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
DOLINA/KUDELMAN/MIONCHINSKAYA Larisa Aleksandrovna
DOLINA/KUDELMAN/MIONCHINSKAYA Larisa Aleksandrovna
soviet and russian pop singer, teacher, actress, member of the United russia party
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.
She is a well-known supporter of putin, has been repeatedly awarded and marked by him personally, which indicates her closeness to the kremlin regime. She supported putin's candidacy in the 2024 presidential elections, and since 2018 has been his constant confidant, and has joined the initiative group to nominate putin as a candidate in the 2024 presidential elections.
She 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 campaign activities in electoral processes.
She actively participates in propaganda concerts and became rich from the execution of state contracts during the war. In particular, in 2015 she participated in the rally-concert "We are Together", dedicated to the anniversary of the annexation of the Ukrainian Crimea by russia, in March 2022 she gave a free concert for residents of the so-called "LPR" and "DPR", also in 2022 she spoke to the participants of the so-called "SMO" at the 32nd Central Naval Clinical Hospital, expressed words of gratitude and pride "for the heroism shown during the special operation", took part in a concert in honor of the day of the so-called "DPR" in temporarily occupied Donetsk. In 2023, she published a video message congratulating the participants of the so-called "SMO" on Defender of the Fatherland Day. She participates in the annual festival-competition of the patriotic song "Soldier's Envelope".
In addition, since 2022, with the support of the Presidential Fund for Cultural Initiatives, in partnership with federal bodies and government agencies, she has been implementing the project "Larysa Dolina Music Academy".
In the fall of 2022, among other pro-government russian pop stars who support russian aggression against Ukraine, she took part in the recording of the song and propaganda clip "We Will Rise".
Systematically holds concerts in support of the russian military, residents of the so-called "DPR" and "LPR".
In September 2024, she took part in the concert-rally "russia, Donbas, Novorossiya: Together Forever!".
Regularly visits the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine to participate in propaganda events in support of the war and for commercial purposes.
Owns two apartments in Jurmala (Latvia). Dolina's brother lives in the USA.
LEPSVERIDZE / Leps Grigory Viktorovych
LEPSVERIDZE / Leps Grigory Viktorovych
soviet and russian pop singer, composer, music producer, entrepreneur
He is known as one of putin's favorite artists.
He has systematically supported russia's armed aggression against Ukraine since 2014 and publicly expresses his respect and affection for putin. He glorifies the war crimes of the occupiers, supports putin's policies and the kremlin regime.
On June 14, 2023, during a press conference of the russian media holding russian Media Group at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, together with Nikolai Baskov, Elena Severgina, Yulia Baranovskaya and the head of the russian Media Group, Vladimir Kiselev, he announced the decision to pay the russian military a cash reward of 700 thousand/1 million rubles for the destruction of Leopard 1/Leopard2 battle tanks that were transferred to the Armed Forces of Ukraine by Western partners. The russian military received certificates for this award in November 2023 at the Golden Gramophone national music award ceremony. Lespveridze posted a video on the Internet confirming the delivery of the certificates with the promised reward.
He has repeatedly performed at mass events in support of the occupiers. In particular, on March 18, 2015, he took part in the concert "We are together!" dedicated to the anniversary of russia's annexation of Ukrainian Crimea, and on March 18, 2018, he spoke at the rally-concert "russia. Sevastopol. Crimea" in Moscow, and on March 18, 2022, at a rally-concert dedicated to the anniversary of russia's annexation of Ukrainian Crimea at the Luzhniki Stadium. On April 12, 2022, he held a charity concert under the slogans "For russia" and "For Peace without Nazism" in support of the war against Ukraine and the russian military. In the fall of 2022, together with other pro-government russian pop stars who support russia's aggression against Ukraine, he took part in the filming of the song and propaganda video "We Will Arise". On February 22, 2023, he took part in a rally-concert in support of russia's war against Ukraine, performing on stage with putin. On March 18, 2024, he performed at a pro-government rally-concert dedicated to the tenth anniversary of russia's annexation of Ukrainian Crimea and putin's victory in the presidential election.
