Gladkov Steps Down from 400K-Subscriber Telegram Channel
Former governor of the Belgorod region, Vladislav Gladkov, has stopped maintaining his Telegram channel with an audience of nearly 400,000 people. Vladislav Gladkov stated that he is ceasing to maintain the Telegram channel 'Real Gladkov'.
Consensus
- Vyacheslav Gladkov, former governor of Belgorod Oblast, announced he would no longer run his Telegram channel 'Nastoyashchiy Gladkov'.
- Gladkov has been appointed Russia's ambassador to Abkhazia.
- Gladkov will now publish content in a new Telegram channel named 'Vyacheslav Gladkov'.
- The new channel has significantly fewer subscribers than the old one—around 2,000 to 4,000.
- The Kremlin reportedly expressed dissatisfaction with Gladkov continuing to operate the old channel after his appointment.
- An official source in the presidential administration stated that Gladkov 'cannot understand his new role'.
- Gladkov led Belgorod Oblast from 2020 to May 2026.
- Gladkov was succeeded by Alexander Shuvaev, a former participant in the war in Ukraine.
Points of divergence
- The old channel lost about 70,000 subscribers (15%) over the past six months. — tg_theinsider
- Gladkov held the governorship from 2021, not 2020. — meduza
- The new channel has fewer than 1,000 subscribers. — tg_currenttime
- Gladkov stated he was personally interested in the ambassadorial appointment. — vm
- The new channel has slightly more than 2,000 subscribers. — tg_tvrain
- Gladkov's appointment was announced in June, and he was succeeded by Shuvaev in May 2026. — tg_echoonline_news
Coverage (10 sources)
- Former Governor Gladkov Refused Telegram Channel with 400 Thousand Subscribers. In the Kremlin Were Dissatisfied with His Activity... — The Insider
- Former Belgorod Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov Refuses Telegram Channel With 400,000 Subscribers. Kremlin Unhappy He Continued Running It, Says Kommersant — Meduza
- Former Belgorod region governor Gladkov stopped running Telegram channel with nearly 400 thousand audience — SOTAvision
- Former governor of the Belgorod region stopped running a Telegram channel with 400 thousand subscribers — Настоящее Время
- Vyacheslav Gladkov refused to give up his Telegram channel with 400 thousand subscribers — Вечерняя Москва
- Former governor of the Belgorod region refused to leave the Telegram channel with almost 400 thousand subscribers — Дождь
- Former governor of the Belgorod region refused to give up a Telegram channel with almost 400 thousand subscribers — Дождь (Telegram)
- Former Belgorod region governor Vyacheslav Gladkov abandoned Telegram channel with nearly 400 thousand subscribers — ЭХО / Новости
- Former governor of the Belgorod region Gladkov closed channel with 400k subscribers — Вести
- Former governor of the Belgorod region, Vyacheslav Gladkov, appointed last year by the Russian ambassador to the self-proclaimed... — Радио Свобода
Key entities
- Vyacheslav Gladkov
- Belgorod Oblast
- Telegram channel
- Kremlin
- Abkhazia
- Nastoychiy Gladkov
- Russia
- Commerzant
- Ukraine
- Moscow
- U
- Telegram
- Telegram channel