Macan Departs for Army, Bypasses Fans in Moscow

On the morning of November 28, rapper Macan (the musician«s real name is Andrey Kosolapov) departed for the army from the assembly point on Ugreshskaya Street. At the military enlistment office, mainly conscripts and their parents gathered, but among those who came were also several fans of the performer.

Fans and journalists waited for the rapper»s exit for about two hours, but Kosolapov never appeared. He might have been led out through a separate entrance, and one of the conscripts said that he saw the musician inside.

«They led him into a room, he sat down, signed documents, and just as quickly they took him further. I didn«t see any special treatment from the staff towards him. There were two people with him, they escorted him further. He entered from another entrance,» Grigory told journalists.

Later, on the social media of Macan«s friends, messages appeared that the rapper had already been sent off to the army.

Information that Kosolapov is being conscripted appeared on October 6. Online, people immediately started writing that he was evading service and ignoring summonses. The Telegram channel Mash claimed that the artist was supposed to appear at the distribution point on October 15, but that did not happen.

Female fans of the rapper began publishing humorous videos dedicated to their idol«s departure to the army. Some show how they make a demobilization calendar, others promise to wait for the idol. On marketplaces, plastic figures of the rapper in military uniform and passport covers with the phrase: «You say: “Macan”, I shout: “Fit”» appeared.

According to rumors, Macan may end up in the elite Semyonovsky Regiment, where actor Gleb Kalyuzhny is already serving. Lawyer Klavdiya Bakumenko from «PrizivNet» told MSK1.RU that sending him there is «an open question,» the decision depends on a preliminary agreement.