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Kirill was arrested on June 23, 2021, in connection with a criminal investigation into an incident at a Russian Navy communications facility near Vileika. In the ONT propaganda film, he was portrayed as the initial perpetrator of the bombing mission, but he refused to participate and merely assisted in reconnaissance of the area.
Lukashenko mentioned Kirill among the people who allegedly wanted to flee to Ukraine and Lithuania, but were detained by the KGB Alpha group.
It is also known that Kirill was previously detained and severely beaten on August 9, 2020.
In December 2022, he was found guilty and sentenced to imprisonment in a maximum security penal colony and a large fine.
On August 4, 2023, a trial was held to consider changing the sentence. The outcome is unknown .
At the end of autumn 2025, Kirill was transferred to another colony.
In May 2026, it became known that Kirill was being pressured while in prison. In the Mogilev penal colony , he was periodically placed in a punishment cell , later being placed in a cell-type facility. The political prisoner was convicted under Article 411 of the Criminal Code (malicious disobedience to the penal colony administration ). Under the new sentence, he will serve his sentence in Maximum Security Penal Colony No. 9 in Gorki.
Kirill is in very poor health . He has a number of serious illnesses , and at the end of 2025, the political prisoner suffered a minor stroke. According to Viasna, Kirill has not seen his family for three years.
He is accused of preparing terrorist attacks in Chizhovka and at a military unit in Pechi on the eve of Freedom Day in 2021.
The actions that security officials attribute to him became the basis for the inclusion of Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, Pavel Latushko, Anton Motolko, and participants in the initiative of former security officials. added to the list of terrorists and the initiation of criminal proceedings against them for preparing an act of terrorism.
Vyacheslav was charged with "malicious disobedience to the demands of the prison administration" under Article 411 of the Criminal Code. His trial took place on February 10, 2023. He was sentenced to one year in prison.
Vyacheslav was tried on August 23, 2023, under Part 2 of Article 411 of the Criminal Code in Gorki and was sentenced to an additional two years of imprisonment. Combined with the unserved portion of his sentence at the time of the trial (20 years and 5 months) and the new sentence (2 years), he still has 22 years and 5 months to serve from the time of the third trial.
On August 7, 2024, Mozyr judge Anatoly Strelchenko will conduct another trial under Article 411 against Vyacheslav.
On August 20, Judge Anatoly Strelchenko announced the sentence : two years' imprisonment. It is known that, as a result of applying another article of the Criminal Code, the political prisoner's additional sentence was one year and 10 months.
As of the summer of 2026, Vyacheslav is in prison no. 1.
The total sentence as of July 2026, taking into account time already served and new sentences, is 26 years and 10 months.
Detained for participating in protests.
On October 17, 2022, an appeal court hearing was held. The verdict came into force.
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He worked as an inspector of the penal enforcement system of the Oktyabrsky district Police Department of Grodno, shortly before his arrest he filed a report for dismissal due to disagreement with how the system works.
Detained under the article: «Treason to the state».
10 years of imprisonment in a penal colony.
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He was detained for arson on February 28, 2022, at the Zherd-Ostankovichi station of a relay cabinet of signaling, centralization and blocking (SCB), as a result of which traffic lights and switches on this site were put into non-working condition. The Ostankovichi — Zherd stage is located on the Zhlobin — Kalinkovichi line, which then continues to Ovruch (Zhytomyr region of Ukraine).
Convicted of creating and administering the telegram channel «Polotsk Novopolotsk Country For Life Chat Freedom to Sergei Tikhanovsky».
7,5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony.
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The woman worked in the service «One-window» of the Oktyabrsky district of Minsk.
He is suspected of transferring personal data of law enforcement officers to telegram channels.
The trial was held behind closed doors.
5. 5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony.
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It is known that he was a KGB officer. But in 2011 he quit.
According to the investigation, a 34-year-old resident of Borisov set fire to two portals of the BelToll road toll collection system in the Borisov region.
16 years of imprisonment in a penal colony.
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Vladimir, a graduate of the Bobruisk School of Olympic Reserve and BGATU, was involved in wrestling and worked as a trainer at the Eva fitness center.
He was arrested on March 30, 2022, on charges of sabotage on the railway. Despite the fact that he did not resist, the special forces used force and weapons. He was later convicted under five serious articles of the Criminal Code.
In September 2024, Vladimir was transferred to a strict prison regime.
Dmitry has worked in the past as a driver in several organizations and as a taxi driver. He also worked in the Kalinkovichi Department of Security from the beginning of 2017 to May 2018, and then as a police ensign before being dismissed in August.
Dmitry is married, he has a 4 year old daughter.
The man was detained due to sabotage on the railway tracks. When he was arrested, he did not resist, but still the staff of the Special Rapid Response Unit purposefully shot him in the knee joints.
Dmitry was convicted under five serious articles of the Criminal Code, imposed a term of restriction of freedom, as well as a fine in the amount of over 12 800 BYN.
22 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of strict regime.
It is reported that the man was detained for the events of August 2020, but law enforcement officers found photos of military equipment in his phone, which he uploaded to the telegram channel «Kalinkovichi for Life» on February 23.
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Nikolai was constantly detained for administrative offenses.
In September 2025, he was arrested on criminal charges. He is accused of treason.
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Citizen of the Russian Federation, has been living in Minsk for 16 years.
According to pro-government channels, he was detained for participating in protests in 2020.
Convicted of participating in protests and setting fire to a car (the exact information on the charge is unknown).
It became known that Maxim was tried on May 12, 2023 under Part 2 of Art. 411 of the Criminal Code. The verdict is unknown.
According to the telegrams of channels supporting the current government of the Republic of Belarus, he was detained for registration in the plan «Peramoga».
He is a DOSAAF driving instructor.