Law enforcement officers searched the home of Svetlana Panina, a farmer in Russia's Novosibirsk region who publicly opposed the mass seizure and culling of farm animals, on October 17. SOTAvision reported the search, citing Panina.
According to the farmer, officers entered her home while she was away. At around 11 a.m., neighbors told her that an investigator and two witnesses were inside the property.
It is unclear what items or documents the officers were looking for.
Panina said an investigator had previously asked her lawyer whether property could be inventoried to compensate for alleged damages in a criminal case involving her husband, Sergei Makolkin.
The farmer maintains that she purchased the house before getting married and that it belongs to her personally.
Following the search, she filed complaints with police, including one alleging unlawful entry into her home. Panina also expressed fears that officers might have planted prohibited items during the search. No evidence supporting that suspicion has been presented.
Her husband, Sergei Makolkin, is facing criminal proceedings over the alleged arson of an animal burial site near the village of Novoklyuchi. On September 24, the Kupino District Court placed him under house arrest. Makolkin denies wrongdoing.
In spring 2026, authorities carried out a mass seizure of farm animals in the Novosibirsk region. Officials said the measures were necessary to prevent the spread of dangerous diseases.
Panina opposed the culling. According to her, approximately 200 animals from her farm were destroyed.
Security officers detained Panina and her husband in September. At the time, she alleged that she had been beaten.
The October 17 search was another investigative action involving a family that had participated in protests against the livestock culling.
However, a direct connection between the search and Panina's public activism has not been established. The official grounds for the search and its results remain unknown.