Veronika ‘’Nika’’ Nikulshina (born 28 May 1997[1]) is a Russian artist and activist known for being a member of Pussy Riot and being arrested while protesting on the field at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
During the 2018 FIFA World Cup Final, members identifying with Pussy Riot invaded the pitch wearing police uniforms to protest wrongful arrests.
[5] Verzilov, another of the members involved in the FIFA pitch, was transferred to a hospital in Berlin, in which doctors found high probability of poisoning.
She was also arrested while heading to the Bolshoi Theatre where her experimental theater show ‘’Poe.Tri’’ had been nominated for a Golden Mask (Russian award).
[9] In 2021, police arrested Nikulshina along with Sasha Sofeev, who spent 5 nights in jail according to Pussy Riot social media.