Kristina Potupchik

Russian blogger and Founder of the K2 Agency

Function: Media personality

Kristina Potupchik is a Russian blogger and media entrepreneur. She is the founder of the K2 communications agency which runs social media and information campaigns for clients, predominantly clients controlled by the Russian Government, for which she disseminates misinformation on the war in Ukraine and delegitimises Ukraine’s territorial integrity and sovereignty. As co-founder of the Association of Internet Technologists she is part of the network of ANO Digital and is closely intertwined with ANO Digital’s misinformation and propaganda policy. In that role, Kristina Potupchik undertook trips to the Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine, especially Mariupol, where she publicly disseminated false information on Russian war crimes and the Ukrainian Government. Therefore, Kristina Potupchik is supporting actions which undermine the territorial integrity of Ukraine, and supports and benefits from the Government of the Russian Federation.

Tax Identification Number: 332891812110

Kristina Potupchik est une blogueuse russe et une entrepreneuse dans le domaine des médias. Elle est la fondatrice de l'agence de communication K2, qui gère des réseaux sociaux et des campagnes d'information à l'intention de clients, principalement des clients contrôlés par le gouvernement russe, pour lesquels elle diffuse de fausses informations sur la guerre en Ukraine et délégitime l'intégrité territoriale et la souveraineté de l'Ukraine. En tant que cofondatrice de l'association des techniciens de l'internet, elle fait partie du réseau d'ANO Digital et est étroitement liée à la politique de désinformation et de propagande d'ANO Digital. À ce titre, Kristina Potupchik s'est rendue dans les régions d'Ukraine occupées par la Russie, notamment à Marioupol, où elle a diffusé publiquement de fausses informations sur les crimes de guerre russes et le gouvernement ukrainien. Par conséquent, Kristina Potupchik soutient des actions qui compromettent l'intégrité territoriale de l'Ukraine, elle soutient le gouvernement de la Fédération de Russie et tire avantage de ce gouvernement.

Numéro d'identification fiscale: 332891812110

Propagandist and a manager of online propaganda media projects for the past two decades. She has been involved in organizing propaganda campaigns, receiving money directly from officials in the Presidential Administration of Russia and individuals close to them, and distributing these funds to pay bloggers and other prominent figures to promote the pro-Kremlin narrative, including narratives associated with aggression against Ukraine. She has also been involved in organizing networks of pro-government bots and promoting propaganda through media channels. For these activities, she was awarded the 1st class Order For Merit to the Fatherland. Thanks to her work related to the distribution of funds allocated for propaganda, Kristina Potupchik, together with her former spouse, has become the owner of high-value real estate valued at approximately 2.7 million USD (at the exchange rate as of the date of publication of the investigation in August 2021), including a villa in Spain. According to the findings of journalistic investigations, the value of their property did not correspond to their officially declared incomes. On her Telegram channel, she personally promotes narratives of Russian propaganda, justifying Russian domestic and foreign policies, including aggression against Ukraine and the occupation of its territory.

She is a propagandist and a manager of online propaganda media projects for the past two decades. She has been involved in organizing propaganda campaigns, receiving money directly from officials in the Presidential Administration of Russia and individuals close to them, and distributing these funds to pay bloggers and other prominent figures to promote the pro-Kremlin narrative, including narratives associated with aggression against Ukraine. She has also been involved in organizing networks of pro-government bots and promoting propaganda through media channels. For these activities, she was awarded the Order 'For Merit to the Fatherland' Medal of the 1st class. Thanks to her work related to the distribution of funds allocated for propaganda, Kristina Potupchik, together with her former spouse, has become the owner of high-value real estate valued at approximately 2.7 million USD (at the exchange rate as of the date of publication of the investigation in August 2021), including a villa in Spain. According to the findings of journalistic investigations, the value of their property did not correspond to their officially declared incomes. On her Telegram channel, she personally promotes narratives of Russian propaganda, justifying Russian domestic and foreign policies, including aggression against Ukraine and the occupation of its territory.

Propagandist. Manager of propaganda media projects for the last two decades. She directly participated in organizing propaganda campaigns, receiving money directly from officials in the Administration of the President of Russia and individuals close to them, and distributing them to purchase bloggers and other prominent figures to promote the pro-Kremlin narrative. She also engaged in organizing networks of pro-government bots and promoting propaganda in the media.

Russian blogger