How 'Battle of the Strongest' Investigated Haunted Houses and Deaths in Kuban
In recent years, the TV show «Battle of the Strongest» (16+) on TNT has gained immense popularity. It features winners from the previous program — «Battle of the Psychics». Each episode is a new test of abilities for magicians, fortune-tellers, mediums, and other esotericists. Online, the show garners millions of views, some moments instantly become memes, and participants gain thousands of fans.
In 2025, the show was filmed in Krasnodar Krai four times. The filming team visited various districts, including Krasnodar. The psychics engaged in various activities in Kuban, attempting to solve mystical mysteries.
At the very beginning of the episode, viewers were told the story of Yura from the Moscow region city of Noginsk. He worked as an administrator in a cafe. Eventually, the young man«s body was found on the slope of Mount Koldu n. Yura»s girlfriend Violeta and his sister Olga turned to «Battle of the Strongest» — they doubted that their loved one could have committed suicide.
«Love witch» Olga Yakubovich began the test first. The psychic had some vision, but she did not share it with the deceased«s relatives. She sat on the shore, drawing something and crying.
«If I can«t help and can only make things worse, I won»t speak», — clarified Yakubovich.
Next, black magician Vlad Cherevaty came to the test site. Using a ritual with candles, cognac, and a handful of earth, he «determined» that the young man had indeed taken his own life. The reason was large debts to serious people that he could no longer repay. Additionally, the lovers had been arguing frequently lately, and all these problems weighed heavily on the young man.
According to Maxim Levin, the last of the three psychics, Yura was cheating on his girlfriend. The last mistress turned out to be a married woman. Her jealous husband found out about it and, according to the sorcerer, threatened to «cut off Yura«s balls» and send photos of his genitals to his relatives. The psychic said that the young man found only one way out.
In the end, the deceased»s loved ones recognized Vlad Cherevaty as the winner. They did not want to hear about Yura«s infidelities.
Medium Oleg Sheps voiced the opposite version. He believed that there were no ghosts in the house and advised to get rid of fears and not to escalate the situation. In the end, the family did not believe the psychic.
«Village witch» Angelina Izosimova claimed that the family«s peace is disturbed by their dead relatives. Allegedly, they «grieve» that there was a lot of theft in the house before. She advised to tidy up all rooms, make repairs, and improve relationships with each other. At the consultation, Oleg Sheps agreed with Izosimova and accepted her version. In the end, the woman was recognized as the winner of the episode.
In October, participants of «Battle of the Strongest» came to the regional capital. Residents of the Pashkovsky microdistrict turned to the psychics for help, where 31-year-old Andrei had mysteriously died. His relatives did not believe that the young man could have taken his own life, as everything was going well. Andrei had a beloved girlfriend, and he had recently bought his dream car.
Andrei«s body was found in the yard of his house, and his new car was stolen the next day. «Village witch» Angelina Izosimova said that it was indeed suicide — the young man killed himself due to a quarrel with his beloved.
Black magician Vlad Cherevaty performed a ritual and, according to the deceased»s relatives, began to behave just like Andrei, as if the ghost had possessed the psychic. Cherevaty stated that the young man«s death was the fault of his own father. The man was called for a conversation, and he admitted that he had beaten his child in childhood. Cherevaty said that Andrei was waiting for his dad to apologize to him for inappropriate behavior and alcoholism.
And medium Timofey Rudenko, who studied the house last, explained that the young man was killed. Rudenko claimed that a group of three young men dealt with Andrei to get his foreign car.
Despite the fact that the relatives initially did not want to consider the version of suicide, the psychics convinced them otherwise. In the end, everyone agreed that the young man had accumulated a lot of pain. Vlad Cherevaty was recognized as the winner.
In the end, there were two winners — Kotov and Rudenko. The family wanted Kotov and Rudenko to perform their rituals to exorcise the ghosts. They united and divided the ritual into two parts — Rudenko went to cast spells in the basement, and Kotov went up to the top floor.
