After their detention, Naoko and Orlov were arrested three times.
The vocalist of the musical group "Stoptime," Diana Loginova, performing under the stage name Naoko, has managed to leave Russia after her third consecutive arrest, according to "Kholod." Loginova is currently safe, opposition media report.
Naoko, along with guitarist Alexander Orlov and drummer Vladislav Leontyev, was detained on October 15. The reason for their detention was the performance of songs by "foreign agents" during a street performance in St. Petersburg, the video of which spread online.
After their detention, Naoko and Orlov were arrested three times, while Leontyev was arrested twice, being accused, among other things, of organizing simultaneous gatherings of citizens that led to a violation of public order. On the day following their previous arrest, the musicians were detained as they exited the special detention center and taken to court, where they were assigned new arrests.
Leontyev was released on November 10 after serving two arrests, while Naoko and Orlov left the special detention center on the evening of November 23. According to the St. Petersburg publication "Fontanka," police specifically transported the musicians out of the facility in a car with tinted windows to prevent them from being seen by journalists waiting outside.
The group Stoptime was formed in St. Petersburg in August 2025. Since April, keyboardist and vocalist Diana Loginova (Naoko) and guitarist Alexander Orlov (Sasha) had been performing as part of the group NeXti. The current lineup of Stoptime, according to its website, includes Naoko and Sasha, as well as drummer Vladislav Leontyev (Vlad) and members named Slava and Anya, who collect donations from the audience during performances. The full names of the musicians are intentionally kept private. It is known that Naoko has turned 18 and is a student at the Saint Petersburg State Conservatory named after Rimsky-Korsakov.
"Stoptime" does not limit itself to one genre: their performances feature both rock and pop hits (for example, songs by Valery Meladze, the groups "Boombox" and "Mumiy Troll"), as well as punk compositions. However, the group gained the most fame for their covers of songs by contemporary artists declared "foreign agents" by the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation, whose music is effectively banned in Russia. The repertoire of Stoptime has included anti-war compositions by Monetochka, rapper Noize MC, singer Zemfira, the punk band "Pornofilmy," and other artists who have left the country or faced censorship. Naoko herself noted that the group alternates songs by these musicians with regular popular hits, thus managing to attract and engage a wide audience on the streets.
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