Svetlana Khustik

Affiliated media: Journalist

Incident date: September 30, 2025

Attack type:

• Court trial

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Mediazona

Location: Russia, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Krasnoyarsk

Additional information:

Journalist Svetlana Khustik has been arrested in Krasnoyarsk on charges of spreading “false information” about the Russian military (“fake news,” Part 1, Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code). According to the Investigative Committee, the case was opened over a May 2023 publication in a media outlet designated as a “foreign agent,” which allegedly contained “knowingly false information” about the actions of Russian troops “during the special military operation.” Khustik has contributed, among others, to Sibir.Realii (a project of RFE/RL).