Natalia Lygachova, - attack 18.01.2026

On 18 January 2026, a post dedicated to Natalia Lygachova, Editor-in-Chief of Detector Media, appeared on the anonymous Telegram channel “Baza 111.” It begins with the following statement:

“Lygachova-Chernolutska Natalia Lvivna — an informant, propagandist, foreign agent / grant-eater; supporter of or calling for the arrest of critics of the authorities; financing and assisting the Territorial Recruitment Centers (TCRs); public support of the usurper Zelenskyy.”

The authors of the post accuse Natalia Lygachova of cooperating with representatives of the so-called “Zelenskyy regime,” of offering “public thanks and praise” to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his adviser Dmytro Lytvyn, label her a “grant-eater,” and suggest she is “working for foreign intelligence services” due to alleged public funding from foreign states. The post also mentions members of the media professional’s family—her daughter and son-in-law. It is accompanied by nine screenshots containing photographs of Lygachova, her relatives, colleagues, as well as posts she published on her social media accounts.

The post shows clear signs of technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV), including gendered disinformation, online defamation, and doxxing—the spreading of personal information. Allegations of “working for foreign intelligence services” and insinuations of treason under Article 111 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine may also be interpreted as threats.