Streamer Vitaly Zdorovetskiy (center, standing) at a press conference in Quezon Cit, Philippines on April 7, 2025
Vitaly Zdorovetskiy is back on Kick. The Russian-born streamer, known for chaotic prank livestreams and predator "sting" operations, returned to the platform in early 2026 after being deported from the Philippines following a months-long jail stint.
He wasted no time getting back to work. Just days after landing in Russia, Vitaly was already streaming with fellow Kick personality Adin Ross. Since then he's kept up a steady schedule of casino streams, IRL content, and appearances at events like the World Cup and UFC in Miami.
But his comeback comes with baggage. In 2024, Vitaly's livestream sting operations caught up with him in a different way, when he wrongly accused entrepreneur Akash Singhania of being a pedophile on camera.
Singhania had arranged to meet a woman through a dating app. Within seconds of the meeting, Vitaly's crew swarmed him with cameras, branding him a predator in front of a live audience. Singhania called the police himself. They cleared him on the spot.
The damage was already done. Clips spread across hundreds of channels within hours. "People threatened to beat me, kill me, tried to put me in jail," Singhania told HT City. "They culled out my business, social media profiles, my LinkedIn profile, and told everyone to go and cancel me."
Vitaly apologized two days later. For Singhania, it wasn't enough. "It has been a nightmare," he said, adding that friends who blocked him only reached back out once the truth came out.
Singhania hasn't ruled out legal action. "Vitaly and all other parties need to be held accountable," he said.
Vitaly's own 2026 has been rough by any measure. He spent 290 days in a Philippine jail, 91 of them in isolation, before his deportation. "They wanted me gone but I'm here," he wrote on Instagram after landing back in Russia. "All glory to GOD!!!"
Now streaming again, Vitaly has reportedly clashed with Kick itself, claiming the platform slashed his payout percentage. Fans have speculated it's punishment for his history of controversy, though Kick hasn't confirmed a reason.
None of that answers the question Singhania is still asking: what happens when a streamer with millions of viewers gets it wrong. Vitaly's audience moved on days after his apology. Singhania says the death threats haven't stopped.
