Oksana Barsheva
Oksana Barsheva, born 1963, Moscow. Charges: Article 205.1 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Assisting to or financing terrorist activities through an official position); Article 330.1 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Violation of the procedure for activities of a foreign agent, committed by a person after being…); “Ksenia Larina's case of evading her duties as a "foreign agent"”. Status: not in Russia.
In brief
Moscow · Moscow · Journalists · Terrorism cases, Cases against "foreign agents"
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
Preventive measure: arrest in absentia since May 18, 2026
Charges
- Article 205.1 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Assisting to or financing terrorist activities through an official position
- Article 330.1 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Violation of the procedure for activities of a foreign agent, committed by a person after being persecuted for an administrative offence
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, no later than March 2025, in violation of the procedure for the activities of a foreign agent, provided for by the Federal Law "On control over the activities of persons under foreign influence", she failed to submit to the authorised body the information, the submission of which is required by law.
Latest event
August 18, 2026 — added to the rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
Timeline
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Preventive measure: arrest in absentia
· Persecution begins
Ksenia Larina's case of evading her duties as a "foreign agent"
· Added to the register of “foreign agents”
Criminal case
Ksenia Larina's case of evading her duties as a "foreign agent"
Details and sources
Full summary
Journalist, from 1991 to 2022 she was a presenter at Ekho Moskvy radio station. In 2017, she left Russia. In September 2023, the Ministry of Justice added her to the list of "foreign agents". After that, she was fined five times in administrative cases for failing to fulfil her duties as a "foreign agent".
On 29 September 2025, the IC reported that a criminal case had been opened against the journalist for evading her duties as a "foreign agent".
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 205.1 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.