Overview

• RIA Novosti relayed a Shot Telegram report alleging the 77-year-old underwent an emergency operation for an oncological concern after a tumor was found in the spring.
• The report said the procedure was successful and that Mikhail Shufutinsky soon returned to performing and touring.
• His PR director, Tatiana, told RIA Novosti that hospitalization claims are false and said he played a solo concert in Yekaterinburg yesterday and is performing in Chelyabinsk today.
• The articles cite no direct statements from the artist, his management beyond the PR denial, or any medical institutions confirming the surgery.
• Shot’s account also said he was advised to attend regular consultations with an oncologist following the operation.