Before his arrest, Maksim worked at Eurotorg.
On February 4, 2022, he was detained in a criminal case on group actions grossly violating public order. During the search, the security forces found only two bracelets and a photo of him against a white-red-white flag, and at the district police department Maksim was offered to choose the article for the administrative report himself. He was sentenced to administrative arrest, but when it ended he was not released and was transferred to a pre-trial detention center instead. Later the charge was reclassified.
In September 2022, Maksim was found guilty in a criminal case initiated under the article on insulting Lukashenko, for taking part in burning an effigy depicting Lukashenko. The Minsktrans company filed a claim of 15,000 Belarusian rubles against those convicted in this case, a total amount for all of them.
Released in April 2023, after fully serving the sentence imposed by the court.
