Ukrainian musician and frontman of the band Boombox, Andriy Khlyvnyuk, who joined the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine since the start of the full-scale invasion, has once again found himself at the center of a wave of criticism. This time, the reason was the assumption that the artist is allegedly using a military pickup truck for his own purposes — driving it around Kyiv.
The accusations appeared on the social network Threads, where one user hinted at a "strange service" if Khlyvnyuk is regularly seen not at the front, but at concerts or in the capital driving an alleged army car.
In the comments, users began to refute this information. It turned out that the car belongs to the band's producer, who purchased it with his own money. Therefore, the car has nothing to do with military registration. But, as often happens, hate on the Internet spreads faster than refutations.
Andriy Khlyvniuk himself did not respond directly to the accusations. However, on Instagram stories he published a series of critical remarks that he most often hears directed at him, and concluded it with a laconic quote from Taras Shevchenko: “Those enemies are not so much good people as good people .
Khlyvniuk has previously repeatedly explained that, despite serving in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, he continues his musical activities because concerts are also a form of support and motivation for society. He has performed for the military, as well as abroad, as part of charity tours to raise funds for the army.
At a time when part of society continues to demand “unified standards” for service, Khlyvniuk is one of those artists who, without unnecessary pathos, combines art, service, and civic position. But even this turns out to be insufficient to avoid daily suspicions.
