Sergey Volkov

Affiliated media: RusNews, Journalist

Incident date: June 4, 2025

Attack type:

• Short-term detention

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Mass Media Defence Center

Location: Russia, Novosibirsk Oblast, Novosibirsk

Additional information:

In Novosibirsk, police detained RusNews correspondent Sergey Volkov while he was covering a memorial event for Alexei Navalny on his birthday. People had gathered to lay flowers at a monument honouring victims of political repression. Volkov was detained alongside several other participants in the gathering.