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YouTube removes at least 61 videos promoting Russian drone-factory college Alabuga Polytech

Q: YouTube removed at least 61 videos promoting Alabuga Polytech and the Alabuga special economic zone.

Status: sourced. Sources under review.

Q: Alabuga's official YouTube channel has been removed.

Status: sourced. Sources under review.

Q: Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha publicly confirmed the takedowns.

Status: sourced. Sources under review.

Q: Whether other major platforms (Meta, TikTok, Telegram) will follow with similar takedowns of Alabuga-linked content.

Status: developing. Sources under review.

Q: Whether YouTube initiated the removals independently or after external pressure/government request.

Status: sketchy. Sources under review.

Q: Whether Alabuga's channel was removed by YouTube or by the account holder.

Status: sketchy. Sources under review.

by The Desk

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Kyiv Post
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha's statement confirming YouTube's global takedown of Alabuga-linked videos and his call for other platforms to follow.
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/77999
The Insider
Detailed reporting on the overnight removal of 61+ videos, disappearance of Alabuga's official YouTube channel, and blogger Alexei Gubanov's documentation of the event.
https://theins.press/en/news/293634

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YouTube removed at least 61 videos promoting Alabuga Polytech and the Alabuga special economic zone.sourcedStory receiptsSuggest fix

Alabuga's official YouTube channel has been removed.sourcedStory receiptsSuggest fix

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha publicly confirmed the takedowns.sourcedStory receiptsSuggest fix

Whether other major platforms (Meta, TikTok, Telegram) will follow with similar takedowns of Alabuga-linked content.developingStory receiptsSuggest fix

Whether YouTube initiated the removals independently or after external pressure/government request.sketchyStory receiptsSuggest fix

Whether Alabuga's channel was removed by YouTube or by the account holder.sketchyStory receiptsSuggest fix

Receipts-first viewRead full story →

YouTube removes at least 61 videos promoting Russian drone-factory college Alabuga Polytech

by The Desk

Single source

receiptsAll receipts

Kyiv Post
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha's statement confirming YouTube's global takedown of Alabuga-linked videos and his call for other platforms to follow.
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/77999
The Insider
Detailed reporting on the overnight removal of 61+ videos, disappearance of Alabuga's official YouTube channel, and blogger Alexei Gubanov's documentation of the event.
https://theins.press/en/news/293634

04Claim-level check

Claims, status, and receipts

ClaimStatusReceiptsAction

YouTube removed at least 61 videos promoting Alabuga Polytech and the Alabuga special economic zone.sourcedStory receiptsSuggest fix

Alabuga's official YouTube channel has been removed.sourcedStory receiptsSuggest fix

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha publicly confirmed the takedowns.sourcedStory receiptsSuggest fix

Whether other major platforms (Meta, TikTok, Telegram) will follow with similar takedowns of Alabuga-linked content.developingStory receiptsSuggest fix

Whether YouTube initiated the removals independently or after external pressure/government request.sketchyStory receiptsSuggest fix

Whether Alabuga's channel was removed by YouTube or by the account holder.sketchyStory receiptsSuggest fix