He was detained and convicted under the administrative article, Part 2, Article 19.11 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Republic of Belarus (Distribution, production, storage, transportation of information products containing calls for extremist activity or promoting such activity). After this, apparently, a criminal case was opened.
Vadim was first convicted in December 2021 for publicly insulting a prosecutor and sentenced to restricted freedom without referral.
Vadim worked for a long time as a design engineer at Peleng, in the 20th Directorate, in the electronic systems support sector. He and his colleagues developed equipment for the Russian military, including tank sights.
In September 2024, Vadim was arrested following a KGB raid on the company. In 2025, he was convicted of "inciting hatred or discord" and "calls for sanctions and other actions aimed at harming national security" and sentenced to imprisonment. Case details are unknown.
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.
Trial outcome date unknown
2 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Oleg headed the historical club "Mindovg" and was also involved in business.
In December 2024, Oleg Zelenko was convicted twice of "disseminating extremist materials" (Article 19.11 of the Code of Administrative Offenses). After serving his sentence, he was likely charged with a criminal offense and placed in pretrial detention.
Apparently, after the verdict, Zelenko was sentenced to a penal colony—his social media isn't updating, and his Telegram status is "wasn't online for a long time."
On March 19, 2026, he was pardoned after another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole (among a group of 235 prisoners left in Belarus).
Trial outcome date unknown
unknown years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Andrey is originally from Dokshitsy. After graduating from high school in 2006, he entered the Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics, studying in the Faculty of Computer Systems and Networks. He is registered in Kopishche. While studying, Andrey began working at EPAM. According to his LinkedIn, he most recently held the position of Lead Software Engineer, managing part of the development team on a project. It is unknown whether he recently lived in Belarus, but he traveled extensively.
On March 19, 2026, he was pardoned after another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole (among a group of 235 prisoners left in Belarus).
Trial outcome 01.04.2025
5 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Olga Sitnik is a housewife from Minsk who is raising three minor children. Since 2009, she has been writing on Wikipedia about Belarusian traditional culture and nature, as well as on topics such as breastfeeding. More than two dozen of her articles have been awarded the status of "good" or "excellent". Since 2010, she has been the administrator of the Belarusian Wikipedia. Olga Sitnik has made hundreds of thousands of edits to Wikipedia and created thousands of articles for it.
She was arrested in May 2025. The nature of the charges is unknown, but it appears that Sitnik is involved in a criminal case with other Belarusian Wikipedia administrators who are now behind bars.
Trial outcome date unknown
unknown years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
He was arrested in November 2024 and convicted under Part 2 of Article 19.11 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Republic of Belarus (Distribution, production, storage, and transportation of information products containing calls for extremist activity or promoting such activity), after which a criminal case was opened.
On March 19, 2026, he was pardoned after another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole (among a group of 235 prisoners left in Belarus).
Trial outcome date unknown
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Dmitry was convicted in 2025 of "assisting extremist activity" and sentenced to imprisonment and a large fine. He sent a video of military vehicles passing by to the Telegram channel "Real Belarus."
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.
Trial outcome 05.05.2025
2 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 500 basic values fine.
On March 19, 2026, he was pardoned after another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole (among a group of 235 prisoners left in Belarus).
Trial outcome 13.06.2025
3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
On March 19, 2026, he was pardoned after another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole (among a group of 235 prisoners left in Belarus).
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