Youth leaders of public opinion in the period of special military operation in the context of interaction with youth

The relevance of this article is in the fact that a significant part of young people is not interested in the events of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine. This problem is partially solved by the action of public opinion leaders promoting a pro-Russian point of view on the events of the military special operation. The author of the article examines the features of the interaction of public opinion leaders with young people, noting informal and entertaining content as a means of communication with their target audience. Through the prism of the political science approach, this interaction is the processes of taking and preserving power over the opinions of viewers.