Ksenia Luchenko

Affiliated media: Telegram channel “Orthodoxy and Zombies” , Journalist

Incident date: November 24, 2025

Attack type:

• arrest in absentia

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Mediazona

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

The Cheremushki District Court in Moscow arrested in absentia journalist Ksenia Luchenko on charges of disseminating military “fakes” (Part 2 of Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code). The case stems from a post on her Telegram channel, Orthodoxy and Zombies, in which she wrote about a missile strike on the Okhmatdet children’s hospital in Kyiv in July 2024. According to investigators, the journalist was motivated by political hatred. Luchenko specialises in issues related to Russian Orthodoxy, its influence on Russian politics and society, and church–state relations. In May 2025, the Ministry of Justice added her to the register of “foreign agents”. If you’d like, I can make this more neutral in tone or adapt it for a specific media style.