Overview
- Police detained 18-year-old singer Diana Loginova as she exited custody on Monday, according to Reuters citing state media and supporters.
- Local outlets reported that Loginova and guitarist Alexander Orlov were taken into custody for a third time in a month immediately after serving back-to-back 13-day administrative sentences.
- Loginova earlier received a 30,000-rouble fine for “discrediting” the army over performing Monetochka’s “You Are a Soldier,” alongside 13-day terms for a public order offense and for petty hooliganism tied to street performances.
- Court records indicate additional counts of “discrediting” the military are under review, and state media reported police plan another public order case, while Fontanka and Bumaga cited anonymous sources about fresh accusations of organizing an unsanctioned gathering.
- A court in May banned the “Swan Lake Cooperative” track she performed as potentially promoting violent change, and Loginova has told reporters she makes no explicit political statements.