Overview
- RIA Novosti reports the channel is now inaccessible and displays a platform notice saying it was blocked for doxing and extortion.
- Current Time says Telegram’s administration reported the action and notes that posts mirrored to a backup channel also disappeared.
- Russia’s Justice Ministry placed VChK-OGPU on the foreign‑agent registry in July 2024, a designation that increased legal scrutiny of the outlet.
- The channel was previously removed in April 2025, according to coverage at the time, with Telegram denying involvement then.
- One associate of the project, identified as Artyom Shalyakin of the LISA BASILIO channel, was reported detained in Russia on October 30, according to the project’s co‑founder and local media.