In July 2022, he was awarded the honorary title of People's Artist of the russian federation for his "great contribution to the development of pop art." He has repeatedly visited the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine with concerts in support of the occupation authorities and the kremlin regime. In particular, on August 10, 2014, he held a concert in Yalta, on June 12, 2015, he performed in Crimea on the occasion of the Day of russia, on July 19, 2019, he took part in the bike show of the Night Wolves motorcycle club on the Sevastopol-Yalta highway, on September 08, 2020, he performed in Donetsk at concerts dedicated to the "Day of Liberation of Donbas" and on May 11, 2022, in support of the so-called "DPR". In August 2023, he performed in the temporarily occupied Crimea at the Tavrida-Art festival. On March 28, 2023, together with the russian Presidential Ombudsman for Children's Rights Maria Lvova-Belova and the head of the so-called "DPR" Denis Pushilin, he visited the Donetsk Republican Trauma Center. In particular, Lepsveridze visited the russian military with a concert in the hospital and received the Order of Merit for the Republic, III degree. In July 2024, as part of the Slavic Bazaar in Vitebsk international art festival, Alexander Lukashenko personally presented Lepsveridze with the festival's main prize, the special award of the President of the Republic of Belarus "Through Art to Peace and Mutual Understanding."
DUBTSOVA Iryna Viktorovna
DUBTSOVA Iryna Viktorovna
russian singer, composer and poetess
Systematically supports and verifies the brutal aggression of the russian federation against Ukraine, russia’s annexation of Ukrainian Crimea, putin’s policies and the kremlin regime, glorifying the participants of the so-called "SMO".
Regularly conducts selection points for military service under contract and provides informational support to the activities of russian mobility centers on the official Telegram channel.
It took part in putin's election campaign during the presidential elections in 2024. In 2018, Sergei Sobyanin was the candidate’s entrusted special candidate to the Mayor of Moscow.
And the author of the official anthem of russia for 2024. With the support of the Presidential Fund for Cultural Initiatives, the project "Head of the Family" is being implemented, dedicated to the initiative of putin, designated 2024 by the fate of the family in the russian federation.
The birth of 2023 took the fate of the propaganda display in the image of the Fatherland Mother with the powerful patriotic song "For us!" at the international exhibition forum "russia" near Moscow and near the occupied Crimea.
In the beginning of 2022, the rock performed in Ryazan at a Yuletide concert for residents of Donbass who arrived in the region, as part of an all-russian campaign to support the so-called "DPR" and "LPR"; in 2023, the party took part in the concert in the time-occupied Donetsk.
At the leaf fall of 2023, as the presenter of the ceremony of the national music award "Golden Gramophone" together with Volodymyr Kiselov took part in the presentation of russian military certificates for penny grapes for the installation of Leopard 1/Leopard2 combat tanks, which were transferred to the Armed Forces of Ukraine by foreign partners.
On the 18th of February 2024, fate took part in a successful rally-concert dedicated to the ten-fold annexation of Ukrainian Crimea by russia and the victory of putin in the presidential elections. Infant 2024 performed at a concert for members of the so-called "SMO" and their families.
Systematically conducts the temporary occupation of the territory of Ukraine to participate in propaganda approaches to fuel the war, as well as through commercial activities.
BEKASOV Evgeniy Vladimirovich
BEKASOV Evgeniy Vladimirovich
editor-in-chief of the TV channel "russia 24", deputy General Director of All-russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company
As the editor-in-chief of the russia 24 TV channel and deputy general director of VGTRK, he is responsible for disseminating propaganda and disinformation about the war against Ukraine. Among other things, the russia VGTRK channel broadcasts the socio-political propaganda talk show 60 Minutes with hosts Olga Skabeeva and Yevgeny Popov. In the TV show, the hosts manipulate socially significant information, systematically disseminate typical narratives of kremlin propaganda, fakes and disinformation about Ukraine and the Armed Forces of Ukraine, discredit the Ukrainian authorities, resort to nuclear blackmail and threats to NATO member countries. In May 2024, Bekasov took part in the All-russian competition-award named after the war correspondent of russia 24 Boris Maksudov as a member of the jury. Bekasov personally presented awards to the winners - russian war correspondents. In February 2024, he took part in a meeting with the head of the Investigative Committee of russia Alexander Bastrykin, dedicated to covering the work of russian investigators in the so-called "SMO" zone. In 2023, Bekasov visited the Educational and Methodological Center for Military-Patriotic Education of Youth "Avangard", which carries out the so-called "military-patriotic" education of the youth of the TOT of Ukraine and prepares them for service in the armed forces of russia, holds meetings of children with the so-called "heroes of the SMO", officially cooperates with the occupation authorities of the so-called LPR, provides information support to russian military service agencies and military educational institutions on his page on the social network VK.
