Group “Bi-2” called the information about her departure from Russia “stuffing”

The rock group “Bi-2” reported that they were on vacation and did not leave Russia in connection with a special operation in Ukraine. This is evidenced by the entry on the official page of “Bi-2” in “In contact with”.

“This is the fifth week of our annual summer vacation. We are surprised to read stuffing that we “secretly and hastily left the country.” We prefer to relax in any way, but always openly and relaxed, ”the group wrote on the social network.

Yesterday, August 7, the media reported that the members of the rock band left Russia due to “pressure exerted by patriotic Russians.”

The musicians do not support the special military operation in Ukraine. At the end of April, the group canceled a concert in Omsk due to a conflict with the banner. The musicians covered the sign with the inscription “For the President” with a black cloth, and when the administration tried to remove it, the group refused to perform. After this incident, Bi-2 concerts were canceled, and the group endured your summer tour of Russia for 2023. However, in July, the musicians performed in St. Petersburg after the match between Zenit and Spartak, where they booed. July 28 State Duma Deputy Dmitry Kuznetsov asked the head of the FSB, Alexander Bortnikov, to ban the members of the group from entering the Russian Federation.

Earlier, the Little Big group, rappers Oksimiron and Face (recognized as a foreign agent in Russia), singer Zemfira, soloist of the Aquarium group Boris Grebenshchikov left Russia from the musicians.

Polina Sobakina