«Dayte tank (!)» (Give Me a Tank (!)) is a Russian indie rock band from the Moscow-region town of Kolomna. It was founded by Dmitry Mozzhukhin (guitar, bayan accordion, vocals) and Alexander Romankin (guitar, keyboards, trumpet) in 2007.
Listening to this artist's tracks on official streaming platforms, social media, and other services indirectly contributes to financing the war — through taxes paid to the budget of the Russian Federation.
The Band Dayte tank (!)’s Position on the War in Ukraine
Following the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the band «Dayte tank (!)» published on Instagram stories a post of a generic nature reading "Dayte mir (!)" (Give us peace (!)):
No further concrete anti-war posts on social media or statements regarding a civic stance followed from the band. The musicians chose a stance of silence, continuing their concert performances across cities in the Russian Federation.
One cannot claim that the band members are completely indifferent to human tragedies; for example, following the terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall, they published a post on VKontakte expressing condolences and even rescheduled their concerts in Moscow. But the tragedy unfolding in Ukraine apparently "does not concern" them...
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