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Mikhail graduated from the Faculty of Radiophysics and Computer Technology at BSU in 2003. Since 2014, Mikhail has worked as a sole proprietor, providing technical maintenance for office equipment. He also worked as a system administrator for several companies in Minsk.
Mikhail is a football fan. He traveled to various international competitions, including the 2012 European Championship. In September 2024, he vacationed in Egypt. Shortly thereafter, he disappeared from social media.
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Vyacheslav was detained in the "radio club case." He is accused of "treason" (Article 356 of the Criminal Code) and "espionage" (Article 358 of the Criminal Code). As of January 2026, he has been held in a KGB pretrial detention facility for over a year.
Vyacheslav is 41 years old (as of January 2026). A story about "ham radio spies" aired on a pro-government media outlet on January 15, 2026. It alleged that a group operating under the guise of amateur radio communities was intercepting classified information. He is not shown in the video, only quoted. From 2005 to 2018, he was a sole proprietor. He then reorganized it into a different business entity. Apparently, Benko's activities involve technology.
Vyacheslav has a wife, two small children, and a dog. Vyacheslav enjoys photography, getting outdoors, and traveling.
He was detained in connection with the "radio club case." He is accused of "treason" (Article 356 of the Criminal Code) and "espionage" (Article 358 of the Criminal Code). The story about "radio amateur spies" aired on a pro-government media outlet on January 15, 2026. It alleged that a group was operating under the guise of amateur radio groups to intercept classified information.
As of January 2026, he has been held in a KGB pre-trial detention facility for more than a year.
Nikita previously worked as a courier and in equipment sales. His last known employment was in construction. Nikita's hobbies include radio communications and technology in general.
He is allegedly being held in pretrial detention on fabricated, politically motivated charges. Vyacheslav's imprisonment is being used as a means of pressuring his relatives in exile: two months after Vyacheslav's arrest, GUBOP officers contacted his cousin, who was in exile, and offered "cooperation" in exchange for "solving the problem." During the conversation, the GUBOP officer openly stated that the purpose of this persecution of Vyacheslav was to exert maximum pressure on his brother (Dmitry) and "make things as bad for him as possible."
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A former soldier of Kalinovsky's regiment. His arrest was announced in a news broadcast on state television, Belarus 1, on May 5, 2025.
According to social media, he graduated from the Belarusian State Agricultural Academy (BSAA), where he studied in the land management department. His specialty is cadastral surveying and land law.
He served in the 38th Separate Motorized Defense Brigade of Belarus, a paratrooper unit in Brest, once commanded by Valery Sakhashchik. A photo on social media shows the brigade's pennant hanging in Grechikha's apartment.
According to the Kalinovsky Regiment's press service, Vasily joined them in May 2022, but left the unit in June of that year at his own request.
According to the video, he was detained somewhere in a swampy area outside the city by several KGB officers armed with machine guns. He was transported by helicopter. During the transfer, he had a black bag over his head, and his hands were clasped in front of him with a plastic zip tie. Kalinovets was flown by helicopter to the airfield.
According to the video, Vasily was born on July 28, 1981. In February 2022, he left for Poland to work, and three months later, he joined the Kalinovsky Regiment. He underwent training in Kyiv. The circumstances of his arrest are unknown.