Leps kept his word and paid a million rubles to the fighter for the wrecked “Leopard”

Russian pop singer, musician and composer Grigory Leps decided to reward a military man with the call sign “Venom” for the successful destruction of the Leopard tank and transferred him a million rubles. He, along with Vladimir Kiselev and Nikolai Baskov, made such a promise during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, then the singers announced additional awards for the Russian military who could destroy this German tank.

Grigory Leps confirmed the information in an interview with the media, saying that he intends to pay a monetary reward to the soldier in the near future. He also clarified that information about the serviceman who accomplished the feat and destroyed the enemy tank is already known. The only thing left to do is to transfer money.

“Each artist, if he has the opportunity and desire, pays one million rubles. I’m going to fulfill my promise on the 4-5th,” Leps told reporters.

However, the contractor managed to fulfill his promise ahead of schedule. A video appeared on his Telegram channel showing a military man receiving money. “I kept my word,” the performer of the hit “A glass of vodka on the table” signed the video. The soldier preferred to hide his face and introduced himself under an assumed name.

Vitaly Kishkinov, deputy of the People’s Council of the LPR, confirmed the liquidation of enemy equipment, clarifies starhit.ru. He noted that “Venom” really destroyed the tank “Leopard” and congratulated the military on receiving the reward, expressing gratitude for his courage and dedication to the service.

Recall that Andrei Kravtsov from Buryatia, who was part of the 37th motorized rifle brigade, was the first to receive a million rubles. During the battle, he was seriously injured, but despite this, he continued the battle.

“I took a grenade launcher, as I am an assistant grenade launcher, and began to flank the tanks, determine the location of the armored vehicles that attacked us. I fired, and smoke formed around. When I was in the hospital, I was told that it was a German Leopard “. I did not seek to earn a million, and I was not looking for rewards,” the fighter told reporters while in the hospital.