According to Ukrinform, Ukraine's Defence Intelligence Directorate announced the information on Facebook.
The information has been published on the War&Sanctions portal.
The individuals used their public profiles to influence public opinion and justify what Ukrainian officials describe as Russia's genocidal war against Ukraine, HUR emphasized.
Among them are:
- Sergey Karjakin — a Ukrainian-born Russian chess player and grandmaster, and a so-called Russian "senator" representing the "representative body" of temporarily occupied Crimea. He runs the overseas propaganda project "Chess Diplomacy in Russian Houses" and the nationwide chess tournament "Chess for Our Own," aimed at participants in Russia's war against Ukraine.
- Vyacheslav Fetisov — a Soviet and Russian ice hockey player, a member of the founding board of the World Anti-Doping Agency, chair of the Conference of Parties to UNESCO's International Convention against Doping in Sport, and first deputy chair of the State Duma Committee on Physical Culture, Sport, Tourism and Youth Affairs. He lobbies for the interests of Russian athletes and advocates their return to international competition under the Russian flag and national anthem.
- Anna Osipova/Syomina, known by the stage name Yuta — a Russian singer, musician, and performer at the Central Academic Theatre of the Russian Army. Her songs glorify participants in Russia's war against Ukraine. She also runs her own project, "Write to Me," about participants in the so-called "special military operation" (SVO), portraying them as heroes.
Read also: HUR publishes details of Russian archaeologists involved in excavations at Tauric Chersonesus and MyrmekionUkraine's Defence Intelligence Directorate and the Centre for Countering Disinformation continue their systematic efforts to identify, document, and expose individuals involved in Russian propaganda, disinformation, and influence operations. The War&Sanctions portal's sections "Kremlin's Mouthpieces" and "Champions of Terror" already contain information on more than 450 individuals involved in such activities.
HUR and the Centre for Countering Disinformation are calling on the international community to impose targeted sanctions on members of Russia's propaganda apparatus and sports community, including travel bans, the freezing of financial assets, and the termination of media and commercial cooperation.
As Ukrinform previously reported, HUR published information on five individuals involved in illegal archaeological excavations in Crimea.
Photo: Ukraine's Defence Intelligence Directorate