PROKOPENKO Igor Stanislavovich
PROKOPENKO Igor Stanislavovich
russian documentary filmmaker, journalist, TV presenter, writer, deputy General Director for documentary and journalistic projects of the REN TV company
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 is a member of the management of the russian federal TV channel "REN TV", which spreads pro-kremlin narratives, fakes about Ukraine and manipulates socially significant information.
He is the author of numerous fakes and disinformation about "biological weapons from the DNA of Ukrainian soldiers", "front-line escorts of Zaluzhny", "introduction of donor blood from HIV-infected people to soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine", "descendants of Nazis among officials in Kyiv", etc.
In 2022, he received 7.5 million rubles from the Presidential Fund for Cultural Initiatives for the implementation of the project "Charitable Creative Meetings: Conversations about the Most Important Things with Igor Prokopenko" - a series of lectures about the war against Ukraine, with which he visited, including the temporarily occupied Crimea.
He publicly campaigned for putin in the 2024 presidential elections, publishing his own photo from the polling station on his own account on the VK social network with the caption: "Was at the elections! Voted for putin! For victory!".
OSTASHKO Ruslan Stanislavovich
OSTASHKO Ruslan Stanislavovich
russian TV presenter, musician, blogger, creator and editor-in-chief of the "Political russia" channel, member of the Council of the Foundation for the Development of Internet Initiatives, leader of the musical group "Nashi"
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. He spoke out for the recognition of the so-called "DPR" and "LPR" by russia.
He is the author and editor-in-chief of the pro-government pro-war ruTube channel "Political russia", as well as the Telegram channel of the same name, expresses support for the russian military and separatist armed groups, justifies the military aggression of russia against Ukraine, covers military actions on the territory of Ukraine in favor of the russian government, glorifies russian war criminals, actively spreads radical anti-Ukrainian rhetoric, disinformation and propaganda about the war against Ukraine in accordance with the kremlin's narratives.
He is a member of the putin Team movement, which supports putin in the presidential elections. In November 2023, in a video clip congratulating putin on his birthday, he stated that "the whole country is putin's team".
He is the leader of the musical and patriotic pop-rock band "Nashi", whose repertoire is characterized by military themes. He dedicated the song "Work, Brothers" to the leaders of the so-called "DPR".
On September 30, 2022, as a co-host, he took part in the rally-concert "The Choice of People. Together Forever", dedicated to the so-called "annexation" of the temporarily occupied territories of the Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhia and Kherson regions of Ukraine to russia. On February 24, 2023, as a co-host, he took part in the rally-concert "Glory to the Defenders of the Fatherland!", on March 19, 2024, in the festive rally-concert entitled "russia, Crimea, Sevastopol: 10 Years in One Harbor", dedicated to the anniversary of the annexation of the Ukrainian Crimea by russia. On September 30, 2024, he took part in the concert-rally "russia, Donbas, Novorossiya: Together Forever!".
He repeatedly visited the temporarily occupied Crimea to participate in propaganda events in support of the war, as well as for commercial purposes. From 2020 to 2021, he headed the volunteer headquarters "We Are Together" in the temporarily occupied Sevastopol.
In 2023, through the mediation of the Circle of Good Charitable Foundation, the All-russian public movement "People's Front "For russia" and the Channel One program "Time Will Tell", he became the guardian of a minor child from Ukraine, deported in 2022 from the Luhansk orphanage to the Rostov region of the russian federation.
PODDUBNY Evgeny Evgenievich
PODDUBNY Evgeny Evgenievich
russian war correspondent and propagandist, special correspondent for the TV channels "russia-24" and "russia-1"
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, currently covers the so-called "SMO", and also provides information support for fundraising for the needs of the russian Armed Forces.
