Oleg, an entrepreneur, ran the company "Vladkos", which grew vegetables, seeds and seedlings, and was also the director of "Belbaskitlid", which produced wooden containers in Ivye, Grodno region.
In February 2025, he was convicted of “creating or participating in an extremist group,” “inciting racial, national, religious or other social hatred or discord,” and “calls for sanctions,” and sentenced to imprisonment.
On December 13, 2025, he was released following a visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole, and taken to Ukraine.
