New photos of Vitaly show the infamous YouTuber has become noticeably thinner since being detained in he Philippines, where his behaviour earlier this year didn’t go down too well with locals, the government or the police.
Vitaly went over to the Philippines to do some live-streaming and ended up committing a few crimes in the process; including theft, harassment and disturbing the peace. For example:
Vitaly Zdorovetskiy, the Russian-American YouTuber who was arrested in the Philippines, will reportedly not be deported and is set to face charges in the country.pic.twitter.com/YcbMOdTMXj
— Complex (@Complex) April 8, 2025
He’s been in jail over there since April 3, and now, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) have confirmed that Vitaly Zdorovetskiy has been transferred to the custody of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP), which I guess means he’s just staying in jail?
Look how much size he’s lost already in 2.5 months:
Vitaly’s before and after being detained in the Philippines pic.twitter.com/FKhTAqFyLj
— FearBuck (@FearedBuck) June 16, 2025
Vitaly did reportedly request temporary release on bail by assuring authorities in a written statement that he would stay within the region, but Commissioner Joel Viado denied the request. Commissioner Viado also said the following:
“Foreign nationals who abuse our hospitality and violate our laws must face the consequences. … No special treatment will be given.”
Sounds like Vitaly is well and truly screwed. They’ve already refused to deport him until after he receives and carries out his jail sentence, but he’s not been given a date for that yet. Apparently he could be trapped in a hot, crowded, dangerous Filipino jail for 2 – 3 YEARS until his trial, where they’ll probably sentence him to even more prison time.
Whatever happens with Vitaly, the whole saga has probably already effectively deterred other YouTubers/foreigners from acting like idiots in the Philippines, which is a good thing. Who better to make an example out of than one the world’s most notorious, trouble-making streamers?
He really should have listened to his fellow American out there in the Philippines who warned him to stop being such a tw@t:
Kick streamer Vitaly gets pressed after harassing & threatening to rob locals of the Philippines 😳 pic.twitter.com/6pnEI9F0Dh
— Net Klips (@NetKlips) April 1, 2025
You live and you learn.
Meanwhile over in neighbouring South Korea, fellow streamer Johnny Somali is also facing guaranteed prison time for being arguably even more of a d1ck than Vitaly was in the Philippines. These Asian countries are not messing about, it seems.