Cooperates with the project "People's Front. Everything for Victory" and conducts fundraising for the needs of the russian military.
In December 2024, he spoke to veterans of the so-called "SMO" as part of the All-russian Meeting of Leaders of the Association of Veterans of the so-called "SMO".
Officially supported putin's candidacy in the presidential elections, and was also his confidant during the 2018 and 2024 election campaigns. He joined the initiative group to nominate putin as a candidate in the 2024 presidential elections.
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".
In September 2024, he received the title of Hero of the russian federation for "courage and heroism shown in the performance of official duty".
Systematically visits the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine in connection with his journalistic activities.
RASTORGUEV Nikolay Vyacheslavovich
RASTORGUEV Nikolay Vyacheslavovich
russian musician, performer, guitarist, leader of the group "Lyube"
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.
Officially supports putin's candidacy in the elections since 2012 and is his constant confidant, is part of the putin Team movement, which supports putin in the presidential elections.
In March 2014, he supported the annexation of the Ukrainian Crimea by russia and signed a letter to putin in support of the annexation.
Rastorguev is called putin's favorite artist, and his band "Lyube" became rich from the execution of government contracts during the war.
Regularly performs at pro-kremlin concerts, propaganda pro-war events in support of russia's war against Ukraine. In particular, he participated in the "patriotic" marathon "For russia" in support of russia's invasion of Ukraine, on March 18, 2022, he spoke at a campaign rally-concert in honor of the anniversary of russia's annexation of the Ukrainian Crimea under the title "For a world without Nazism! For russia! For the president", on September 23, 2022, he participated 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, on September 30, 2022, he spoke at a rally-concert dedicated to the annexation of the occupied Ukrainian territories.
In the fall of 2022, together with other pro-government "stars" of the russian pop music scene who support russian aggression against Ukraine, he took part in the recording of the song and propaganda clip "We Will Rise".
On September 30, 2024, he participated in the concert-rally "russia, Donbas, novorossiya: Together Forever!".
He has repeatedly visited the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine to participate in propaganda events in support of the war.
He owns real estate in Baden-Baden (Germany).
GUBERNIEV Dmitry Viktorovych
GUBERNIEV Dmitry Viktorovych
russian TV presenter and journalist, sports commentator for the Match TV channel
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.
Known as "putin's chief entertainer".
Since 2012, he has been the host of election rallies in support of putin, noting that this is a "great honor and responsibility". Since 2018, he has been putin's constant confidant in the presidential elections, supported his candidacy during the 2024 election campaign, and also publicly campaigned for russians to participate in the elections. In 2018, he was a confidant of the Moscow mayoral candidate Sergei Sobyanin.
He has repeatedly spoken out on the topic of russia's annexation of the Ukrainian Crimea, stating that "Crimea is russian land".
In 2021, he took part as a host in a concert-rally dedicated to the seventh anniversary of the annexation of Crimea, in 2022 he was a co-host of the concert-rally "For a world without Nazism! For russia! For the President", also dedicated to the anniversary of the annexation of the Ukrainian Crimea. At the same time, Guberniev, like other participants, was dressed in a jacket with the letter "Z" sewn on the chest - the symbolism of the russian occupiers in Ukraine.
He is a member of the leadership of the All-russian children's and youth military-patriotic movement "Yunarmiya" (under sanctions from the EU, the USA, Canada, Switzerland, Australia, Japan, Ukraine), which carries out military-patriotic education of children and youth in the TOT of Ukraine, their preparation for service in the armed forces of the russian federation. He is a member of the central headquarters of the all-russian public movement "Volunteers of Victory", which systematically holds patriotic and propaganda events on the TOT of Ukraine.
He has repeatedly visited the temporarily occupied Crimea to participate in propaganda events in support of the war.
