From September 2024 to January 2025, he was under travel restrictions. In January, he was detained by KGB officers.
He worked as a state occupational safety inspector. Later, he registered as a sole proprietor and began doing finishing work. He worked in Lithuania for several years.
Alexey played amateur football and futsal for many years. He played in the 5x5 Premier League for do-doma.by and BelVEB, scoring dozens of goals and appearances.
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).
Alexey managed to play for his mini-football team in April 2026. But he only survived three months of freedom —he died in a drowning accident at the end of June 2026 .
