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Svetlana Viktorovna Khustik (; born 1 September 1978) is a Russian journalist based in Krasnoyarsk. Known for her reporting on social issues, in 2025 Khutstik was arrested on charges of disseminating "false news" in relation to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which has been criticised by human rights groups.
On 30 September, Khustik appeared before the Central District Court in Krasnoyarsk on charges of "disseminating knowingly false information about the actions of the Russian Armed Forces in contravention of part two of article 207.3 of the Criminal Code of Russia. The Investigative Committee for Krasnoyarsk Krai alleged that Khustik had been freelancing since April 2020 with multiple outlets registered by the Ministry of Justice as being "Foreign agent". A May 2023 interview published in Sibr.Realii by Khustik (under her pseudonym Olga Sorokina) with artist Leonid Tishkov about his exhibition on the experiences of his father during attacks on the city of Uman during the Great Patriotic War, which mentioned a Russian missile strike that had killed 23 people in the Ukrainian city of Uman on 28 April 2023, was cited as key evidence, with it being alleged that Khustik had been paid 64, 000 Russian ruble to publish "false news" about the strike. Khustik acknowledged having worked for Sibr.Realii, but stated she had stopped working with them after it was labelled "undesirable" by the Russian government in February 2024. Khustik's lawyer requested she be placed under home arrest but this was denied due to her having a foreign passport; she was ordered to be placed under investigative detention for two months.
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