Andrey Zatirko

Affiliated media: Agentstvo , Investigative journalist

Incident date: September 9, 2025

Attack type:

• Court trial

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Chita.ru

Location: Russia, Zabaykalsky Krai, Chita

Additional information:

The Chita Central District Court has ordered the arrest in absentia of Agentstvo journalist Andrey Zatirko. The specific charges against him have not been disclosed, though Zatirko believes the case may be linked to his investigation into the secret family of Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov. He was added to the “foreign agents” register in December 2023 and, in February 2024, was charged with failing to label his publications as those of a “foreign agent” (Part 4 of Article 19.34 of the Administrative Code). In February 2025, he was declared wanted.