Sergey Bobunets (stage name Buba) is a Soviet and Russian rock musician, singer, guitarist, poet, and producer. From 1989 to 2017, he was the leader of the rock band «Smyslovye Galliutsinatsii». Since 2017, he has pursued a solo career. Born on September 1, 1973, in Nizhny Tagil, USSR.
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.
Sergey Bobunets traveled to Donbas even prior to the large-scale war. At that time, he began writing war-themed songs for Yulia Chicherina.
On April 2, 2018, he received the Russian Defense Ministry medal «Participant of the Military Operation in Syria».
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In July 2016, he was entered into the database of the «Myrotvorets» website for illegally visiting Russian-occupied Crimea.
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On January 7, 2023, he was included in Ukraine's sanctions lists for his "role in Russian propaganda".
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On February 3, 2023, he was added to Canada's sanctions list as an accomplice involved in «spreading Russian disinformation and propaganda». On similar grounds, he has been banned from entering Latvia and Estonia.
Sergey Bobunets’s Position on the War in Ukraine
In April 2022, the musician participated in the «Za Rossiyu» patriotic marathon in support of the defense of Donbas. From the stage, he declared his open endorsement of the so-called "special operation". The concert also featured supporters of Putin's regime Yulia Chicherina, the band Chizh & Co, Garik Sukachyov, Vadim Samoylov from «Agatha Christie», the band «7B», and KnyaZz.
In February 2024, Sergey Bobunets and Alexey Poddubny (Jango) filmed a music video for the song «My vernyomsya» (We Will Return), dedicated to chronicles of the so-called SMO. Poddubny commented on this release:
We will definitely return – that is a line in this song; it is dedicated to all those who, weapons in hand, fight for our Motherland, for our people, for our future, without sparing their lives. We strongly support the guys, respect them, pray for them, and dedicate this video to them so that they defeat the enemy and return to their loved ones.
Bobunets actively tours across Russian cities, participating in state festivals and pro-war patriotic events.
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