The ranking of influential war bloggers has been published: who is in the top five.

The voting for the most influential war bloggers on The Page portal has concluded. Alexey Petrov, an officer of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and a writer, took first place in the ranking.

Participants were selected for the longlist if they focused on military topics and had at least 50,000 followers on social media. Several candidates were added to the voting based on readers' suggestions.

The top ten ranking has been formed, including the most popular and trusted bloggers.

Top 5 war bloggers ranking:

Alexey Petrov. An officer of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, he went to war in 2014 and became a popular blogger on Facebook. He wrote a book about the events on the front lines in Mariupol and was an active member of a group that supported comfortable living conditions for servicemen. During the full-scale invasion, he returned to the front and joined the airborne assault forces.

Yuriy Butusov. Editor-in-chief of CensorNET, he began actively visiting the front lines during the war. His YouTube channel has over 1.1 million subscribers.

Oleksandr Karpiuk (Serg Marco). He began writing under the pseudonym Serg Marco after participating in the Revolution of Dignity and volunteering. In 2016, he published a book about hybrid warfare. He currently serves in the 59th separate motorized infantry brigade named after Yakov Handzyuk.

Kostiantyn Mashovets. Coordinator of the Information Resistance group, security issues expert, and reserve colonel. His Telegram channel has over 70 thousand subscribers.

Roman Bochkal. He was a co-founder of the information agency Stop Corruption TV and an active figure in the Volunteer Battalion charitable foundation. He has his own Telegram channel and YouTube channel.

Also in the top 10 ranking are Anatoliy Shtefan (Shtirlitz), Taras Berezovets, Robert Brovdi, Valeriy Prozapas, and Oleksandr Kovalenko. Previously, a ranking of politicians who spend the most on their advertising on Facebook was published.