Michael Sheitelman

Affiliated media: YouTube channel "Michael Sheitelman", Political commentator, Video blogger

Incident date: February 7, 2025

Attack type:

Labelling media/individuals as foreign agents

Who attacked: Authorities

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

The Russian Ministry of Justice has added video blogger Michael Sheitelman to the register of “foreign agents.” According to the Ministry of Justice, he supported the Armed Forces of Ukraine and participated in the creation and dissemination of content by “foreign agents.” Sheitelman's YouTube channel has over 600,000 subscribers.

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