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Apachev's career began in [[Ukraine]] as a cameraman and director of short clips and music videos. |
Apachev's career began in [[Ukraine]] as a cameraman and director of short clips and music videos. |
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[[File:Аким Апачев.jpg|alt=Akim Apachev in 2024.|thumb|267x267px|Akim Apachev performing at an event in 2024.]] |
[[File:Аким Апачев.jpg|alt=Akim Apachev in 2024.|thumb|267x267px|Akim Apachev performing at an event in 2024.]] |
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In 2014, after the [[Russian annexation of Crimea]], Apachev began working as a reporter in southeastern Ukraine with the pro-Russian news agency [[ANNA News]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2021-12-24 |title=Русский Ближний Восток. Надана Фридрихсон и Аким Апачев |
In 2014, after the [[Russian annexation of Crimea]], Apachev began working as a reporter in southeastern Ukraine with the pro-Russian news agency [[ANNA News]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2021-12-24 |title=Русский Ближний Восток. Надана Фридрихсон и Аким Апачев |url=https://anna-news.info/russkij-blizhnij-vostok-nadana-fridrihson-i-akim-apachev/ |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=anna-news.info |language=ru-RU}}</ref> Apachev was also ANNA's military correspondent in the [[Middle East]] for a short time.<ref name=":0" /> |
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In May 2022, after the beginning of the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]], Akim Apachev, along with Daria Frey, sang [[A Duckling Swims in the Tisza]] inside the ruins of the [[Azovstal Iron and Steel Works|Azovstal plant]] in Mariupol, Ukraine. The video was released by Russian TV channel [[RT (TV network)|RT]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Окупанти заспівали "Пливе кача" українською. Її потрібно заблокувати прямо зараз! |url=https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/styler/okkupanty-speli-plive-kacha-ukrainskom-nuzhno-1653577010.html |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=РБК-Украина |language=ru}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Цинізм зашкалює: пропагандисти зняли на руїнах Азовсталі україномовний кліп на пісню "Пливе кача" |url=https://glavred.net/world/cinizm-zashkalivaet-propagandisty-snyali-na-ruinah-azovstali-ukrainoyazychnyy-klip-na-pesnyu-plive-kacha-10381356.html |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=glavred.net |language=uk}}</ref> |
In May 2022, after the beginning of the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]], Akim Apachev, along with Daria Frey, sang [[A Duckling Swims in the Tisza]] inside the ruins of the [[Azovstal Iron and Steel Works|Azovstal plant]] in Mariupol, Ukraine. The video was released by Russian TV channel [[RT (TV network)|RT]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Окупанти заспівали "Пливе кача" українською. Її потрібно заблокувати прямо зараз! |url=https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/styler/okkupanty-speli-plive-kacha-ukrainskom-nuzhno-1653577010.html |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=РБК-Украина |language=ru}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Цинізм зашкалює: пропагандисти зняли на руїнах Азовсталі україномовний кліп на пісню "Пливе кача" |url=https://glavred.net/world/cinizm-zashkalivaet-propagandisty-snyali-na-ruinah-azovstali-ukrainoyazychnyy-klip-na-pesnyu-plive-kacha-10381356.html |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=glavred.net |language=uk}}</ref> |
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In a 2022 interview with the Russian state media website [[Ukraina.ru]], Akim Apachev repeated common anti-Ukrainian conspiracy theories, telling interviewers "I think that we must first get away from ourselves inside, at home, at home, in our workplace... on our street, and then move on to this more important clash - ideological - with the new Ukrainian terrorist state." |
In a 2022 interview with the Russian state media website [[Ukraina.ru]], Akim Apachev repeated common anti-Ukrainian conspiracy theories, telling interviewers "I think that we must first get away from ourselves inside, at home, at home, in our workplace... on our street, and then move on to this more important clash - ideological - with the new Ukrainian terrorist state." |
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In a 2023 interview with [[Anton Krasovsky]], Apachev said "We must kill all those who carry Ukrainian idea," and advocated for the [[Extermination (crime)|extermination]] of 10% of the Ukrainian population.<ref>{{Cite web |date= |
In a 2023 interview with [[Anton Krasovsky]], Apachev said "We must kill all those who carry Ukrainian idea," and advocated for the [[Extermination (crime)|extermination]] of 10% of the Ukrainian population.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 5, 2023 |title="'We must kill all those who carry Ukrainian idea' - Russia talks about elimination of 2 million Ukrainians. Video" |url=https://amp.censor.net/en/video_news/3418071/we_must_kill_all_those_who_carry_ukrainian_idea_russia_talks_about_elimination_of_2_million_ukrainians |url-status=live |access-date=September 20, 2024 |website=censor.net}}</ref> |
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Akim Apachev has repeatedly expressed contradictory views on issues relating to Ukraine and [[Donbas]]. During a 2024 interview with Russian politician [[Ksenia Sobchak]], Apachev said, referencing his childhood as a Russian speaker in Ukraine, that "There were never any language problems. I spoke both Ukrainian and Russian perfectly. ... There was never anything," while discussing the supposed [[Allegations of genocide in Donbas|persecution of Russian speakers in Ukraine]]. In response, Sobchak told him "You do realize that the main thesis of Russian propaganda is that 'we are going to liberate them because they ban the Russian language'. You are now refuting this thesis." Apachev responded to this by stating "After 2014, of course, they began to squeeze out the Russian language. But before that, in the East, we did not have this. The east has always been Russian."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Akim Apachev, a native of Mariupol, refuted the main myth of Russian propaganda in an interview with Sobchak, but "attacked" western Ukraine |url=https://eng.obozrevatel.com/section-entertainment/news-mariupol-native-akim-apachev-denied-the-main-myth-of-russian-propaganda-in-an-interview-with-sobchak-but-hit-out-at-western-ukraine-16-01-2024.html |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=Obozrevatel |language=en}}</ref> |
