foreign and domestic policy, one of the key tasks of which is "to promote the formation of a powerful political and ideological coalition of patriot 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".
Since 2018, he has been putin's confidant in the presidential elections, and is also a member of the Central Headquarters of the All-russian Public Movement "People's Front "For russia"" (under sanctions from the EU, Canada, Switzerland and Ukraine), which was created at putin's initiative to monitor the implementation of his decrees/instructions and conduct campaign activities in the electoral processes.
In 2020, he joined the working group to prepare proposals for amendments to the Constitution of the russian federation, which would allow putin to be re-elected for two more terms in 2024 and 2030.
In 2018, he was a confidant of the candidate for mayor of Moscow, Sergei Sobyanin.
In March 2014, Shakhnazarov supported russia's annexation of Ukrainian Crimea and signed a letter to putin in support of the annexation.
He has repeatedly visited the temporarily occupied Crimea, and in 2020 he announced his plans to filming a new film in Crimea.
In June 2024, the Security Service of Ukraine informed Shakhnazarov of suspicion of justifying the armed aggression of the russian federation against Ukraine, which began in 2014, using the media.
As part of cooperation with the Federal Agency for the Commonwealth of Independent States, compatriots living abroad and international humanitarian cooperation under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the russian federation, he has the opportunity to systematically present his creative work abroad. In particular, in October 2023, the russian Center for Science and Culture "russian House" in Sofia (Bulgaria) hosted a presentation of the film "Khitrovka. The Sign of the Four" and a retrospective of 12 films by Shakhnazarov with his participation. In November 2023, the same retrospective with the presentation of the new film was held at the russian Center for Science and Culture "russian House" in Rome (Italy). In 2023, the premiere of Shakhnazarov's new film took place in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Croatia, Albania. The "russian House of Science and Culture" in Paris regularly hosts screenings of Shakhnazarov's films and those of the Mosfilm film studio.
MASHKOV Vladimir Lvovich
MASHKOV Vladimir Lvovich
russian actor, director, screenwriter, producer, artistic director of the Oleg Tabakov Theater, director of the Sovremennik Theater, head of the Union of Theater Workers
He systematically supports the armed aggression of the russian federation against Ukraine and glorifies the war crimes of the occupiers, supports putin's policies and the kremlin regime.
He was co-chairman of putin's election headquarters during the 2024 election campaign and has been his permanent confidant in the presidential election since 2018, and is a member of the putin Team movement, which supports putin in the presidential election. He was a member of the initiative group to nominate putin as a candidate for the 2024 presidential election.
In 2020, he supported the adoption of amendments to the constitution of the russian federation, which allowed putin to be re-elected for two more terms in 2024 and 2030.
In July 2023, he was included in the list of proxies for the current mayor of Moscow, Sergei Sobyanin, in the September 2023 elections.
In his numerous interviews and speeches on central russian channels, he called for the "accession" of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions of Ukraine to russia. He systematically visits the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine to participate in propaganda events in support of the war. On September 23, 2022, he took part in the rally "We do not abandon our own" organized by the all-russian public movement "People's Front for russia" dedicated to the referendum in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. He spoke during a campaign rally-concert in honor of the anniversary of the annexation of Crimea entitled "For a world without Nazism! For russia! For the President", which took place on March 18, 2022 at the Luzhniki Stadium. He installed the military symbol "Z" on the facade of the Oleg Tabakov Theater in Moscow, which is used by russian propaganda to support the russian invasion of Ukraine. On September 30, 2024, he took part in the concert rally "russia, Donbass, Novorossiya: Together Forever!". During his speeches at mass propaganda events, he calls for the continuation of missile and bomb attacks on the civilian infrastructure of Ukraine. In 2024, the Union of Theater Workers of the russian federation, under the leadership of Mashkov, opened its regional branch in the TOT of Ukraine.
He was repeatedly awarded personally by putin, which indicates his closeness to the kremlin regime.
In May 2023, the Security Service of Ukraine notified Mashkov of suspicion of encroachment on the territorial integrity and inviolability of Ukraine, justification, recognition as lawful, denial of russia's armed aggression against Ukraine, glorification of its participants and violation of the procedure for entering and leaving the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine. In November 2024, Mashkov was sentenced in absentia to 10 years in prison and his apartment in Odesa was confiscated. Mashkov's daughter lives in the United States.
CHICHERINA Yulia Dmitrievna
CHICHERINA Yulia Dmitrievna
russian singer, actress and songwriter
Systematically supports the armed aggression of the russian federation against Ukraine, the annexation of the Ukrainian Crimea by russia, putin's policy and the kremlin regime.
