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On October 17th, 2019, an 18-year-old Russian VK user Gleb Korablyov launched a live broadcast on the platform. During the broadcast, Korablyov took a | On October 17th, 2019, an 18-year-old Russian VK user Gleb Korablyov launched a live broadcast on the platform. During the broadcast, Gleb Korablyov took a Russian-made, semi-automatic Saiga-12 shotgun, pointed it to his head, warned a person to wait before notifying his parents of his suicide, and shot himself. Two seconds prior to shooting himself, Korablyov made a reference to a Russian suicide-related meme "Nya, poka!".<ref>[https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=nya%20poka The meaning] of Nya, Poka!</ref> | ||
On the same day, the now-deleted [[YouTube]] channel '''GORE''' reposted a short clip of the video as "1444", with the video gaining over 151,000 views in three days before being taken down by YouTube moderators. | On the same day, the now-deleted [[YouTube]] channel '''GORE''' reposted a short clip of the video as "1444", with the video gaining over 151,000 views in three days before being taken down by YouTube moderators. |