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Since 2018, he has been working as a sole proprietor, running his own small lumber business and making custom cabinets. He also worked part-time as a taxi driver in Minsk.
In the local chat, Ilya regularly reported broken traffic lights and downed road signs, offered ideas for improving traffic, and asked for traffic controllers to be stationed at problematic intersections.
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Alexander Rudchik was born in Skovorodino, a town in the Amur region of Russia, near the Chinese border. He graduated from the Military Finance and Economics Institute of the Russian Ministry of Defense in 1985 and subsequently served as a lieutenant in Tynda, Amur region.
According to BelPol, the man lived in Belarus for many years and worked as an auditor as a sole proprietor since 2003. He closed his business at the end of 2019.
Alexander did not hide his anti-Putin and anti-Lukashenko views on social media.
Since 2022, the man has lived outside of Belarus. As early as the spring of 2025, he was posting photos from Poland. But later, for unknown reasons, Rudchik ended up in Belarus.
According to human rights activists , searches and detentions of people associated with socio-cultural organizations were conducted in various cities of Belarus at the end of April.
The detainees were searched for "foreign funding." Some were placed in pretrial detention. Searches and interrogations are being conducted by KGB officers.
Maxim is believed to have been detained in connection with this case.
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Yevgeny, a former leader of the Young Front organization and an active member of the Belarusian Christian Democracy, withdrew from politics in the mid-2000s. He later worked on church construction and provided legal assistance.
In April 2026, he was found guilty in a criminal case brought under the articles "slander against Lukashenko," "insulting Lukashenko," "discrediting the Republic of Belarus," and "assisting extremist activity," and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
Over the course of six months in pretrial detention, Yevgeny's cell was changed three times. He also has certain health issues : high blood pressure, which he receives on prescription. He also has cervical instability and needs to wear a special collar. His vision has also deteriorated; he reads a lot, and the lighting in his cell is inadequate.
Maxim was an instructor for the renowned search and rescue team "Angel" and also assisted other search teams. Voitekhovich regularly conducted orientation training and practical exercises in searching for missing persons.
Maxim was also a cycling enthusiast and involved in charity work. In 2023, he organized the Eurovelo 2 bike ride from Zaslavl to Vselyub. During this 145-kilometer ride, he raised funds for the treatment of children with cancer.
The man was arrested last year and placed in pretrial detention.
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Vladimir is an activist and human rights defender from Mozyr, known in the region for his work defending human rights, including the right to peaceful assembly. In 1986, he participated in the cleanup efforts following the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident. He has health issues.
He was repeatedly subjected to political persecution and administrative arrests.
In April 2026, he was arrested and placed in pretrial detention as part of a criminal case, the details of which are still unknown.
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A Russian citizen, he lived in Belarus for a long time. In 2014, he received a degree in electrical power supply from the Belarusian National Technical University's Faculty of Power Engineering.
Prior to his arrest, he most recently worked at MITSO University. According to official procurement documents, he was responsible for plumbing, ventilation, and electrical work during a major renovation of one of the academic buildings.
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Father Anatoly has served in Olkovichi since 2007. Prior to that, he served in Rakov and Zaslavl, and trained in Białystok, Poland. Last year, he celebrated the 30th anniversary of his priestly ordination, as did Archbishop Joseph Stanevsky.
He was arrested in mid-March 2026. Father Anatoly has no family or friends, so there is no one to find out anything about him except the bishops.
At the end of April 2026, it became known that Anatoly suffered a heart attack in the pre-trial detention center and remains in serious condition.
Also, as far as Belarusian believers know , the priest is accused of "treason." There is no specific information on the charges. It is believed that the priest is being held in a KGB pretrial detention facility. Unknown masked men arrived in several cars to arrest him, and his house was sealed.
In the absence of any official information, a theory has emerged among Catholic believers in Belarus regarding the likely pretext for the priest's arrest in the Vileika district. After comparing several facts learned by the believers, they concluded that Father Anatoly Parakhnevich may have been accused of assisting in preserving the memory of Polish citizens who died in previous years in what is now Belarus.
Throughout his priestly career, the 65-year-old priest served in a region that, in the first half of the 20th century, experienced difficult historical conditions and tragic times. The priest deeply studied the history and culture of this region and was committed to its preservation.
Father Anatoly created a small museum at the church in Olkovichi. It housed 18th-century silk-embroidered ornaments adorned with family Slutsk sashes, a unique collection of Belarusian towels, and antique books.
The priest suffered a heart attack while in custody. The 65-year-old priest remains in serious condition in pretrial detention. Also, as far as Belarusian believers know, the priest is accused of "treason." The specific charges are unknown.
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Before her arrest, Natalia led an active and inquisitive lifestyle: she traveled, took long walks, visited art galleries, and admired beautiful places. It is also known that she recently worked as a security guard.
She was detained in 2025 as part of a criminal case opened under the article “assistance to extremist activity.”
In 2026, she was found guilty and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony; the exact term of imprisonment is unknown.
Yevgeny was arrested in July 2025 in connection with a criminal case opened under the article "assistance to extremist activity" after Belarusian security forces gained access to the chats of a bot belonging to the monitoring project "Belaruski Gayun," where people were sending information about Russian troop movements.
In March 2026, Evgeniy was found guilty and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
After graduating, Alexander worked as an inspector for the Molodechno District Department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations. He later left government service and most recently worked for the Molodechno-based company "Fenster-LAKSS," which manufactures PVC windows and custom furniture.
Alexander has a wife and a minor daughter.
Karnatsky was arrested at the end of July 2025, when he disappeared from social media.