Larry Madowo, a Kenyan journalist and CNN International correspondent, has detailed how the Russian man identified as Yaytselav exploited so many Ghanaian and Kenyan women.
According to Larry Madowo, he has been speaking to the Russian man victims, who were all filmed without consent, and detailed that some of the footage dates back to March 2025, while other videos were recorded as recently as September 2025.
The CNN International correspondent revealed that Yaytselav had limited English proficiency and communicated through Google Translate.
Larry Madowo further alleged that once the women arrived at his hotel room, he allegedly pressured them almost immediately.
Speaking in a video shared on his X page on Monday, February 16, 2026, Larry Madowo explained, “I know this because I’ve been speaking to some of the victims, the women in those videos.
I’ve also spoken to a few women who turned him down to understand his tactics. He appears not to really know a lot of English that you see in the videos,” Madowo stated.
He added, “A lot of the conversation happened using Google Translate, and he appeared to be targeting vulnerable women”.
“The Kenyan women feel violated, and they feel that their government has abandoned them in this instance, compared to what the Ghanaian government has done,” he added.
” Trying to get him extradited back to the country to face charges, even though that’s unlikely. Russia does not extradite its citizens, but the government in Ghana says they will try him in absentia anyway”, he added.
In related news, the Russian Embassy in Ghana has confirmed notice of reports of a Russian national, who reportedly engaged in the non-consensual recording of sexual relations with multiple Ghanaian women.
The embassy, in a brief comment on its official X account, acknowledged reports on a sexual exploitation case; however, it added no further comment on possible actions that would be initiated against the individual.
Furthermore, the Embassy did not confirm the identity or nationality of the individual involved, nor did it disclose whether it had formally initiated any engagement with Ghanaian authorities on the matter.
“The Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Republic of Ghana has taken note of the reports in the Ghanaian media on the alleged involvement of a supposedly Russian citizen engaged in sexual activities with some Ghanaian women and recorded those acts without consent,” the statement on X stated.
Meanwhile, Sam Nartey George, the Minister of Communications, Digital Technology and Innovations, has revealed that the government has started processes to get the Russian man fingered for filming his sexual escapades with several Ghanaian women back to Ghana to face the law.
According to Sam George, it is a crime to record a person without their consent, adding that he has already invited the Russian Ambassador to work with our law enforcement for the man brought back to Ghana.
Speaking to the media on Saturday, February 14, 2026, Sam George said, “It is a crime to record a person without their consent, and even when you record and keep it on your phone, if the person finds out and reports it to us, we will prosecute you, and you will go to jail. That’s the law of the land.
“Now you don’t just record it, but you go and post it on a website for financial gain. That gentleman would be looked for. We will activate every resource at our disposal, working with Interpol, the way we’ve worked with Interpol to extradite Ghanaians to other jurisdictions,” he said.
“I’ve invited the Russian Ambassador to work with our law enforcement. We want the gentleman to come to Ghana, to be brought back to Ghana, extradited to Ghana, for him to face the rigours of our law.
“Ghanaian citizens, irrespective of their decision-making, will be protected by their government. The Government of John Dramani Mahama will ensure that every citizen’s rights are protected. And you cannot record a citizen without their consent and air that or post that online; that constitutes a crime under the Cyber Security Authority Act (CSA), Act 1038,” he added.
Watch the video below:
I’ve found out more about how a Russian man exploited so many Kenyan and Ghanaian women – by speaking to his victims who were all filmed without consent pic.twitter.com/SJUQ3jq0R2
— Larry Madowo (@LarryMadowo) February 16, 2026