Mikhail Lebedev

Affiliated media: SotaVision, Reporter

Incident date: January 17, 2025

Attack type:

• Short-term detention

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Mediazona

Location: Russia, Vladimir Oblast, Petushki

Additional information:

Police in the town of Petushki in the Vladimir region detained SotaVision correspondent Mikhail Lebedev and three other journalists accredited to cover the court hearing in the case of Alexei Navalny's lawyers. The journalists were detained on the station platform when they arrived in the city by train. One of the detainees was told that he was wanted for theft. They were later released without charge.