"I thank my multi-million army of fans for
their love and support, for the ability to distinguish truth
from lies," Pugacheva, 73, a Soviet and then post-Soviet icon
who is probably Russia's most famous woman, said on Instagram.
"From the Holy Land, I pray for you and for peace," she said. "I
am happy!"
Pugacheva is known across Russian generations for hits such as
the 1982 song "Million Scarlet Roses" and the 1978 film "The
Woman who Sings".
Pugacheva said last month that the war was killing soldiers for
illusory aims and burdening ordinary people.
Pugacheva has in the past been feted by both Putin and his
predecessor as president, Boris Yeltsin. When Mikhail Gorbachev
died in August, she praised the last Soviet leader for allowing
freedom and rejecting violence.
(Reporting by Guy Faulconbridge; Editing by Mark Trevelyan)
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