Kremlin Mouthpieces

She actively disseminates kremlin propaganda and promotes anti-Ukrainian rhetoric in the media space.
She worked for "NewsOne", "112 Ukraine", and "ZIK" TV channels associated with Viktor Medvedchuk. After their closure, she moved to "First Independent" and "Ukrlive", where she continued to broadcast pro-russian messages. She systematically discredited the Ukrainian government, justified the actions of the occupiers, and questioned international support for Ukraine.
Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion in 2022, the russian federation has been working in the temporarily occupied territories, creating propaganda stories that justify the actions of the occupiers and accuse the Ukrainian authorities of "betraying citizens". Its activities are aimed at legitimizing the actions of the occupation forces and justifying russian aggression.
In its public statements, it repeats kremlin narratives, including accusing the Ukrainian Armed Forces of "shelling their own cities" and justifying russian strikes on civilian infrastructure as "necessary measures". She puts forward theses about the need for negotiations with russia and the futility of armed resistance, spreading the idea of surrender.
She is the author of several books promoting pro-russian ideas and justifying russian aggression. In her publications, she popularizes theses about the "futility of resistance", the need for negotiations and justifies the inclusion of the occupied territories in russia. These messages are actively used by the kremlin as part of its information warfare.
In January 2023, the Security Service of Ukraine notified Panchenko in absentia of suspicion for justifying, recognizing as lawful, denying the armed aggression of the russian federation against Ukraine, glorifying its participants, and in October 2023 - for high treason committed under martial law.

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.
Since 2014, after the outbreak of the russian-Ukrainian war in Donbas, he has participated in hostilities as a mercenary in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine on the side of the so-called "LPR" and "DPR", including serving in the Patriot battalion and participating in the creation of the People's Militia Corps.
In 2015, he became a military correspondent for the russian news agency NewsFront, and in 2016, he became a military correspondent for the press service of the armed forces of the so-called "DPR".
He systematically expresses support for the russian military groups, including through his own Telegram channel "Ratnik 2nd raZryada", 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.
In his activities, he uses aggressive anti-Ukrainian rhetoric and calls the destruction of Ukrainian cultural monuments "denazification."
In 2022, he received the Journalist of the Year Award and the Medal for Valiant Labor from the occupation authorities of Crimea.
In 2023, he was awarded the Medal of the Investigative Committee of the russian federation "For High Citizenship".
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, he 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.
He systematically stays in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine in connection with his professional activities.

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.

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.

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."

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.

CEO and owner of the russian LLC Struktura Group of Companies, involved in information operations in the interests of the kremlin.
In 2022, Struktura Group of Companies LLC participated in the Doppelganger operation. The purpose of operation 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. As part of this operation, a network of more than 60 fake news sites was created that imitated popular Western media. These resources spread disinformation about russia's war against Ukraine and discredited international support for Ukraine.
The Doppelganger operation was carried out by a team of political strategists led by Tupikin and supervised by the first deputy head of the russian presidential administration, Sergei Kiriyenko.

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.

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.

He actively supports the kremlin's propaganda and aggression against Ukraine, and is directly involved in the implementation of the kremlin's information warfare aimed at shaping a negative image of Ukraine and strengthening russia's influence on a global scale.
He is the spokesman for the wagner group in the Central African Republic (CAR) and the founder and head of the russian "Commonwealth of Officers for International Security", which sent russian military instructors to the CAR. As the head of the COIS, he is the official representative of russian specialists working in the CAR.
In October 2021, he received a commendation from the National Assembly of the CAR for "assistance in the fight against armed gangs and terrorists."
He has repeatedly publicly accused Ukrainian advisers in the Sahel of working in the interests of France and thus opposing russia, and stated that "the Kyiv regime acts in this case as a pawn subject to Paris' decisions."

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".

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."