Lyudmila is the former CEO of TUT.BY. She worked at TUT.BY since 2008, first as a legal adviser and later as a director. In 2017, she became the head of Tut By Media.
In May 2021, she was arrested in connection with a criminal case opened on charges of tax evasion.
In October 2022, the KGB added Lyudmila to its list of persons "involved in terrorist activity." She was later also charged with "inciting hatred" and "calls for actions against national security."
The trial was held behind closed doors and lasted over two months, with 37 hearings in total. In March 2023, Lyudmila was sentenced to a lengthy prison term and a large fine.
On September 16, 2026, she was released after a visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole, and taken to Lithuania.
