(Humorous article)

Chmonia, Andrei Rjazantsev, the 37-year-old former teacher from Gorlovka, drafted into the Russian Army and captured by Ukrainian soldiers on March 1, 2022, turned into a Youtube and Tick Tock war celeb with millions of views.

He became the ‘charismatic hero’ of the popular Ukrainian song “Don`t stand under my window,” composed by a young Ukrainian singer, Rusia. As it became known from his sister, after the exchange of war prisoners on June 29, 2022, Chmonia was given a week to relax and to visit his relatives. Later, he was taken to the Russian Army to keep on his military service. The Ukrainian public got tired of not seeing Chmonia for so long and launched a go-getting challenge on social networks. One Pack of Pelmeni for the capture of Chmonia! Surely, that is the initial bet. With every passing day, the number of packs will be increased!

Chmonia 2, an unknown Russian soldier with a height of 130-140 cm (4-4.5 feet approximately), detained somewhere on August 10-12, 2023, got a skyrocketing popularity too. Some Ukrainian users call him Chmonias Brother, others --Chmonias Rival. This war celeb launched the second soaring challenge. For the photo opportunity to be shot with Chmonia 2 some Ukrainian users offer a Can of Stewed Meat, others offer good price for his machine gun (AK74). They say that it has never fired and has been lost only once!