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Is the monetized Youtube channel "Reporting From Ukraine" another one of these Ukie grifter channels?

All kinds of "merch" links at the video link.

[All kinds of “merch” links at the video link.]

Oh.......

You guys have monetized Youtube channels of your own, you know.

NOTE:
UA Supporter is a store created by a Ukrainian reporter that covers the situation in Ukraine. This store was created for the purpose of supporting Ukrainian citizens.

The channel "Reporting from Ukraine" is monetized! Since Mar 4, 2022, the channel has generated 134,056,490 views. Assuming all views were monetized from day 1* with an average RPM of $3.00, this channel has generated $402,169.47 over 510 days. That's an average of $287,827.17 per year.

It operates its own store, of course, by passing with links to UASupporter.com. An example is found from a "merch" link to:

https://uasupporter.com/products/ukrainian-military-emblem-2-iphone-case?variant=42392736989343&currency=USD&srsltid=AfmBOook8JHBFqJYSFcWH6WyqXe-5g68uy4B6aLlVMEEljdBBcAdbqhDZuk

That secondary site, UASupporter was registered in the US through GoDaddy LLC on April 27, 2022, and is privacy protected by a company in Tempe, Arizona. One learns: "All products are printed and shipped in the US, the EU, the UK, Canada, or Australia, depending on where the order was placed. In rare cases when a facility runs out of stock, to avoid delays, we may ship it from another country (but still from one that is listed above), which is why some products may incur customs fees."

Further about RFU's UASupporter business, one reads:

"Subject to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, our Services are provided by Alitance Limited.
Address: 29 Austin Road, Unit 1102, 11/F, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon Hong Kong SAR

One notes that the About page for the RFU YouTube channel identifies the upload location as "Location: United States."

Source: https://www.youtube.com/@RFU/about

One also learns of RFU through its Patreon link: "Reporting from Ukraine / 655 members / 13 posts / $5,013/month

Two more secondary sources identify this channel as located in the US. One of them:

Source: https://socialblade.com/youtube/c/reportingfromukraine

And you can buy RFU a "cup of coffee" as 488 supporters have, at about $5 per "cup":

Source: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ReportingFromUA

As one may observe through many source, including RFU's own information, it is quite a money maker.

One also observes that RFU has replaced Denys "Baby Rabbits" Davydov for this "daily amen™" thread, at least for this time around.

Thanks for asking.