In a 2022 interview with the Russian state media website
Ukraina.ru, Akim Apachev repeated common anti-Ukrainian
conspiracy theories, telling interviewers "I think that we must first get away from ourselves inside, at home, at home, in our workplace... on our street, and then move on to this more important clash - ideological - with the new Ukrainian
terrorist state." In April 2023, Apachev wrote a letter to the
Russian Ministry of Culture in order to prevent a concert performance by
Kazakh rapper
Jah Khalib. He accused Khalib, who had been a vocal supporter of Ukraine, of trying to "support the terrorist Ukrainian army, but also finance the
Armed Forces of Ukraine." As a result, Jah Khalib's performance in
Moscow was canceled, and he was barred from performing in Russia indefinitely. In a 2023 interview with
Anton Krasovsky, Apachev said "We must kill all those who carry Ukrainian idea," and advocated for the
extermination of 10% of the Ukrainian population. In a separate interview, he referred to Ukraine as a country of "
heretics, [and] non-
Christians." In March 2025, Akim Apachev faced widespread criticism in Russia after spray painting anti-Ukrainian slogans on buildings in
Sudzha. This move was heavily criticized by residents of Sudzha, resulting in a
Russian court ordering Apachev to pay 70,000
rubles in fines. == Music use in psychological operations ==