Singer detained in St. Petersburg after band plays songs by artists labeled "foreign agents" ^{CEFR B2}

Authorities in St. Petersburg opened a case after videos circulated online of the street band Stoptime performing on Nevsky Prospect. The probe focuses on Diana "Naoko" Loginova, an 18-year-old vocalist and student who performs with the group. The city prosecution charged her with "organizing an unauthorized rally that disrupted public order" (Part 1, Article 20.2.2 of the Administrative Code).

Loginova was detained, spent a night in a police station and, according to Meduza, was brought to court in handcuffs. A local municipal court ordered her detention for 13 days. Stoptime’s guitarist and drummer are also under investigation, though they have not been taken to court, according to reporting by Bumaga.

The videos show the band playing songs by artists the government has labeled "foreign agents," including Monetochka, Noize MC, Zemfira and Pornofilmy. Published translations say Monetochka’s "It was in Russia" includes lyrics about sadness at leaving home and anger about Russia becoming an aggressive country. Loginova also performed Noize MC’s "Cooperative Swan Lake" (Ivan Alekseyev); in May 2025 the Primorsky District Court of St. Petersburg declared that song "information prohibited in Russia," and local reports say it contains lyrics expressing a wish for an overthrow of President Putin’s repressive regime.

RBC reports that Loginova studies piano at the Rimsky-Korsakov Music College and has won several music prizes, including at the All-Russian festival Russian Student Spring. Some outlets, including TV Rain, say there may be a second criminal case under the article on discrediting the Russian army; that criminal charge could carry a prison sentence if pursued. It is not yet clear what charges, if any, will follow or how the investigation of the other band members will proceed.