An online controversy involving a man who claims to be Russian and goes by the name Yaytseslav has dominated discussions among Ghanaian social media users, especially on X, between February 12 and 13, 2026.

The individual has drawn widespread backlash after videos emerged showing his interactions with multiple Ghanaian women.

Footage circulating on various social media platforms frequently shows him at the Accra Mall, where he approaches shoppers, mainly women, initiates conversations, and records the encounters.

Posts and shared videos suggest he allegedly convinces some of the women he meets to exchange contact details and, in some cases, persuades them to visit his apartment afterwards.

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Reports indicate that these encounters, beginning from their first meeting to moments in private spaces, are recorded and packaged as content for his viewers.

The alleged Russian content creator operates active TikTok and YouTube accounts, where he uploads recap-style videos highlighting these interactions.

Social media users allege that approximately 40 videos featuring Ghanaian women are available across these platforms.

In addition to his public content, he is reportedly running a private subscription-based Telegram channel. Access to the platform is said to cost about 400 Russian Rubles, approximately $5 monthly.

Subscribers are reportedly able to watch extended footage that is restricted on YouTube, including recordings from his apartment and details of his meetings with the women.

One video that has sparked intense criticism features a woman identified as Angela, whom he allegedly met at the mall. She is later seen at his apartment covered in a large towel, a scene that many online users have described as troubling.

The development has triggered strong public reactions, with many raising concerns about privacy, consent, and the monetisation of such interactions. Some social media users have urged the Ghana Police Service to intervene.

“Bro Ghanaian women are very cheap. Ghana Police need to step in and deal with this Russian man immediately,” one netizen wrote.

“The Russian guy nu it’s not only Ghanaian women o he has done to many Russian women, South Africa, Americans, Nigerians and so many others o. The guy is definitely up to something,” another user indicated.

“A foreigner took advantage of and recorded intimate conversations and acts with unassuming women and has released these sensitive images and footages and Ghanaian men are on this app framing it as he’s exposing how cheap women are. The journey is long wallahi,” another user wrote.