A businessman from Mogilev, his home was searched. A regional state television channel claimed that Tychinsky "was a supporter of Ukrainian Nazi groups" and that he "drove with Ukrainian nationalist symbols in his car." The latter refers to the official flag of Ukraine.
As a result, a criminal case was opened against Vladimir. He is accused of filming the movement of Russian military Z-type equipment on his mobile phone in April 2022 and sending the video to media outlets, which the authorities deemed "extremist."
On October 24, 2023, an appeal hearing was held and the verdict came into force.
According to human rights activists , he was released in the spring of 2025, having served his full sentence.