Has citizenship of the so-called "DPR" and "LPR".
In 2018, she was included in the list of putin's confidants in the presidential elections. She is a member of the putin Team movement, which supports putin in the presidential elections. She is an ambassador of the "People's Front. Everything for Victory" project and one of the curators of fundraising for the needs of the so-called "SMO participants". In particular, at the beginning of 2023, with more than 50 million rubles collected under the supervision of Chicherina, the "People's Front. Everything for Victory" project purchased and transferred radio stations, repeaters, chargers, antennas, additional power batteries and other consumables to the russian military. In November 2024, Chicherina organized a fundraiser for electronic warfare equipment for the russian Armed Forces.
In March 2022, she personally participated in the removal of the Ukrainian flag from the city administration building in temporarily occupied Energodar and installed the russian flag in temporarily occupied Melitopol.
In January 2023, she published an appeal on her own YouTube channel in which she called on servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to surrender to the russian army and threatened Ukrainian military with concentration camps in Siberia. She regularly appears in propaganda videos and films, and speaks to russian military personnel. Chicherina's repertoire is characterized by a significantly pronounced military theme.
In 2015, she performed at a New Year's concert at the Lenin Palace of Culture in temporarily occupied Luhansk as part of a "charity" event organized by the all-russian motorcycle club "Night Wolves" (under sanctions by the EU, the US, Ukraine and Switzerland). The motorcycle club "Night Wolves" is a key supporter of the russian government, actively supports russian state propaganda in russia, russia's war against Ukraine and russia's annexation of the Ukrainian Crimea, and is also closely associated with putin.
In 2016, together with the song and dance ensemble of the Central Military District of the russian Ministry of Defense, she performed for russian servicemen at the Khmeimim military base in Syria.
Collaborates with the song and dance ensemble of the Central Military District of the Ministry of Defense of the russian federation as part of the "Cultural Mobilization" project, in particular, performs for russian military personnel in training centers and at the front as part of creative "agitation and propaganda brigades".
In September 2022, she took part in the concert "We Do Not Abandon Our Own", organized by the all-russian public movement "People's Front "For russia" and dedicated to the referendum in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. She starred in the television film "Storm V Zakoni", dedicated to russian prisoners fighting in the assault companies of the so-called "SMO" and in the documentary film "Yulia Chicherina: "And We Will Stand".
In October 2022, by decree of putin, Chicherina was awarded the title of Honored Artist of the russian federation.
Regularly visits the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, where she performs concerts for russian servicemen at military bases and on the front line.
In October 2023, the Security Service of Ukraine reported Chicherina in absentia on suspicion of war propaganda, justification of russian aggression in Ukraine, encroachment on the territorial integrity and inviolability of Ukraine, and illegal crossing of the state border of Ukraine.
OKHLOBISTIN Ivan Ivanovich
OKHLOBISTIN Ivan Ivanovich
russian actor, director and screenwriter, creative director of the company "Baon"
He systematically supports russia's armed aggression against Ukraine, russia's annexation of Ukrainian Crimea, putin's policies and the kremlin regime, and declares his readiness to personally fight against Ukraine. He publicly expresses his support for the so-called "DPR" and its leaders. In November 2016, he filed an official application for citizenship of the so-called "DPR" and received a passport personally from the so-called "head of the republic" Zakharchenko. In 2022, he supported russia's invasion of Ukraine and organized the "patriotic" flash mob "Work, brothers". He is known for his aggressive anti-Ukrainian rhetoric. In particular, he states that the US and the EU are to blame for the escalation of the conflict in Ukraine, advocates the preservation of "brotherly ties" between russians and Ukrainians, supports the annexation of Crimea to russia and military aggression against the Ukrainian people, calls Ukraine a historical incident, states that the Ukrainian cities of Mykolaiv and Odesa are russian territory, and Ukrainians are "the same russians, just Nazis." He is a permanent member of the Izborsk Club, a community of experts in the study of russian foreign and domestic policy, one of whose key tasks is "to promote the formation of a powerful political and ideological coalition of patriots-statesmen, an imperial front that opposes manipulations in russian politics by foreign centers of influence and the ‘fifth column’ from within the country." He was putin's confidant in the 2024 presidential election. He participated in the congress of the group that nominated putin for a new presidential term in December 2023. He regularly delivers humanitarian aid to the russian military personally. He was awarded the humanitarian badge "Donbass Volunteer" by the occupation authorities in 2016, the medal "Participant of the special military operation in Ukraine. For Courage" medal, the medal ‘For Participation in the Special Operation for Denazification and Demilitarization of Ukraine’ in 2022, the medal ‘Konstantin Simonov’ of the russian Ministry of Defense in 2023, the Order ‘For Merit to Zaporizhzhia Region’ of the first degree in 2023 "for significant personal contribution to the formation of the information space of Zaporizhzhia region, promotion of a positive image of the region, active civic position and patriotism", the Order of Friendship of the so-called ‘DPR’ in 2024 ‘for services to the people of the DPR and the government of the republic’, the medal ‘For Outstanding Contribution to the Development of the russian Cossacks’ in 2024 ‘for active support of the russian Orthodox Church, Cossacks defending the homeland and civilians on the front line of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as for patriotic and spiritual and moral education of young people’. Okhlobystin's son is directly involved in russia's war against Ukraine.
