Ruslan graduated from the Mogilev Higher College of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, served in the police, and rose to the rank of captain of the Leninsky District Department of Internal Affairs in Brest. However, in 2008, he was fired for actions that "discredited an employee."
For the past two years, he has frequently visited Kenya and maintained a YouTube blog, “From Africa to Belarus,” about life and work in Africa.
It's unknown exactly when Ruslan was detained. The Brest Regional Court found him guilty of "inciting hatred." The list of "extremists" indicates he is "serving a sentence." He was likely given a restricted freedom sentence and sent to an open facility.