SOKOLOV Andrey Alekseevich
SOKOLOV Andrey Alekseevich
russian actor and director of theater and cinema, TV presenter, producer, Lecturer in the Faculty of Arts at the russian State Social University and at the Moscow Institute of Theater Arts named after People's Artist of the USSR Iosif Kobzon, president of the Film Festival of the Actors Guild of russia "Sozvezdie", president of the Children's Film Festival "Scarlet Sails", co-chairman of the regional headquarters of the All-russian public movement "people's Front "For russia" in the Moscow region
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, glorifies the participants of the so-called "SMO".
In his public statements, he uses anti-Ukrainian rhetoric, spreads typical narratives of kremlin propaganda, in particular, he claims about "Ukrainian nationalists", "Bandera" and russophobia in Ukraine. He calls russia's war against Ukraine a "bold and forced decision".
As co-chair of the regional 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 electoral processes, he participated in putin's election campaign during the 2024 presidential elections.
He is the organizer of the "Culture to Help Donbas" project, within the framework of which he regularly visits the sites of hostilities with concerts, creative meetings and humanitarian aid. In particular, in 2023 he visited the training ground in Primorye, where mobilized soldiers undergo training before going to war in Ukraine, in December 2023 he visited russian servicemen who were undergoing treatment in the 39th Separate Medical Detachment on the territory of the so-called "LPR", in July 2024 he visited wounded participants of the called "SMO" in a hospital in the so-called "DPR" and handed them humanitarian aid.
He is an active participant in the project "People's Front. Everything for Victory" and one of the curators of fundraising for the needs of the so-called "SMO participants". In particular, in 2022 he organized a fundraising for the needs of one of the russian military units and, together with the project "People's Front. Everything for Victory", purchased and personally delivered to the front line bulletproof vests, helmets, walkie-talkies, quadcopters, tactical first-aid kits, laptops, thermal imagers, sights, night vision devices, sleeping bags, containers and disinfectants for water, equipment and footwear.
Systematically visits the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.
MEDINSKY Vladimir Rostislavovich
MEDINSKY Vladimir Rostislavovich
member of the Council under the president of the russian federation for Culture and Art, сhairman of the Interdepartmental Commission for Historical Education of the russian federation
Openly supports russia's war against Ukraine, spreading kremlin propaganda narratives, supports putin's policies and the kremlin regime. He is one of the key ideologists of russia's annexation of the Ukrainian Crimea.
He was the head of the russian delegation at the negotiations between russia and Ukraine, which were held at the beginning of the full-scale invasion.
In 2012, he was putin's confidant in the presidential elections.
In addition to his political activities, he is known as a political strategist, author, publicist and popularizer of history.
As the head of the Interdepartmental Commission on Historical Education, he ensures "a planned and offensive approach to the issue of upholding the national interests of the russian federation, related to the preservation of historical memory and the development of educational activities in the field of history." The commission coordinates the activities of the scientific community and government bodies to develop a unified approach to historical education, prevent attempts to "falsify history", and analyze the activities of foreign structures that "harm the national interests of russia in the historical sphere". Medinsky is also the head of the All-russian public-state organization "russian Military Historical Society" (RVIT), founded by putin in 2012. The organization's activities are aimed at studying and popularizing the military history of russia, as well as preserving objects of military-historical cultural heritage. In addition, regional branches of RVI operate, including in the TOT of Ukraine, and also carry out military-patriotic education of children and youth in the TOT of Ukraine, and their preparation for service in the armed forces of the russian federation. Veterans of special forces and officers of the airborne troops participate in the organization of children's camps of the RVIT, the curriculum includes a simplified "young fighter course", the study of military history and military traditions.
He participated in the creation of a historical manual for schoolchildren "History of Crimea" in 2014 and is a co-author of a history textbook for 11th graders, published in 2023, which completely rewrote history from 1970 to 2000, reduced the section on general history and expanded the sections on Asia, Africa and Latin America. The section on the war in Ukraine has 17 paragraphs, including: "Ukraine is a neo-Nazi state", "SMO and russian society" and "russia is a country of heroes".
In 2020, by a closed decree of putin, he was awarded the Order of Alexander Nevsky. In 2021, he received an honorary diploma from the head of the Chechen Republic, in 2022 - the Order of Friendship of the so-called "LPR" and the Order of the Republic of the so-called "DPR".
He has repeatedly visited the temporarily occupied Crimea.
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