She worked for the state newspaper "Brestsky Vestnik" (founded by the city executive committee) and the television and radio company "Brest".
Previously, Elena Timoshchuk collaborated as a freelancer with the regional publications Vecherniy Brest, Brestskiy Kurier, Brestskaya Gazeta, the online publication Virtualny Brest, and the Brest Green Portal.
As local journalists note , Elena Tymoshchuk did not prepare publications on political topics during her collaboration with independent publications. Sometimes she wrote advertising articles and wrote on psychology topics, as she has a higher education in this specialty.
It is still not exactly known what caused the criminal prosecution of the journalist. According to the verdict, in addition to imprisonment, Elena was sentenced to a fine of 46,000 rubles. On 16.08.2024, an appeal hearing was held, and the verdict came into force.
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 Elena Tymoshchuk.
