Anthropologist Orlova Arrested In Absentia Over Military 'Fake News'
Anthropologist Vasilina Orlova was formally arrested in absentia by a court for two months over a criminal case involving the dissemination of military 'fake news,' stemming from two posts on VKontakte alleging Russian use of cluster munitions in Odessa and killings in Bucha during the occupation.
Consensus
- Vasilina Orlova was arrested in absentia by a court.
- The arrest was for two months.
- The case is related to the dissemination of military 'fake news'.
- The case was initiated due to two posts on VKontakte.
- The posts alleged the use of cluster munitions against civilians in Odessa.
- The posts also alleged killings of civilians in Bucha by Russian forces during the occupation.
- Orlova was informed of the arrest by her own statement to Meduza.
- The case is being investigated by Elizaveta Pivorovich, a 23-year-old former war participant.
- Pivorovich is a prosecutor at the Ostaninsky inter-district investigative department of the Moscow branch of the Investigative Committee.
- Pivorovich was previously presented as a 'military correspondent' of the 'Arbat' volunteer unit under the Russian Ministry of Defense.
Points of divergence
- Orlova was added to the list of 'foreign agents' by the Ministry of Justice in November 2025. — tg_astrapress
- Pivorovich worked on 'Solovyov Live' in 2024. — tg_astrapress
- The photo shows Orlova on the left and Pivorovich on the right. — tg_astrapress
- The Ministry of Internal Affairs added Orlova to the wanted database on August 19. — mediazona
Coverage (2 sources)
- Anthropologist Vasilina Orlova arrested in absentia on case of military 'fake news' — ASTRA
- Anthropologist Vasilina Orlova was arrested in absentia on charges of military 'fake news' — Медиазона