Kremlin Mouthpieces

Weaponization of information is part of russian military doctrine
Total number:
197
Individuals
Updated: 19.08.2026
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: 197
KOT Yuriy Volodymyrovych
KOT Yuriy Volodymyrovych
russian TV host, public figure, russian television commentator, founder of the art holding "Vsyó dlya tebya" ("All for You"), press secretary of the World russian People’s Council
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.
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POVALIY Taisia Nikolaevna
POVALIY Taisia Nikolaevna
Ukrainian and russian singer, former People’s Artist of Ukraine (title revoked in 2015), Member of Parliament of Ukraine of the 7th convocation
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.
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MONTIAN Tetiana Mykolaivna
MONTIAN Tetiana Mykolaivna
blogger, publicist, columnist for the Telegram channel "Specially for RT", Author of the Telegram channels "#MONTIAN!" and "#MONTIAN! Uncensored"
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.
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PORYVAJ Natalіa Vladimirovna / Natasha Korolyova
PORYVAJ Natalіa Vladimirovna / Natasha Korolyova
soviet and russian pop singer, honored artist of russia, member of the United russia party
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.
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KORTUNOVA Marina Alexandrovna
KORTUNOVA Marina Alexandrovna
Head of the Moscow bureau of Press TV, contributor to RT Arabic
A veteran media operative within the state propaganda infrastructure of Iran and russia.
Since 2014, she has worked as a correspondent for the Iranian state-owned broadcaster "Press TV" in Moscow, and in 2019 she was appointed bureau chief. Her reporting has spanned more than a decade of major geopolitical events, including russia’s invasion of Ukraine, bilateral initiatives between russia and Iran, BRICS and Eurasian summits, and peace talks on Syria.
Her assignments and broadcasts align closely with the strategic priorities of both the kremlin and the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB). Fluent in both the language and ideological positioning expected of state media, Kortunova plays a key role in laundering narratives: portraying russian actions as humanitarian, Iranian objectives as peaceful, and Western responses as imperialist.
Kortunova’s reports consistently glorify russia as a peacemaker, discredit Ukrainian authorities, present fabricated or manipulated poll results (for example, claiming referendum support above 80 percent), and cite only analysts from the kremlin’s approved pool.
She participated in the launch of RT Arabic and has reported from the field for various figures in the Persian Gulf states who hold authoritarian or anti-Western positions.
On September 27, 2022, she authored a press release describing russia’s annexation referendums in Ukraine as democratic and legitimate. Her report echoed kremlin narratives of "historical justice" and framed NATO as a threat.
In 2024, she authored a report for French media on the so-called NATO exhibition in Moscow, which displayed Western military equipment allegedly captured in Ukraine. In her coverage, aimed at discrediting Western military support for Ukraine, the exhibition was presented as "putin’s mockery of the West."
Also in September 2022, she wrote a press release promoting cooperation between russia and Iran with the stated goal of "nullifying sanctions" and replacing dollar-based trade. She quoted both Lavrov and Iranian officials advocating for mechanisms to bypass Western sanctions.
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LOPATEONOK Igor Zinovievich
LOPATEONOK Igor Zinovievich
soviet, Ukrainian, russian and American film industry figure, film producer, documentary filmmaker, member of the Directors Guild of America, member of the National Center for Film and Animation (France), CEO of the production company Global Tree Pictures
Known as a producer and director of documentaries that promote pro-kremlin narratives and present a kremlin-friendly version of events about Ukraine, often in collaboration with American director Oliver Stone.
He directed the films "Massacre on the Maidan" (2014), "Ukraine on Fire" (2016), "Revealing Ukraine" (2019), and "Eternal Present – Ukraine: 30 Years of Independence" (2021), all of which depict the Revolution of Dignity as a nationalist coup allegedly organized by the United States.
His works include interviews with pro-russian figures, including vladimir putin and Viktor Yanukovych, and seek to justify russia’s aggression against Ukraine.
He also took part in projects aimed at distributing pro-russian videos online, including a 2023 project titled "To russia with Love," which sought to persuade Westerners to move to russia and was reportedly funded by a foundation established by putin.
He initiated the production of films about authoritarian leaders, including those of Belarus and Azerbaijan, in order to bolster their reputations internationally. This highlights his role in creating content that legitimizes authoritarian regimes and aligns with kremlin interests.
He is a board member of the American organization "Christian Orthodox Coalition," which is linked to russian influence operations in the United States.
Through his company "Global Tree Pictures," he has produced content described as pro-kremlin propaganda for figures such as Rudy Giuliani, Kash Patel, and Tucker Carlson.
