TV presenter Vladimir Ostapchuk recalled how he once received a valuable gift from the Russian Putinist singer Philip Kirkorov. This happened even before the start of a full-scale invasion, namely after Ostapchuk's participation in the show " Then the Putinist was very rooting for a couple of showman and dancer Ilona Gvozdeva and even wrote him a message himself. As Ostapchuk said in the program \? " And then he even wrote to Ostapchuk's mother.

" This is her favorite singer, but for me it was them * pa myself. Then he sent voice messages to my mother about how well she raised her son. And my birthday is in September, and he writes to me: “I’m performing here in Turkey in a hotel with Polyakova and I will give you a gift,” Ostapchuk said.. Further, as the presenter said, he was handed a bundle, in which there was a new mobile phone, the latest model. " And I felt like just an escort from Lipki. I was ashamed. I didn’t even open this phone, I just put it on the shelf,” Ostapchuk said..

After that, Ostapchuk and Kirkorov met in person on vacation in the summer of 2021. However, the showman cut off all ties with the odious artist on February 24, 2022.. Then Ostapchuk wrote him private messages and asked him not to be silent about the war, but the singer blocked him.