Kremlin Mouthpieces

Weaponization of information is part of russian military doctrine
Total number:
110
Individuals
Updated: 30.04.2025
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: 110
ARMYAKOVA Olga Evgenievna
ARMYAKOVA Olga Evgenievna
special correspondent for the TV channels "russia-1" and "russia-24", host of the program "Nashi" on the channel "russia-1"
Openly supports russia's war against Ukraine, spreading kremlin propaganda narratives, supports russia's annexation of Ukrainian Crimea, putin's policies and the kremlin regime. Systematically expresses support for the russian military groups, justifies russia's military aggression against Ukraine, covers russia's military actions on the territory of Ukraine in favor of the russian government, glorifies russian war criminals, and actively spreads disinformation and propaganda about russia's war against Ukraine in accordance with the kremlin's narratives.
She is known as a journalist of the "kremlin pool" and author of reports on the activities of the president and the government of the russian federation. She was a moderator of the annual special program "Direct Line with vladimir putin" and prepared propaganda materials about both of russia's Nord Stream gas pipelines. In November 2023, she covered the opening of the russia exhibition and forum, and in December 2023, she authored a report on putin's awarding of volunteers.
Since 2024, she has been the host of the Vesti program on the "russia-24" 24-hour news channel.
As the host of the talk show "Nashi" on the "russia-1" TV channel, she glorifies and popularizes representatives of the russian military groups, as well as provides information support for fundraisers for the needs of the russian armed forces.
In December 2024, she took part in the leading russian New Year's television show "Goluboy ogonyok" on the VGTRK channel, where, as an invited guest, she personally represented the military personnel of the russian armed forces who are or have been involved in the war against Ukraine. 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.
From 2014 to 2018, she headed the VGTRK correspondent office in the temporarily occupied Crimea and Sevastopol, reporting on the construction of the Tavrida highway, Simferopol airport, and the Crimean bridge.
She was awarded the Order of Merit for the Fatherland medal, 2nd class, and received the russian president's gratitude for her coverage of the 2018 elections and the commemorative medal "For the Construction of the Crimean Bridge."
She is the widow of military commander Borys Maksudov, who was killed in the war zone in Zaporizhzhia region.
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MACKEVICIUS Ernest Gedrevich
MACKEVICIUS Ernest Gedrevich
russian journalist and TV presenter, host of the program "Vesti at 20:00" on "russia-1" TV channel, Member of the Academy of russian television, Director of the First Media Academy Institute Plekhanov russian Economic University, Director of the Media Institute of the Higher School of Economics Research Institute, Member of the Expert Council of the presidential Foundation for Cultural Initiatives
Openly supports russia's war against Ukraine, spreading kremlin propaganda narratives, supports russia's annexation of Ukrainian Crimea, putin's policies and the kremlin regime. He systematically expresses support for the russian military groups, justifies russia's military aggression against Ukraine, covers russia's military actions on the territory of Ukraine in favor of the russian government, glorifies russian war criminals, and actively spreads disinformation and propaganda about russia's war against Ukraine in accordance with the kremlin's narratives.
He is a member of the рutin Team movement, which supports рutin in the presidential election.
He commented on the inauguration of the president of the russian federation on May 7, 2024, live on the federal TV channels "Channel One", "russia-1" and "NTV".
He provides information and material support to the russian military and cooperates with the project "People's Front. Everything for Victory" project, which systematically raises funds for the needs of the russian military and supplies cars, generators, thermal imagers, UAVs and other equipment to the front. In October 2024, he took part in the awarding ceremony for the participants of the "People's Front. Everything for Victory" campaign.
In December 2024, he took part in the leading russian New Year's TV show "Goluboy ogonyok" on the VGTRK channel, where, as an invited guest, he personally represented the military personnel of the russian armed forces who are participating or have participated in the war against Ukraine. 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 2014, he covered the annexation of Crimea and was awarded the Order of Friendship for "high professionalism and objectivity in covering the events in the Republic of Crimea."
Since 2019, he has been the artistic director of the Road to Yalta international music festival, which is held annually in the temporarily occupied Crimea on the eve of Victory day.
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ANTONOV Yury Mykhailovych
ANTONOV Yury Mykhailovych
soviet and russian pop singer, composer, musician, poet, actor, people's artist of the russian federation
He openly supports russia's war against Ukraine, spreading kremlin propaganda narratives, and supports russia's annexation of Ukrainian Crimea, putin's policies, and the kremlin regime.
She is a member of the Public Council under the Investigative Committee of the russian federation and promotes patriotic and cultural education of young people.
