Members of the Ukrainian band Ziferblat commented on rumors about the departure of drummer Fyodor Khodakov. The musicians responded to these speculations in a comment published on the Eurovision Ukraine page on Facebook on October 15.

Khodakov, in turn, called the controversy surrounding his alleged departure “cool”. The drummer confirmed that the speculation appeared on TikTok.

He acknowledged tense internal relations in the group, but assured that the rumors were exaggerated. Khodakov concluded his statement by assuring fans that the group is currently working normally.

“This scandal came out of TikTok, if you want me to comment on it. I saw it myself on TikTok, looked at it all. Indeed, you have all seen how we communicate, our supertoxic. Some people just took it too seriously. How it will be in the future - everything really depends on us. But as long as we’re working, everything’s fine,” Fedor shared.