Nikita, a student at BNTU, was arrested and convicted under the article "desecration of state symbols." According to the prosecution, he was walking around Bobruisk in the fall, jumped up and tore off a flag that had been installed near a store. The flag, together with its fastening, fell to the ground, after which Nikita ran with it for about 20 meters, waving the flagpole. The next day, the flag was thrown out on the street.
According to human rights activists, he was released in the fall of 2024, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