In July 2023, he actively joined the joint initiative of the Ministry of Defense of the russian federation and the head of the russian Media Group, Vladimir Kiselev, together with Yulia Baranovskaya, Grigory Lepsveridze, Elena Severgina and Nikolai Baskov, to pay the russian military a monetary reward 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. In addition, Antonov said he was ready to travel to Donbas to personally present the award and talk to the soldiers. The russian military received certificates for this award in November 2023 at the Golden Gramophone national music award ceremony.
In December 2024, he took part in the leading russian New Year's television show "Goluboy ogonyok" on the VGTRK channel, where, as invited guests, the military personnel of the russian armed forces who are participating or have participated in the war against Ukraine were presented. During the concert, these servicemen were honored by the hosts and participants, given the opportunity to make "military-patriotic" speeches and send greetings to their "colleagues" from the front.
In June 2014, he performed at a concert in honor of russia's day in Yalta in the temporarily occupied Crimea.
In 2020, he was awarded the Order "For Merit to the Motherland" of the III degree "for outstanding services to the development of national culture and art, many years of fruitful work" and the medal "For Purity of Thought and Nobility of Deeds" for "assistance to the Investigative Committee of the russian federation in strengthening the image of investigative bodies and the moral development of young employees."
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GASPARYAN Armen Sumbatovich
GASPARYAN Armen Sumbatovich
russian journalist and radio presenter, blogger, writer, publicist, social activist, host of the "Solovyov.Live" media resource
He is one of the kremlin's key propagandists, a publicist and radio host who actively justifies putin's policies, the occupation of Crimea and russia's armed aggression against Ukraine. His activities are aimed at spreading pseudo-historical narratives, manipulating facts and legitimizing the kremlin's actions.
He is the author of more than 20 non-fiction books, including "Denazification of Ukraine. A Country of Unlearned Lessons". In this book, he justifies the need for the complete destruction of Ukraine as a state and the "denazification" of its population by military and repressive methods. Gasparyan was one of the first propagandists to use the term "denazification" in relation to Ukraine, even before the full-scale invasion in 2022.
In his public speeches, he regularly uses anti-Ukrainian rhetoric. In his books and speeches, Gasparyan has repeatedly referred to Ukraine as an "artificial state" created by allegedly "Western masters". In one of his interviews, he stated: "Ukraine is a project that must be completed. There is only russia, which restores historical justice". These theses are actively used by the kremlin to justify its aggression against Ukraine.
He is an active media player, often appearing in russian media, where he justifies the so-called "special military operation". In February 2022, on the eve of the full-scale invasion, he appealed to the citizens of Ukraine: "Brothers, please stay home and don't do anything stupid". This rhetoric creates the perception of the "friendliness" of the russian army and discredits the Ukrainian government.
In addition, he called for more active strikes on the territory of Ukraine, criticizing the kremlin's allegedly weak response.
In May 2022, he stated: "How long can the shelling of russian territories be tolerated?" His rhetoric justifies the escalation of violence, reinforcing the narrative of "protecting russian citizens."
He openly justifies the massive shelling of Ukrainian cities, calling it "necessary measures to achieve military goals." In his speeches, he emphasizes that the goal of the war is the complete destruction of Ukrainian statehood, which is an example of open calls for genocide.
His books and public speeches are actively used in russian propaganda. In particular, his works are included in the curriculum in russian schools, where the kremlin's propaganda theses are imposed on students as "historical truth."
In July 2023, the Shevchenkivskyi District Court of Kyiv sentenced Gasparyan to 10 years in prison in absentia for publicly calling for the genocide of the Ukrainian people and inciting ethnic hatred.
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GAMBASHIDZE Ilya Andreyevich
GAMBASHIDZE Ilya Andreyevich
russian political technologist, Founder of Structura National Technologies and Social Design Agency
The marketing company "Social Design Agency" and LLC "Group of Companies ‘Struktura’, founded by Gambashidze, are directly connected with a network of fake news sites and social media accounts that imitated real media organizations. These activities were carried out as part of the destructive information campaign "Doppelganger". The purpose of  campaign was to spread pro-russian propaganda and disinformation in the international arena, including the United States and Latin America. This destructive campaign also included attempts to influence democratic processes in Western countries, reducing the level of support for Ukraine.
The Doppelganger operation was carried out by a team of political strategists led by Gambashidze under the supervision of the first deputy head of the russian presidential administration, Sergei Kiriyenko.
