Eugene Sergeevich Hitrik
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Eugene Sergeevich Hitrik
Guilty of all the atrocities that took place in Pre-trial Detention Center No. 6. These include beatings of detainees, including children, in the first days after the election, abuse of defendants in the Pinsk case and other political prisoners. Separately, it is worth noting the multiple violations of the rights of supporters of change serving administrative arrest. These people were beaten, deprived of parcels and letters, and kept in overcrowded cells.
Guilty of all the atrocities that took place in Pre-trial Detention Center No. 6. These include beatings of detainees, including children, in the first days after the election, abuse of defendants in the Pinsk case and other political prisoners. Separately, it is worth noting the multiple violations of the rights of supporters of change serving administrative arrest. These people were beaten, deprived of parcels and letters, and kept in overcrowded cells.
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One of the oldest active editors of the Belarusian Wikipedia section and the most experienced administrator. He focused mainly on the ancient history of Belarus, but spent most of his time maintaining order in the section and moderating disputes.
The detention of Maxim Lepushenko is not the first case of recent repressions directed against authors and editors of the Belarusian Wikipedia. The detentions of several Belarusian Wikipedia administrators over several months appear to be part of a coordinated campaign, as indicated by the unfounded attacks from propagandists:
- In April, administrator Olga Sitnik (Khomelka) disappeared; she was detained twice.
- In December 2024, the editor of Stary Jolup was detained.
- In March 2025, Kazimier Lachnovič (real name unknown) disappeared - one of the four administrators of the section on Tarashkevitsa. A week after the disappearance of the administrator Kazimier Lachnovič, propaganda material by Lyudmila Gladkaya was released, in which it was said that Wikipedia is a weapon of mass destruction against the countries of the post-Soviet space, and the Belarusian section is edited from Poland.
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He worked as a tinsmith at a private firm. When the 2020 election campaign began, he attended signature-collecting pickets, then marches. In the fall of 2020, Alexander was detained by KGB officers and sentenced to 15 days in jail. After that, he was repeatedly summoned for "interviews": "They took a polygraph test in connection with a case involving a broken window, conducted by some judge or investigator," he recalls .
In January 2025, officers from the Main Directorate for Combating Organized Crime and Corruption (GUBOPiK) visited him at work and took him to the Pervomaisky District Police Department. He was sentenced to 10 days in a temporary detention facility. A criminal case was then opened for participating in protests and he was transferred to a prison in Kolyadichi, where he spent two months before his trial.
The girl posted her last photo on social media on November 18, 2024, from Turkey. After that, she went to Belarus — that’s probably when she was detained. She hasn’t appeared online on Telegram for a long time, and her social media has been inactive since November. The girl is probably now in a pretrial detention center.
After graduating from MSLU, Veronica worked for three years as a flight attendant at Qatar Airways. Veronica's other passion is modeling and acting.
In mid-August 2025, information appeared that Veronica was already at large. She posted a photo from the Philippines.
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Citizen of Estonia.
On January 16, 2024, the KGB made a decision to recognize the "Fund of Belarus Friend LTD" as an "extremist organization." The department's decision listed people who were allegedly related to the fund: Belarusians Oleg Stefanovich and Alexander Syritsa, as well as Estonian Allan Royo.
On June 21, 2025, Allan was released following a visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's Special Representative, Keith Kellogg.
He was convicted together with his daughter.
Dmitry, 51, worked in the Belarusian OMON in the 1990s as a driver with the rank of junior lieutenant. But he quit in 1997 of his own free will. Recently, Dmitry worked as a driver in a private company.
In November 2020, the man was sentenced to 15 days in jail for participating in a protest.
Little is known about Dmitry's daughter, 26-year-old Elizaveta. The girl was born and until recently lived in Minsk.
She was convicted along with her father.
Little is known about 26-year-old Elizaveta. The girl was born and until recently lived in Minsk.
Her father worked in the Belarusian OMON in the 90s as a driver with the rank of junior lieutenant. But he quit in 1997 of his own free will. Recently, Dmitry worked as a driver in a private company.
In November 2020, the man was sentenced to 15 days in jail for participating in a protest.
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In the fall of 2024, Irina Poznyakevich's name appeared on Russia's wanted list. She was subsequently tried and deported to Belarus.
Irina Poznyakevich (Shulga) is 26 years old. She is originally from Baranovichi and has also lived in Ivatsevichi. According to social media, she has worked in various fields, including as a nurse's aide. As of 2019, she had a small child.
In October 2020, Irina was in a detention center in Zhodzina, detained for allegedly participating in protests. It's unclear whether she actually participated in anything or was just one of those detained by chance.
In February 2021, she moved to Russia. Her legalization expired on January 14, 2024, but she did not leave Moscow for her homeland, remaining there. In October 2024, Irina was tried in Moscow's Mikulinsky District Court. She was fined 5,000 Russian rubles (approximately $50) and ordered to be deported from Russia.
In September 2025 , she was released, having fully served her sentence.
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It is known that the KGB considers Maria to be involved in the "Urban Garden Maris Mar" project, which was recognized as an "extremist group."
Maria has a small child who is breastfed . Therefore, after her arrest, she continued to produce milk , and she had to express milk while in custody.
Citizen of Lithuania.
On December 13, 2025, she was released after another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole, and taken to Lithuania.
In 2024, Yuri was found guilty of “insulting Lukashenko.”
According to the "list of organizations and individuals involved in terrorist activity" of September 4, 2025, he was also charged with "inciting hatred and discord" and "calls for sanctions." These charges carry a sentence of imprisonment in a penal colony.
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.
Viktor was first arrested and convicted under Part 2 of Article 19.11 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Republic of Belarus—"dissemination, production, storage, and transportation of information products containing calls for extremist activity or promoting such activity"—in July 2024. Subsequently, a criminal case was opened against him.
In December of that year, a court hearing was held on charges of "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in such actions." The details and circumstances of the case are unknown.
Viktor was convicted under the same article in the Moscow District Court of Minsk, likely in the summer of 2025, and sentenced to imprisonment.
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.
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Lyubov was detained along with her mother during a mass raid in Belarus on October 31 in connection with the Yard Chat Case.
Lyuba is a single mother and has a six-year-old daughter. A relative has taken custody of the daughter during Lyuba's imprisonment.
While in pretrial detention (for almost a year), Lyuba was diagnosed with cancer. Despite this, her pretrial detention was not changed and she remained in custody until her trial. She was the only defendant in her case to be sentenced to home confinement, as she urgently needed chemotherapy. All the others received sentences ranging from 2.5 to 3 years in prison.
During his arrest he was severely beaten and his teeth were knocked out.
He was released in the winter of 2025, having served his full sentence.
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After the war in Ukraine began, the man went to Georgia for a while. But, apparently, he later returned to Belarus, the publication writes.
When and under what circumstances he was detained , as well as the details of the charges, have not yet been disclosed.
Silenko graduated from BNTU in 2012, where he received the profession of architect. He is also known as a drummer and participant of musical projects such as OH. RA, BULVAR, Mnsr. Gustav and others.
On September 11, 2025, it became known that 52 prisoners of the Belarusian regime were forcibly transferred to the territory of Lithuania. Among them are citizens of European countries. Among those released is Alexei Silenko.
Tatyana was convicted in November 2024 in a criminal case opened under the articles "assistance to extremist activity," "creation of an extremist group or participation therein," and "insulting a government official," and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
On December 13, 2025, she was released following a visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole, and taken to Ukraine.