GAZMANOV Oleg Mykhailovych
GAZMANOV Oleg Mykhailovych
soviet and russian singer, composer, producer, people's artist of russia
He is an ardent supporter of putin's policies and russia's war against Ukraine. Through his own pages on social media, he promotes putin's policy and the so-called "military operation" in Ukraine.
Conducts active propaganda and touring work to form a convenient and favorable worldview of his audience for the kremlin elite regarding the perception and whitewashing of russian military (armed) aggression.
He conducts tours in support of "russia's victory in the Eastern Ukraine," raises funds for the purchase of weapons for the russian armed forces, including UAVs and sights for small arms. As part of the charity event, he handed over autographed guitars to the russian military.
In May 2023, he visited the 291st Guards Artillery Brigade of the 58th Combined Arms Army of the Southern Military District, thanked the russian military and gave them tickets to his concert as a sign of respect, and in return received a model of the brigade's main weapon and a thank you from the command.
In 2013, as a member of the Public Council under the Ministry of Defense, he initiated and implemented his own project to create a "youth" version of the russian national anthem to promote state symbols among young people.
In 2023, with the financial support of the Presidential Foundation for Cultural Initiatives and the Presidential Grants Fund, Gazmanov became the ideologist and artistic director of the Rodniki national competition of "patriotic" songs and is working on creating an online database of "patriotic" songs.
Under Gazmanov's leadership, the Rodniki project holds concerts for the russian military, organizes humanitarian aid collections to meet their needs, and cooperates with the All-russian Public Movement "People's Front for russia" (under sanctions from the EU, Canada, Switzerland and Ukraine) and the All-russian Public and State Movement of Children and Youth "Movement of the First".
Gazmanov also took part in propaganda rallies and concerts in honor of the anniversaries of the annexation of Crimea at Luzhniki Stadium in 2021-2022.
In the fall of 2022, among other pro-government russian pop stars who support russian aggression against Ukraine, he took part in the recording of the song and propaganda video "Let's Rise".
He regularly visits the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine to perform commercial concerts and propaganda activities in support of the war.
He owns real estate in Latvia and Italy.
STESHIN Dmitry Anatolyevich
STESHIN Dmitry Anatolyevich
russian military intelligence officer, journalist, editor, correspondent for Komsomolskaya pravda
Openly supports russia's war against Ukraine, spreading kremlin propaganda narratives, glorifying the russian military, manipulating socially important information and distorting facts regarding events on the battlefield, supporting russia's annexation of the Ukrainian Crimea, putin's policies and the kremlin regime.
Since 2014, he has covered the russian-Ukrainian war in eastern Ukraine, and since February 2022, he has joined the ranks of the illegal armed formation "Vostok" of the so-called "DPR", as part of which he takes a direct part in hostilities against Ukraine, and also covers events as a military correspondent, performing tasks for information support of the terrorist activities of the russian troops in combat zones on the territory of Ukraine.
He is a military correspondent purely formally, primarily being an agent of the Ministry of Defense of the russian federation. He coordinates almost all his actions, statements and texts with the Main Intelligence Directorate of the russian federation.
He is associated with the activities of the "Free City of Odesa" project, aimed at implementing a number of provocations and information sabotage in the Odessa region, which are supposed to demonstrate the alleged presence of the so-called "underground and reactive anti-Ukrainian sentiments of the population" in the region.
He is a frequent guest on the show "Evening with Vladimir Solovyov", where he speaks out about the events on the battlefield.
In June 2023, he took part in putin's meeting with military correspondents who carry out their activities in the so-called "SMO" zone.
In 2014, he was awarded the medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" for "objective coverage of events in Crimea", as well as the medal "For the Return of Crimea".
