Despite the deteriorated relations between Ukraine and Russia in 2016, new Ukrainian bands achieved Russian charts success. The wave of Ukrainian artists making Russian chart success has been labeled "UkrPop". Since the 2014 Russian annexation of Crimea, Okean Elzy and BoomBox stopped performing in Russia, but they were one of the few Ukrainian artists to do so. Most tried to avoid making political statements and continue to perform in Russia. Ukrainian artists and bands with rising success in the 2010s include Maruv, Kazka and The Hardkiss.
