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Tatyana Lazareva
Artists, Journalists
1966-07-21
Not in Russia
Moscow
Biography
An actress and television presenter. In July 2022, she was added to the register of “foreign agents”. On 13th of June 2024, reports emerged that Lazareva had been placed on a wanted list. It was later revealed that a criminal case had been opened against her for the public justification of terrorism, following the release of a video in which she stated that, “as terrible as it is”, she was pleased about drone strikes on Russian territory. On December 24th 2024, Lazareva was sentenced in absentia to six and a half years in prison.
In July 2025, it was reported that
An actress and television presenter. In July 2022, she was added to the register of “foreign agents”. On 13th of June 2024, reports emerged that Lazareva had been placed on a wanted list. It was later revealed that a criminal case had been opened against her for the public justification of terrorism, following the release of a video in which she stated that, “as terrible as it is”, she was pleased about drone strikes on Russian territory. On December 24th 2024, Lazareva was sentenced in absentia to six and a half years in prison.
In July 2025, it was reported that Lazareva faced further prosecution for failing to comply with the obligations imposed on her as a “foreign agent”. On 7th of October 2025, she was again sentenced in absentia—this time to one year and nine months of correctional labour. Taking into account her previous sentence, her final punishment amounts to 7 years’ imprisonment in absentia.