KEOSAYAN Tigran Edmondovich
KEOSAYAN Tigran Edmondovich
russian and Armenian film and television actor, film director, screenwriter, producer, video clip director, TV presenter, author and presenter of the program "International Sawmill"
Systematically supports and justifies the armed aggression of the russian federation against Ukraine, the annexation of the Ukrainian Crimea by russia, putin's policy and the kremlin regime, spreading typical narratives of kremlin propaganda. He also supported the so-called "referendums in the liberated territories" and the mobilization announced by putin.
He is the author and host of the program "International Sawmill" on the russian federal TV channel "NTV", and the program "Friday with Tigran Keosayan" on the radio "Sputnik", in which he regularly covers the chronicles of political events and the war of russia against Ukraine in favor of the russian government. He also actively participates in broadcasts and political talk shows.
He is known for his aggressive anti-Ukrainian rhetoric. In particular, in his public statements he discredits the Ukrainian authorities, calls Ukraine a part of russia and openly supports the executions of civilians by members of the Wagner PMC.
Together with his wife, TV presenter and propagandist Margarita Simonyan, he raises funds for the needs of the russian Armed Forces.
He is the director of the film "Crimean Bridge. Made with Love", which was shot in the temporarily occupied Crimea with the assistance of Arkady Rotenberg (under sanctions by all countries of the sanctions coalition). The film's budget was 175 million rubles, and the costs of its marketing support were 125 million. The box office collection of 70 million rubles indicates the propaganda purpose of the film, not a commercial one.
In April 2024, he received the title of Honored Artist of the russian federation for "a great contribution to the development of domestic culture and art, many years of fruitful activity."
PRILEPIN Evgeniy / Zakhar Nikolaevich
PRILEPIN Evgeniy / Zakhar Nikolaevich
russian politician, writer, publicist, head of the party "For Truth", deputy artistic director of the Moscow Art Theatre for literary affairs
Systematically supports the armed aggression of the russian federation against Ukraine, the annexation of the Ukrainian Crimea by russia, putin's policy and the kremlin regime, spreading the narratives of kremlin propaganda. In particular, he states that "all of Ukraine should become part of russia", that Kyiv is a "russian Ukrainian city", and also claims that "history itself puts russia at the center of world restructuring".
Since 2014, he has participated in the russian-Ukrainian war in Donbas as deputy commander of a special forces battalion for work with the personnel of the army of the so-called "DPR", and was also an advisor to the so-called "head of the DPR" Alexander Zakharchenko.
Since January 2023, he has been directly participating in the war against Ukraine as part of the special forces regiment "Oplot" of the National Guard of the russian federation as deputy commander for military-political work. He holds the military rank of lieutenant colonel.
He is one of the leaders of the "A Just russia - For the Truth" party, a member of the Public Council under the Ministry of Culture of the russian federation, a member of the Commission on Law and Order and Military Discipline of the Public Council under the Ministry of Defense of the russian federation, and also joined the Council under the President of the russian federation for Culture and Art.
He is a member of the All-russian Public Movement "People's Front "For russia" (under sanctions from the EU, Canada, Switzerland and Ukraine), which was created at the initiative of putin in order to monitor the implementation of his decrees/instructions and conduct campaigning activities in election processes. Within the framework of the "People's Front "For russia" Prilepin created the project "Volunteers of Culture", which is engaged in "preservation of cultural heritage".
He manages the Zakhar Prilepin Foundation and, as part of its activities, systematically organizes fundraising for the needs of the russian Armed Forces and personally delivers humanitarian aid, equipment, special equipment for small arms - butts, collimators, handles, monoculars, sights and mounts, as well as quadcopters, tablets, special communication equipment, etc. to the russian military. The Zakhar Prilepin Foundation, together with the public movement "Bloggers' Council", initiated a fundraising campaign for the "Victory Tank" tank.
In 2020, he joined the working group to prepare proposals for amendments to the russian Constitution, which would allow putin to be re-elected for two more terms - in 2024 and 2030.
He joined the initiative group to nominate putin as a candidate in the 2024 presidential election.
In addition, as part of the implementation of patriotic education measures, together with the all-russian public-state movement of children and youth "Movement of the First", the so-called "Lessons of Courage" are held, the program of which includes lectures, familiarization of children and youth with the exhibits of the museum of the so-called "SMO", disassembly-assembly of the Kalashnikov assault rifle, etc. In 2021, he was awarded a badge and a certificate of honor from putin for "a great contribution to strengthening russian statehood and active public activity", in 2023 - the Order of Courage for "courage and selflessness shown while fulfilling his civic duty", in 2024 he received the medal "For Strengthening Combat Solidarity" of the Ministry of Defense of the russian federation. He was also awarded the medals "For Courage" and "russian Special Forces", the badge of honor of the so-called LPR "For Humanitarian Assistance" and the badge "Volunteer of Donbass".
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