SHAMAN called the stage his main front and explained his absence from the zone.

Honored Artist of the Russian Federation Yaroslav Dronov (SHAMAN) said on June 29 that he regularly visits the special military operation zone, but considers the stage to be his main front.

"I go there regularly (to the free zone. — Ed.) with charity concerts to support our soldiers. Well, sofa watchdog commentators are constantly trying to send me there in order to deprive me of the main front — the stage, because the stage, my voice, my songs are my main weapon," he said at a press conference at the International Multimedia Press Center Russia Today, answering the question why he is not there. in the free zone.

SHAMAN also pointed out that criticism of him always comes from users on the Internet, and not from fighters on the front line. According to him, the military understands that the main front of the artist is the stage.

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On May 28, Dronov released a new song and video called "Russia is Mom." In it, he appears as a detective who is fighting the "forces of evil." In the clip, SHAMAN takes out a folder with 20 photos of foreign agents, hangs them on the wall, after which the images begin to sing along with him with the help of AI.