After being sacked in 2006 due to cutbacks in the Ukrainian army, Borovok worked as a TV presenter, screenwriter, and film director.
On the onset of the Russian invasion 24 February 2022 he signed a contract, rejoined the service and began working at the Ukrainian Land Forces Center of Information, Monitoring, and Countermeasures (Центр інформації, моніторингу і протидії[3]), being promoted to the rank of lieutenant-colonel.
[4][5] Borovok said in an interview by the Turkish press: “The Armed Forces of Ukraine knew of my creative skills, so they asked me to prepare a video about the Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2, a drone that had been helping our army a lot in the battlefield.
[10] The song used the similar type of bawdy humor and simple but catchy tune as in "Bayraktar", beginning with "Our brotherly friend from America scared the Russians so bad they farted smoke".
[3] The song "Bayraktar", as well as its mashup by Schettner, are discussed in the book Words, Music and Propaganda, by Tjaša Mohar, Victor Kennedy.