| Native Name Lang: | ru |
| Office: | Deputy of the 8th State Duma |
| Term Start: | 12 October 2021 |
| Office2: | Deputy of the 7th State Duma |
| Term Start2: | 5 October 2016 |
| Term End2: | 12 October 2021 |
| Birth Date: | 9 August 1980 |
| Birth Place: | Malotenginskaya, Krasnodar Krai, Russia, USSR |
| Alma Mater: | Kuban State University |
Natalya Kostenko (Russian: Наталья Васильевна Костенко; born 9 August 1980, Malotenginskaya, Krasnodar Krai) is a Russian political figure and deputy of the 7th and 8th State Dumas.[1]
In 2005, Kostenko moved to Moscow, where she started working as a political commentator for the Nezavisimaya Gazeta. From 2008 to 2013, Kostenko served as a Kremlin correspondent for the Vedomosti newspaper. In 2013, she started working at the Institute of Socio-Economic and Political Studies, where, as a deputy director, she interacted with the Federal Coordinating Committee of the All-Russia People's Front. Since 2013, she has been part of the central headquarters of the All-Russia People's Front. On 18 September 2016 she was elected deputy of the 7th State Duma from the Krasnodar Krai constituency. In 2021, she was re-elected for the 8th State Duma.[2] [3] [4]
Sanctioned by Canada under the Special Economic Measures Act (S.C. 1992, c. 17) in relation to the Russian invasion of Ukraine for Grave Breach of International Peace and Security.[5] and by the UK government in 2022 in relation to Russo-Ukrainian War. [6]
On 24 March 2022, the United States Treasury sanctioned her in response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[7]