Taras Borovok

Taras Borovok (Ukrainian: Тарас Боровок) (born January 1, 1973 ), is a Ukrainian lieutenant colonel, producer, and singer-songwriter. His patriotic song "Bayraktar" came to prominence after its release on 1 March 2022 in the aftermath of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Life and career Graduating from Suvorov Military School in Minsk (1988-1990), ), being promoted to the rank of lieutenant-colonel.

Borovok said in an interview by the Turkish press: “The Armed Forces of Ukraine knew of my creative skills, so they asked me to prepare a video about the Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2, a drone that had been helping our army a lot in the battlefield. I thought it was better to create a song about it. I composed the melody and came up with the lyrics in a short time. The song was written within 2 hours."

Overall, after enlisting, Borovok spent 3 months writing more military songs. Due to his artistic collaboration with Lisa, Taras Borovok became known in France.

In July 2022, Taras released song and video "HIMARS", about the missile system of the same name. The song used the similar type of bawdy humor and simple but catchy tune as in "Bayraktar", beginning with "Our brotherly friend from America scared the Russians so bad they farted smoke".