The claim
A short video clip filmed on a cellphone shows a Ukrainian president singing and dancing, holding a rocket launcher like a guitar. The images suggest the shooting of a music video.
Our conclusion
In the video you don't see Volodymyr Zelenskyj, but a Russian comedian who calls himself “Max Komikadze”. The clip was posted on his Telegram and TikTok channels.
++ Well the war must be fierce if you have time for something like that 🤣 ++ 🤔Can someone explain that to me: ++
Volodymyr Zelenskyj with a rocket launcher while filming a music video during an ongoing war against his Russian neighbor? That can not be true! It isn't either. The almost 1-minute clip shows a Russian comedian who goes by the stage name “Max Komikadze”. The short video can also be found on his TikTok channel:
DeepL 's text on the TikTok video is a bit clumsy with "We're muzzle the Vovan and Lexus show. Original sound – MAX 'KOMIKADZE' ZELYA” translated. The resulting video is intended for the current VIL show by the infamous comedian duo “Vovan and Lexus”. It hasn't been broadcast there yet.
Komikadze on the VIL Show
Vovan and Lexus – whose real names are Vladimir Kuznetsov and Aleksei Stolyarov – have also become known in the West in recent months for playing “prank calls” and calling Western politicians or celebrities with DeepFake versions of Klitschko or Zelensky. They are seen as a propaganda tool for the Kremlin, even if official connections are denied. The duo's original YouTube channel was banned , but now they are back VIL show
Max Komikadze's Zelensky figure appears there regularly and is intended to ridicule and confuse the Ukrainian president. The fake Zelenskyj is available with a Hitler beard or with cocaine around his nose. captured by Chechen leader .

Social media and war propaganda
The role of social media in Russian infowar is explained in detail in an article by Daniel Weinmann on zeitgeschichte-online.de. The parallel worlds of social media channels are also explained there, which are still hardly known outside of Russia and are mainly used by people who willingly spread Russian war propaganda. Weinmann writes there about Komikadze:
Nevertheless, loyal YouTubers have agreed to become RuTubers: With his channels (still) operating in parallel, Max Komikadze is an example that the Kremlin could only wish for. There he regularly uploads “parodies” in which he wants to portray the Ukrainian president, sometimes signing a declaration of surrender, sometimes appearing with a Hitler beard.
Text excerpt from: #War – The war against Ukraine on social networks
In addition to YouTube, the duo Vovan and Lexus and Max Komikadze's own channels can also be found on rutube.ru, TikTok and Telegram. Something else for the military freaks: The rocket launcher on stage is probably the Next Generation Light Anti-tank Weapon ( NLAW ) from the Swedish company Saab, which is also known as a manufacturer of cars and interceptors. The NLAWs were founded by the British for the war against Russia.
CONCLUSION
In the video you don't see Volodymyr Zelenskyj, but a Russian comedian who calls himself “Max Komikadze”. The clip was published on his Telegram and TikTok channels and is intended for the VIL show of “Vovan and Lexus”. Videos like this are part of Russian propaganda, even if the Kremlin denies official connections.
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