Boris Grebenshchikov, a well-known Russian singer and songwriter, sometimes apparently labeled the "Grandfather of Russian Rock," performed this song on March 2 in London, saying "The war between Russia and Ukraine is madness, and the people who made it are the shame of Russia." Various sources (e.g., here, here, and here) report that both appearances by Grebenshchikov and performances of any of his work have been banned by Russian authorities, though I can't vouch for the accuracy of that.
I found the performance quite affecting: The sentiment is hardly novel, but the occasion (and Grebenshchikov's performance) gave it heft. Then I looked more closely, and saw that it was in fact not novel—it was written in 1917, under the title "That which I must say," by the great Russian singer and songwriter Alexander Vertinsky, apparently prompted by the death of young anti-Bolshevik soldiers in the Communist revolution. (Grebenschikov's version changes some words, but only slightly.)
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