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2naSalit

(105,387 posts)
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 03:30 PM 10 hrs ago

Ukraine/Ruzian war blogger now in hospital with mystery illness...

I Checked Into the Hospital. Then the KGB Called and Asked How I Was Feeling.
INSIDE RUSSIA




I am recording this from a hospital bed.

The moment I checked into the hospital, I received a call from Russia. The caller addressed me by my name and asked how I was feeling. At the moment when I was preparing for a surgery! He said he represented the Russian Ministry of Defense and offered me to sign a military contract. Now, do you believe it was a coincidence? After everything that has happened around me, the timing is impossible to ignore.

I want to be completely clear: I will not be intimidated into silence. As long as I am alive, I will continue reporting the truth.

INSIDE RUSSIA exists to explain how the Russian system really works—its propaganda, repression, corruption, fear, war economy, and the pressure placed on those who refuse to stay quiet. I am simply telling you what happened today, exactly as it happened.

Whatever comes next, I will continue speaking.

Thank you to everyone who has supported me, watched the channel, shared the videos, and stood beside my family. Your support matters more tonight than I can explain.

Please share this video and let people know what happened.

I’m Konstantin Samoilov, a Russian in exile and creator of Inside Russia community. I talk to people inside the country every day, follow the numbers and the mood, study Russia under microscope and share my findings with the world. No hype — just facts. Sources: open public data and reporting (Russia Today, MinFin, CBR, Rosstat, business press). This video is commentary and analysis for information/education only and follows YouTube community guidelines.


Very scary!
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Ukraine/Ruzian war blogger now in hospital with mystery illness... (Original Post) 2naSalit 10 hrs ago OP
Thanks for posting - jmbar2 10 hrs ago #1
I have considered... 2naSalit 10 hrs ago #2
Good suggestion jmbar2 10 hrs ago #4
I know he posts quite frequently intrepidity 10 hrs ago #3
I hope they've called in a team of toxicologists Warpy 9 hrs ago #5

jmbar2

(8,325 posts)
1. Thanks for posting -
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 03:35 PM
10 hrs ago

I follow Konstantin regularly and he said he was being tracked by KGB. I hope he survives it. He gives great commentary.

2naSalit

(105,387 posts)
2. I have considered...
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 03:44 PM
10 hrs ago

Posting his videos but wasn't sure since there are so many to chose from, I was going with the usual stuff that TexasTowelie used to post, on the war at least. He was such a prolific poster of videos that I can't keep up with them all and still have time for myself.

Could use some help with that. If some who enjoy these videos would take to posting one or two from a certain producer, some are only every other day, we could still have the input we used to enjoy.

I really hope this guy pulls through, other producers share info with and from him.

jmbar2

(8,325 posts)
4. Good suggestion
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 03:48 PM
10 hrs ago

The other that I follow closely is Gary's Economics. He gives the absolutely best explanations about why we HAVE to reverse inequality by taxing wealth, and what will happen if we don't. He is a firebrand, tireless advocate, and he is close to exhaustion from ringing the alarm bells.

He just came out with a documentary. I'll post it when it hits YT.

intrepidity

(8,610 posts)
3. I know he posts quite frequently
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 03:48 PM
10 hrs ago

Did he post anything about him feeling off, I wonder? No doubt KGB monitors his videos/socials.

Hope it turns out to be mostly nothing.

Warpy

(114,822 posts)
5. I hope they've called in a team of toxicologists
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 04:28 PM
9 hrs ago

because Konstantin knew it was only a matter of time, especially after he was denounced publicly by Oleksandr Dugin (a real piece of work, think "Mein Kampf" in Russian).

He's had on warning already when he visited Turkmenistan. I hope this is another warning and not heavy metals like thallium or polonium.

For those who don't know, his channel on YouTube is called "Inside Russia" and he has been an amazing resource for nearly four years, digging economic data out of small trade publications, classified ads, and an information network of brave people across Russia.

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