Overview
- Diana Loginova, 18, was sentenced on Oct. 29 to an additional 13 days of administrative detention for petty hooliganism, according to independent outlet Mediazona as cited by the Kyiv Independent.
- Her new sentence follows an Oct. 28 court ruling that fined her 30,000 rubles for “discrediting” the army over a performance of Monetochka’s song, after which Interior Ministry officers drove her from the courthouse and she was not released, Reuters reported.
- Bandmate Alexander Orlov also received an additional 13 days of detention, and drummer Vladislav Leontyev may face a further sentence, the Kyiv Independent reported.
- Loginova and her band Stoptime previously served 12–13 days for organizing an unauthorized gathering after viral street performances that included Noize MC’s banned “Swan Lake Cooperative” and songs by artists designated as “foreign agents.”
- Supporters filled the courtroom and posted solidarity videos online, while independent media warn authorities could escalate the case to criminal charges as Russia continues to apply “discrediting” statutes to suppress dissent.