Gambashidze's marketing company, the Agency for Social Projecting, is also responsible for creating recommendations (the so-called "temniki") that contain instructions for discrediting Ukraine, the United States and NATO for use by pro-russian media. ASP's publications actively use fake news and forged documents to foment distrust of international support for Ukraine.
Gambashidze is the recipient of several political technology awards, which are mostly internal russian initiatives aimed at increasing his credibility among kremlin structures. These awards also indicate his important place among those who fulfill the kremlin's strategic tasks in the field of disinformation.
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SYTYI Dmitrii Sergeevich
SYTYI Dmitrii Sergeevich
director of the "russian house" in Bangui (CAR), founder of "Lobaye Invest" (CAR)
He is one of the key representatives of russian information campaigns in Africa, closely linked to the activities of the wagner group and kremlin structures. His activities include spreading disinformation, propaganda and control of pro-russian media in the Central African Republic (CAR).
He is the head of the "russian house" in Bangui, which is formally engaged in cultural and educational activities, but in fact is a cover for the activities of the wagner group. He organizes disinformation campaigns through social networks, radio and print media.
He is also the founder of Lobaye Invest, a company engaged in diamond and gold mining in the CAR. Both structures serve as the financial basis for the wagner group's operations and also promote russian propaganda in the region.
He cooperates with the CAR authorities to legitimize the wagner group's activities, coordinates local media resources and spreads pro-russian narratives. His campaigns are aimed at discrediting international organizations such as the UN, the EU, and the US and shaping a positive image of russia in Africa.
In 2023, at a meeting with CAR President Faustin-Arcange Touadera, putin emphasized the importance of the russian house's activities in promoting russian interests in the region.
Under Sytyi's leadership, fake contests and initiatives are organized under the guise of cultural projects, but in fact promote pro-russian ideas. His activities are accompanied by accusations of war crimes, such as torture, extrajudicial executions, and forced displacement of the population, committed by wagner's group in the CAR.
On March 02, 2025, he took part in a meeting of the Deputy Minister of Defense of russia in charge of operations in Africa, Yunus-Bek Yevkurov, with the President of the Central African Republic, Faustin-Arcange Touadera, and the Minister of National Defense and Army Reconstruction of the Central African Republic, Claude Ramo Biro, in Bangui, during which the parties agreed to expand cooperation in the defense and economic spheres.
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KARAGANOV Sergey Aleksandrovich
KARAGANOV Sergey Aleksandrovich
russian political scientist, honorary chairman of the presidium of the Council for Foreign and Defense Policy
He is an ideologue of kremlin propaganda, political commentator and consultant who actively promotes putin's aggressive policy and justifies russia's war against Ukraine. He influences public opinion by spreading anti-Ukrainian, anti-Western and nuclear narratives that form the basis of the kremlin's information campaigns.
It is known for its support of the use of nuclear weapons as an instrument of political pressure. In particular, in June 2023, he called on the kremlin to launch a nuclear strike on Poland, arguing that it was necessary to "force the West to make concessions". His calls are aimed at escalating the nuclear blackmail used by the kremlin to pressure NATO countries and destabilize international security.
In his articles for russian media outlets, he promotes the narrative that "Ukraine will cease to exist as an anti-russian state". He also claims that Ukraine is allegedly used by the West as a tool in the confrontation with russia, which leads to the degradation of Ukrainian statehood. In addition, Karaganov accuses Ukraine of "deliberately provoking russia with the support of the West". His rhetoric is aimed at undermining the legitimacy of Ukraine as an independent state, shaping its image as a "puppet of the West" and justifying russia's aggressive actions in the international arena.
He actively discredits Ukraine and its partners by spreading disinformation about the "incapacity of the Armed Forces of Ukraine" and the "inevitability of Ukraine's defeat". His theses are synchronized with the kremlin's narratives aimed at demoralizing Ukrainian society and reducing the level of international support for Ukraine. His views and public statements are used by pro-kremlin media to legitimize war crimes and the kremlin's aggressive policies in the international arena. His materials create information pretexts for media campaigns aimed at justifying aggression against Ukraine and promoting the idea of "the need to confront the West".
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ZARUBIN Pavel Alexandrovich
ZARUBIN Pavel Alexandrovich
journalist for the "russia" TV channel, host of the program "Moscow. kremlin. putin", author of the Telegram channel "ZARUBIN"
He is one of russia's leading propagandists, known for his anti-Ukrainian rhetoric, who actively influences the formation of public opinion in russia.
Author of the complimentary interview documentary "russia. kremlin. putin. 25 years", dedicated to the 25th anniversary of putin's rule in russia, which was broadcast on "russia 1" TV channel in May 2025.
