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Well-known informant Anna Korobkova threatened to add a St. Petersburg activist to the list of foreign agents.

In her letter, the informant advised St. Petersburg activist Alexey Lakhov not to appear as an expert on Radio Liberty and Current Time, as they are designated as foreign agents in Russia and are blocked. On December 1, Alexey Lakhov commented on the HIV situation. He was previously the development director for the Humanitarian Action charitable foundation.

As Korobkova notes, "Radio Liberty publishes daily news broadcasts on YouTube, each aimed at discrediting the Russian army." Lakhov's speech, in her opinion, "is as disgusting as if a British lawyer had spoken on Radio Goebbels in 1942."

Alexey Lakhov told NeMoskva that he had already responded to the informant.

In my comments to the foreign agent media mentioned in the letter, I discussed the spread of the HIV epidemic in Russia and measures to combat it. I don't understand how this relates to the discrediting of the army that the letter's author mentions. Rather, the fact that she sees such a serious health issue as discrediting seems to suggest that the problem does exist. I also disagree with her view that interacting with foreign agent media is unacceptable, and that it's practically like working for Goebbels. In my opinion, information about HIV prevention should be disseminated as widely as possible, including through foreign agent media.

Anna Korobkova became famous after writing a confession letter to anthropologist Alexandra Arkhipova. The informant admitted to working on a two-day-on-two-day schedule. She first watches videos from "foreign agent" media outlets—Dozhd, Radio Liberty, Deutsche Welle, and Current Time—and then writes denunciations of those interviewed. According to Korobkova, she has filed 764 complaints since February 24, 2022.

Screenshots of Korobkova's messages were provided by Alexey Lakhov.