"Stop, Old Man!": Z-propagandist Baranets Yelled At A Resident Of The Belgorod Region

• 12.11.2026, 9:26

A man called in to the radio show to complain about the ineffectiveness of Russia's air defense system.

Meanwhile, Russian military expert and Z-propagandist Viktor Baranets spoke rudely to a resident of the Belgorod Region border area who called in to his live broadcast.

He yelled at the man, who was complaining about drone strikes and the ineffectiveness of Russia’s air defense system. The incident occurred on the air at the state-run radio station “Komsomolskaya Pravda,” according to Dialog.UA.

A resident of the border region asked Baranets why Russia wasn’t protecting them from Ukrainian drones, which “fly day and night without ceasing.”

The propagandist immediately started shouting and tried to convince the man that the air defense system actually works. “Stop, sir! Stop! Aren’t they protecting you from drones right now? Tell me, haven’t you seen any drones being shot down? No?” said Baranets.

The listener replied that there are practically no interceptions—out of three dozen flying UAVs, only about 3 are shot down. After that, Baranets urged the border residents to accept the situation, because there’s a war going on and Russia’s air defense is weak.

“But we don’t have enough air defense! We don’t have enough equipment! We don’t have enough personnel! We’re not creating a new branch of the military—the unmanned forces—just for the fun of it. My dear friend, there’s a war going on! And during a war, people die: both military personnel and civilians. You didn’t know that, did you? (…) We’ll defend ourselves as best we can,” declared the Z-propagandist.