Akim Apachev has repeatedly expressed contradictory views on issues relating to Ukraine and [[Donbas]]. During a 2024 interview with Russian politician [[Ksenia Sobchak]], Apachev said, referencing his childhood as a Russian speaker in Ukraine, that "There were never any language problems. I spoke both Ukrainian and Russian perfectly. ... There was never anything," while discussing the supposed [[Allegations of genocide in Donbas|persecution of Russian speakers in Ukraine]]. In response, Sobchak told him "You do realize that the main thesis of Russian propaganda is that 'we are going to liberate them because they ban the Russian language'. You are now refuting this thesis." Apachev responded to this by stating "After 2014, of course, they began to squeeze out the Russian language. But before that, in the East, we did not have this. The east has always been Russian."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Akim Apachev, a native of Mariupol, refuted the main myth of Russian propaganda in an interview with Sobchak, but "attacked" western Ukraine |url=https://eng.obozrevatel.com/section-entertainment/news-mariupol-native-akim-apachev-denied-the-main-myth-of-russian-propaganda-in-an-interview-with-sobchak-but-hit-out-at-western-ukraine-16-01-2024.html |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=Obozrevatel |language=en}}</ref> |
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Akim Apachev | |
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 Akim Apachev at a concert in 2024. | |
| Born | Akim Gasanov April 4, 1985 |
| Citizenship | Russian |
| Occupation(s) | Pro-Russian rapper, propagandist, and journalist |
| Notable work | Лето и Арбалеты Армата |
| Website | https://vk.com/akimapachev |
Akim Apachev (Russian: Аким Апачев; April 4, 1985-) is a Russian rap artist, propagandist, and former member of the Wagner Group. He gained global popularity after his release of the song "Лето и Арбалеты" (Summer and Crossbows), a song about the Wagner Group and its activities in Ukraine, Africa, and Syria.
Early life
Akim Apachev was born Akim Gasanov on April 4, 1985, in Zhdanov (now Mariupol), Ukrainian SSR. His father was an Azerbaijani immigrant named Volodymyr Gasanov.
Career
Akim Gasonov changed his stage name to Akim Apachev in the early 2010s. The name is likely a reference to the American AH-64 Apache attack helicopter, as his Instagram username is Akim Apache, and it fits with his military persona.
Apachev's career began in Ukraine as a cameraman and director of short clips and music videos.
In 2014, after the Russian annexation of Crimea, Apachev began working as a reporter in southeastern Ukraine with the pro-Russian news agency ANNA News.[1] Apachev was also ANNA's military correspondent in the Middle East for a short time.[1]
In May 2022, after the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Akim Apachev, along with Daria Frey, sang A Duckling Swims in the Tisza inside the ruins of the Azovstal plant in Mariupol, Ukraine. The video was released by Russian TV channel RT.[2][3]
Political views
In a 2022 interview with the Russian state media website Ukraina.ru, Akim Apachev repeated common anti-Ukrainian conspiracy theories, telling interviewers "I think that we must first get away from ourselves inside, at home, at home, in our workplace... on our street, and then move on to this more important clash - ideological - with the new Ukrainian terrorist state."
In a 2023 interview with Anton Krasovsky, Apachev said "We must kill all those who carry Ukrainian idea," and advocated for the extermination of 10% of the Ukrainian population.[4]
Akim Apachev has repeatedly expressed contradictory views on issues relating to Ukraine and Donbas. During a 2024 interview with Russian politician Ksenia Sobchak, Apachev said, referencing his childhood as a Russian speaker in Ukraine, that "There were never any language problems. I spoke both Ukrainian and Russian perfectly. ... There was never anything," while discussing the supposed persecution of Russian speakers in Ukraine. In response, Sobchak told him "You do realize that the main thesis of Russian propaganda is that 'we are going to liberate them because they ban the Russian language'. You are now refuting this thesis." Apachev responded to this by stating "After 2014, of course, they began to squeeze out the Russian language. But before that, in the East, we did not have this. The east has always been Russian."[5]
References
- ^ a b "Русский Ближний Восток. Надана Фридрихсон и Аким Апачев". anna-news.info (in Russian). 2021-12-24. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
- ^ "Окупанти заспівали "Пливе кача" українською. Її потрібно заблокувати прямо зараз!". РБК-Украина (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-09-30.
- ^ "Цинізм зашкалює: пропагандисти зняли на руїнах Азовсталі україномовний кліп на пісню "Пливе кача"". glavred.net (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2024-09-30.
- ^ ""'We must kill all those who carry Ukrainian idea' - Russia talks about elimination of 2 million Ukrainians. Video"". censor.net. December 5, 2023. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Akim Apachev, a native of Mariupol, refuted the main myth of Russian propaganda in an interview with Sobchak, but "attacked" western Ukraine". Obozrevatel. Retrieved 2024-09-30.