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Svetlana Hustik
Journalists
1978-09-01
Imprisoned
Krasnoyarsk
Biography
Journalist from Krasnoyarsk. In 2008-2011 she was a correspondent for Komsomolskaya Pravda. Freelance co-operated with Kedr.Media, Takimi Delami, Pravmir, Sibir.Realii. In the 2020s, her materials were regularly published in Argumenty i Fakty and Agency for Social Information. The journalist wrote about the work of charity organisations, Soviet repressions, environmental and social problems.
On 29 September 2025, she was detained in a case of spreading "fakes" about the Russian army because of an interview about the war in Ukraine published by Sibir.Realii in May 2023. According to the investigation, the article contained "knowingly false information about the actions of the Russian Armed
Journalist from Krasnoyarsk. In 2008-2011 she was a correspondent for Komsomolskaya Pravda. Freelance co-operated with Kedr.Media, Takimi Delami, Pravmir, Sibir.Realii. In the 2020s, her materials were regularly published in Argumenty i Fakty and Agency for Social Information. The journalist wrote about the work of charity organisations, Soviet repressions, environmental and social problems.
On 29 September 2025, she was detained in a case of spreading "fakes" about the Russian army because of an interview about the war in Ukraine published by Sibir.Realii in May 2023. According to the investigation, the article contained "knowingly false information about the actions of the Russian Armed Forces during a special military operation," and after its release, Khustik received 64,000 rubles. The day after her arrest, the journalist was taken into custody.