Release from pretrial detention: Journalist Svetlana Khustik sentenced to community service in Krasnoyarsk

A Krasnoyarsk court handed down a new sentence in the case of journalist Svetlana Khustik, who allegedly allegedly spread fake news about the army. She was sentenced to 1,5 years of forced labor, but was released from custody right in the courtroom.

The court considered the sentence to be served.

Since the journalist spent nine months in pre-trial detention, the court counted The sentence was fully served. Svetlana Khustik was ultimately released in the courtroom, and she is now at home, resting with her family.

Let us remember that the security forces detained Khustik was arrested in late September 2025 on charges of spreading "fake news" about the armed forces. The charges stemmed from comments on the journalist's publication on the Siberia.Realities website, which were published before 2023—that is, before the project was designated an "undesirable organization" in Russia.

Family tragedy during arrest

It's worth noting that the controversial wording about a Russian missile landing in Uman was added to the text by the publication's editorial staff, not Svetlana Khustik herself. Nevertheless, the journalist was forced to spend many months in isolation from her loved ones.

During her time in pretrial detention, Svetlana's family suffered a tragedy: her seriously ill father, whom she had been caring for before his arrest, died. However, the prison administration never let go Alexander was released from prison to attend the funeral of a loved one.