Andrei worked as an IT specialist. On 9 March 2022, while driving through the city, he noticed a Russian military KAMAZ truck marked with the letter V, photographed it with his phone and sent the picture to the Telegram channel "Belaruski Hajun", which the authorities soon declared an "extremist formation".
At the end of March of the same year, Andrei was detained at his home by officers of the Main Directorate for Combating Organized Crime and Corruption (GUBOPiK), who staged a real "special operation" for it. He was put under heavy pressure during interrogations, and after his detention a "repentance" video with him appeared on pro-government channels. At first he was also charged with participation in an "extremist formation", but this charge did not reach the court.
In August 2022, Andrei was found guilty in a criminal case initiated under the article "Facilitation of extremist activity" for sending this photo. At the trial, the judge asked him why he had sent the picture to "Belaruski Hajun" rather than to the state media.
Released in December 2023 after serving his full sentence.