He publicly supports the kremlin's aggressive policy towards Ukraine, justifying the occupation of Crimea and military actions in eastern Ukraine. Zarubin hosts the program "Мoscow. kremlin. putin" on the "rossiya-1" TV channel, owned by VGTRK.
In his programs, he manipulates socially important information, spreads kremlin narratives, fakes and disinformation about Ukraine and its armed forces, discredits the Ukrainian government and resorts to threats against Western countries. In particular, in his reports, he accuses the Ukrainian army of shelling civilians, calls for increased russian attacks, and justifies russia's aggressive actions in the international arena.
In October 2024, he interviewed putin, where they discussed the so-called "SVO".
In November 2024, he published another propaganda piece praising russia's latest missile systems and their ability to reach European capitals, and also published footage of putin after his statement about using the Oreshnik missile to strike the city of Dnipro, which demonstrates support for russia's aggressive actions against Ukraine.
In December 2023, he published a video in which putin said that the Ukrainian authorities had "become completely insolent" by declaring russians a non-indigenous nation in Ukraine.
In response to the imposition of sanctions against him by Ukraine, Zarubin published footage taken on his cell phone during the 2019 meeting in Paris of the leaders of the Minsk agreements. Commenting, in his opinion, on the unacceptable reaction of the Ukrainian president to putin's words on Donbass for the head of state, Zarubin said that "the long-suffering Ukrainian people will sooner or later impose real and very tough sanctions against the one who led the country to disaster."
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KANDELAKI Tinatin Givievna
KANDELAKI Tinatin Givievna
russian journalist, TV presenter, producer and public figure, co-owner of the Apostol media company, general Producer and Deputy General Director of Gazprom-Media Holding Company
She is an active participant in the kremlin's information campaign aimed at justifying russia's military actions in Ukraine.
Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, she has openly supported the so-called "SVO", calling it "necessary to protect the russian-speaking population".
At the beginning of russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, she published a post on her Telegram channel advising Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other politicians to leave Ukraine, after which Viktor Yanukovych, who was ousted from the presidency in 2014, could return to the country.
She actively spreads anti-Ukrainian rhetoric through her public statements and media platforms. Since 2021, he has served as Deputy CEO of Gazprom Media and Managing Director of Gazprom Media Entertainment Television.
Holding senior positions in the Gazprom-Media holding, Kandelaki has the ability to influence the company's information policy aimed at spreading narratives that are consistent with the kremlin's official position.
In particular, Kandelaki has stated that "russia is doing everything possible to ensure peace" by deliberately manipulating real events, and has called for "strengthening patriotism" among russian citizens, supporting the kremlin's actions aimed at mobilizing and legitimizing aggression.
Since 2022, she has also been the director of the TNT TV channel, which plays an important role in influencing the youth audience.
She publicly supported putin's candidacy in the March 2024 presidential election.
In March 2022, she took part in a campaign rally-concert in honor of the anniversary of russia's annexation of Ukrainian Crimea, titled "For a world without nazism! For russia! For the president".
In September 2023, she was awarded the Order of Friendship for "merits in the development of the media and many years of conscientious work".
She has repeatedly visited the temporarily occupied Crimea.
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KUZNETSOV-KRASOVSKY Anton Vyacheslavovich
KUZNETSOV-KRASOVSKY Anton Vyacheslavovich
russian journalist, TV presenter, publicist and political strategist, former director of the russian-language TV channel RT (until October 2022), founder of the "Conservator" media project
He is one of the key representatives of the kremlin propaganda, directly influencing the formation of public opinion in russia and abroad.
He actively supports putin's policy, the occupation of Crimea and russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, justifying russian aggression and openly calling for violence against Ukrainians.
In October 2022, Krasovsky made a shocking statement on RT TV channel, calling for "drowning Ukrainian children in rivers" and "burning them in their homes".
In his public speeches, he repeatedly called for an escalation of violence against Ukraine, claiming the need for massive strikes on Ukrainian cities and justifying the war crimes of the russian army.
His aggressive anti-Ukrainian rhetoric is aimed at discrediting Ukraine, inciting hatred towards the Ukrainian people and creating an informational basis for legitimizing war crimes.
He has publicly supported the occupation of Crimea, claiming that the peninsula "has always been russian". He also actively spreads narratives about "denazification", positioning it as a necessary component of the war against Ukraine.
In February 2023, a Ukrainian court sentenced Krasovsky in absentia to five years in prison with confiscation of property for publicly calling for the genocide of the Ukrainian people.
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