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ROMANOV Vladimir Nikolayevich
ROMANOV Vladimir Nikolayevich
russian military correspondent, author of the Telegram channels "Romanov Light" and "Romanov SUPPORT FOR THE FRONT"
A russian propagandist who actively supports the russian federation’s aggression against Ukraine. He systematically promotes kremlin narratives, calling the occupied territories of Ukraine "part of russia", justifying russia’s war against Ukraine, and producing a large volume of reports about the war in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.
He is known as the author of the Telegram channel "Romanov Light", which has more than 136,000 subscribers. Through this channel, he distributes propaganda content, including his own photos and videos from the front that glorify russian soldiers and discredit the Armed Forces of Ukraine by calling them "Nazis". He also publishes claims of towns and villages coming under russian control, at times citing "enemy resources" to confirm the information.
In May 2025, he filmed and posted on his Telegram channel a video from the Crimean Bridge following an attack by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The footage was later widely circulated by russian propaganda media.
Through the "Romanov Light" channel bot, he calls for people to submit addresses of Ukrainian territorial recruitment centers and coordinates for strikes, promising "results" and "complete anonymity". This appeal is intended to collect intelligence for organizing attacks on Ukrainian recruitment centers, directly supporting the subversive activities of the russian federation and posing a threat to Ukraine’s national security.
He also raises funds for the russian army through another Telegram channel, "Romanov Help the Front", where he posts donation details and reports on the purchase of equipment for russian military units, including medical supplies and ATVs.
He has received awards from russian military units.
He resides in temporarily occupied Sevastopol and has repeatedly visited areas of active hostilities in eastern and southern Ukraine. He documented his presence in temporarily occupied Siverskodonetsk, Luhansk region (March 2023), and in Chuhuiv district, Kharkiv region (June 2024).
In April 2023, he released a video from Polohivskyi district, Zaporizhzhia region, where he personally took part in combat and fired a russian Kornet anti-tank missile system at positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, demonstrating his direct participation in the war on the side of the occupying forces.
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LISITSYN Evgeny Vadimovich
LISITSYN Evgeny Vadimovich
military correspondent for ANNA News, advisor to the Prosecutor General of the so-called LPR, head of the Union of Communists of Luhansk region, member of the russian president's Commission on Cossack Affairs
An active russian propagandist, war correspondent, employee of occupation structures, and an important media intermediary closely linked to illegal armed formations and the russian authorities.
His activities include spreading propaganda via Telegram, VK, Rutube, Facebook, TikTok, and numerous thematic channels and groups, as well as legitimizing the occupation of Ukrainian territories, particularly Donbas. He promotes the image of the "heroic struggle" of russian servicemen and units of the so-called LPR, actively covering the battles near Avdiivka, Soledar, Bakhmut, Popasna, and Kreminna. He knowingly disseminates false information about the course of hostilities, shapes propaganda narratives, and portrays the war crimes of the russian federation as "achievements".
He has also been active as a member of the permanent Commission on Media Relations of the Council under the President of the russian federation on Cossack Affairs, which brings together leaders of major russian state and private media outlets, including Gazprom-Media, RT, Channel One, VGTRK, REN-TV, LIFE, Rambler, Komsomolskaya Pravda, and others. Lisitsyn serves on the commission as editor-in-chief of the information agency "ZOV TV", underscoring his deep integration into the kremlin’s information policy system and his personal ties with senior propaganda leadership.
He organizes fundraising for militants and the russian army through public appeals on Telegram and manages logistics through the "Nasha Pravda" foundation, including the delivery of drones, thermal imagers, first-aid kits, and other supplies to the front.
In addition, he cooperates with the project "Narodny Front. Vse dlya Pobedy" ("People’s Front. Everything for Victory"), where he also raises funds for the russian military.
He takes an active role in mobilization campaigns among the population of occupied Ukrainian territories, calling on them to join combat units, in particular the illegal armed formation "Luhansk Cossack District SKVRiZ," headed by his father.
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AFANASYEV Andrey Sergeevich
AFANASYEV Andrey Sergeevich
russian military correspondent, host and political commentator on the TV channels "SPAS" and "Tsargrad", author of the Telegram channels "Afanasyev Z" and "Military Department of the Moscow Patriarchate", lecturer at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations and the russian State University of Oil and Gas, founding member of the "russian Community", member of the Commission on Church Administration, Pastoral Care and Organization of Church Life and the Commission on Public Life, Culture, Science and Information of the Inter-Council Presence of the russian Orthodox Church
A russian propagandist and war correspondent for the nationalist TV channel "Tsargrad TV" and the official TV channel of the russian Orthodox Church "Spas".
Since 2014, he has covered the russian invasion, systematically broadcasting disinformation aimed at justifying the invasion, discrediting the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and delegitimizing the Ukrainian government.
He is the author and producer of the propaganda documentary "The Heart of a Warrior", which features interviews with russian soldiers, officers, volunteers, and military chaplains.
