Darya Lantratova | |
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Дарья Лантратова | |
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| Russian Federation Senator from theLuhansk People's Republic | |
| Assumed office 20 December 2022 | |
| Appointed by | Leonid Pasechnik |
| Preceded by | office established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1984-05-20)20 May 1984 (age 41)[1] |
| Party | United Russia[2] |
| Alma mater | Moscow State Pedagogical University Academy of National Economy and Public Administration |
| Awards |  Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" (2nd class, 2015) Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" (1st class, 2018) |
Darya Sergeyevna Lantratova (Russian:Дарья Сергеевна Лантратова; born on 20 May 1984), is a Russian politician who is currently the senator of the executive authority of theLuhansk People's Republic since 20 December 2022.[1]
According to her official biography, Darya Lantratova was born inMosrentgen,Moscow Oblast on 20 May 1984.[1] In 2006, she graduated from the Moscow State Pedagogical University and in 2022 from theAcademy of National Economy and Public Administration.
Since 2008, she worked in the press service of the Russian Government underVladimir Putin as Prime Minister. She then took the position of Head of the Department for Coordination of Information Interaction with Government Agencies of the presidential administration ofVladimir Putin after his return as President of Russia.[3][2][4]
In 2021, she was appointed deputy toAndrey Turchak, then Secretary of the General Council of the rulingUnited Russia Party.[3]
According to media reports, after theRussian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 Lantratova was involved in the development of anti-Ukrainian narratives centrally communicated by Russian war propaganda.[3]
On 20 December 2022,Leonid Pasechnik, the acting head of theLuhansk People's Republic, aRussian federal subject established on the territory of the occupied and annexedLuhansk Oblast ofUkraine, approved Lantratova as a senator representing the republic within theFederation Council of Russia. At the same time, she retained her position of deputy secretary of the General Council of the United Russia party.[5] On 23 December, during the meeting of the Federation Council she in confirmed to the chamber.[6]
On 25 February 2023, Lantratova was added to theEU sanctions list among other individuals and organisations supporting the2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. According to the decision of the EU Council, "In taking on and acting in this capacity [as the representative of the illegally annexed so-called “Luhansk People’s Republic”], she is therefore supporting actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.[7]
Lantratova is ofLatvian descent.[8] According to media reports, before 2008 she was member of theTālava choir of theMoscow Latvian Culture Society.[3][9] With the choir, she participated in the 23rdLatvian Song and Dance Festival in 2003.[10]
In 2025, she was mentioned in an investigation about nepotism among the Russian elite, published by the award-winning Russian independent media outletProekt[11][12].
