Baltatarova Evgeniya Semyonovna

In early March 2022, a criminal case was opened against local journalist Evgenia Baltatarova in Ulan-Ude for "fakes" about the Russian army. According to the investigation, Baltatarova published posts in her Telegram channel "Baba Yaga Against" about the bombing of a maternity hospital and drama theater in Mariupol, as well as about the killings of civilians in Bucha." "In addition, she called Russian servicemen 'punishers' and 'murderers', and the President of Russia - 'a mad bloody dictator'." On September 30, it became known that Baltatarova was put on international wanted list, as a result of which she was detained in Astana. At the end of March 2024, a new criminal case was initiated against the journalist - for non-compliance with the labeling of posts by 'foreign agents'. After the Ministry of Justice included her in the register of "foreign agents" in 2022, Baltatarova did not mark her publications accordingly." For this, she was twice brought to administrative responsibility. On July 16, 2025, the Sovetsky District Court of 2. Ulan-Ude found Evgenia Baltatarova guilty and sentenced her in absentia to 7 years in a general regime colony, a ban on administering websites and channels on the Internet for 3 years, and a fine of 100 thousand. rubles. On September 23, 2025, the Supreme Court of the Republic of Buryatia left the verdict unchanged.