He collaborates with the project "People’s Front. Everything for Victory" and raises funds for the russian military.
He also organizes fundraising for the russian armed forces through his Telegram channel "Afanasyev Z", providing direct material support for the war.
In addition, Afanasyev is a co-author of the Telegram channel "Military Department of the Moscow Patriarchate", the official channel of the Synodal Department for Interaction with the russian Armed Forces and Law Enforcement Agencies. This indicates his deep integration into the activities of the russian Orthodox Church in support of russian military efforts, as well as his active support for the Church’s activities in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.
Afanasyev is also one of the founders of the "russian Community," a far-right, nationalist, pro-government organization that created a network of informants who organize police raids on migrants, who are then forcibly drafted into the russian armed forces.
Since 2022, he has illegally entered the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine to produce propaganda materials and has acted as a guide for foreign propagandists.
He regularly appears as a political media commentator in russia and abroad. In Western outlets, including the BBC (UK) and ABC (Australia), he has repeatedly dismissed russia’s negative image as "anti-russian propaganda" while defending the integrity of russian elections and putin’s leadership.
Since 2024, he has served on the Commission on Church Administration, Pastoral Care and Organization of Church Life, as well as the Commission on Public Life, Culture, Science and Information of the Inter-Council Presence of the russian Orthodox Church.
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SERGEYTSEV Timofey Nikolaevich
SERGEYTSEV Timofey Nikolaevich
russian political technologist, philosopher, representative of the methodological movement, writer, publicist, columnist for RIA Novosti, member of the "Zinoviev Club" of IIA "russia Today", member of the russian Writers' Union
A well-known russian political strategist, publicist, and author of propaganda materials that actively promote kremlin narratives justifying aggression against Ukraine. His work is systemic in nature, reflecting his deliberate participation in russia’s hybrid war against Ukraine on the information front.
He is the author of the books "The Fate of the Empire. A russian View of European Civilization", "The World Crisis. East and West in the New Century", and "The Fate of the Empire", as well as co-author of the book "The Ideology of russian Statehood", considered his main contribution within the "Zinovyev Club", an expert community created to promote a "fair image of russia" and expand its ideological influence internationally.
He authored the articles "What Ukraine We Don’t Need" (2021), "What russia Should Do with Ukraine," and "Why the West Is Afraid of the Denazification of Ukraine" (April 2022), published by the state-owned outlet RIA Novosti. These pieces became reference examples of aggressive anti-Ukrainian propaganda. In them, Sergeytsev openly denies Ukraine’s right to exist as a sovereign state and calls for its "denazification" and "de-Ukrainization". The articles provoked international outrage for openly calling for the destruction of Ukrainian national identity, essentially providing an ideological justification for genocide.
Sergeytsev frequently comments publicly on current events through russian state-controlled media, including Izvestia, RT, and RIA Novosti, where he promotes narratives of russia’s alleged "liberation mission" in Ukraine.
His materials are widely reproduced by russian media outlets and Telegram channels across the russian-language information space, amplifying their reach and directly shaping anti-Ukrainian public opinion both within russia and among pro-russian audiences abroad.
In 2012, he co-produced and co-wrote the screenplay for the russian feature film "Match," which Ukraine’s State Film Agency designated as propaganda and banned in 2014.
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KIRIY Olga Adolfovna
KIRIY Olga Adolfovna
journalist at RT Documentary, TV producer
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.
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GEORGIEV Sergey Alexandrovich
GEORGIEV Sergey Alexandrovich
military correspondent for the RIA "Novosti Krym" (in 2022-2023), so-called ombudsman of the Kherson region
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".
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SHAVLO Renat Igorevich/MEDVEDEV Georgy Anatolyevich
SHAVLO Renat Igorevich/MEDVEDEV Georgy Anatolyevich
military correspondent for the News Front news agency, author of the Telegram channel Medvedev's Notes
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".
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KUKUSHKIN Pavel Alekseevich
KUKUSHKIN Pavel Alekseevich
military correspondent of the International Brigade Pyatnashka, author of the Telegram channel "WERE YOU THERE?" (in the original language "ТЫ ТАМ БЫЛ?")
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.
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ZHULIDOV Evgeny Mikhailovich
ZHULIDOV Evgeny Mikhailovich
serviceman of the 45th Special Forces Brigade of the Airborne Forces, chief administrator of the Telegram channel Archangel of Spetsnaz
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.
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ANDRITSA Vladislav Sergeevich
ANDRITSA Vladislav Sergeevich
bogger, military correspondent for the state television channel russia Today
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.
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ASTRAKHAN Dmitry Olegovich
ASTRAKHAN Dmitry Olegovich
military correspondent, author of the Voyenkor Astrakhan channel on the Dzen platform, correspondent of the Izvestia media
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.
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