Volodymyr Petrov

Volodymyr Petrov
Born
Volodymyr Volodymyrovych Petrov

(1977-11-20) November 20, 1977 (age 46)
Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR
Occupation(s)campaign manager, propagandist, producer and blogger

Volodymyr Volodymyrovych Petrov (Ukrainian: Володимир Володимирович Петров; born. 20 November 1977, Dnipropetrovsk) is a Ukrainian pro-Russian[1][2][3][4] propagandist, campaign manager,[5] producer, and blogger.

He is known for being the author of the pedophilegate at Artek, which helped pro-Russian candidate Viktor Yanukovych win the 2010 Ukrainian presidential election.[5]

He managed the election campaign of Ihor Markov, a pro-Russian politician wanted by the Security Service of Ukraine, which resulted in Markov's election to the Verkhovna Rada.[6] He worked for the campaign of candidate Mikhail Prokhorov during the 2012 Russian presidential election.[2]

He is best known for creating the titushky in 2013, whose provocations and clashes led to the Maidan casualties, Yanukovych's escape and Russia's annexation of Crimea.[7][8]

He was a candidate for the 2019 Ukrainian presidential election.[9]

He is the founder and host of the YouTube channel ISLND TV.[5] On 15 December 2021, he became the host of the Rada TV channel, on 17 December he was scandalously suspended from the airwaves.[5]

He is known for his anti-Ukrainian statements,[1][2][3][4] particularly about the Euromaidan,[6] the Ukrainian language;[6] derogatory remarks about the Ukrainian military,[6] Ukrainian refugees.[6] He declared that he did not consider Crimea to be Ukrainian.[1] He spread Russian propaganda,[1] as well as lies and fakes about the Russo-Ukrainian war[1] on his airwaves. A number of Ukrainian media outlets, journalists and politicians have called Petrov a "campaign manager"[5] and "media killer",[5] and his activities have been characterised as "pro-Russian",[6][10] "anti-Ukrainian"[11] and "propagandistic".[12][13]

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  5. ^ a b c d e f Yaroslav Zubchenko (2022-01-10). "Хто такий Володимир Петров. Брудна бомба на каналі "Рада"". Detector Media (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2022-01-10.
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  8. ^ Чорні справи Володимира Петрова. Організатор тіндерного скандалу створив тітушок, влаштовував провокації на Майдані і працював на Арбузова // fakty.org 25.01.2022; Анна Вернигора, politeka, 3 December [2021], 14:20
  9. ^ "Петров Володимир Володимирович". chesno.org. Chesno.
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  12. ^ "Пропагандист Зеленського та Януковича Петров пригрозив покаранням журналістці Лигачовій та отримав від влади ліцензію на власне радіо". censor.net. 2023-10-23.
  13. ^ "10 лет назад пиарщик Януковича Петров устроил провокацию с "титушками". Теперь он пиарщик Зеленского. ФОТО". censor.net. 2023-05-18.