According to pro-government channels, he was detained for posting over 1,200 comments. Notably, the comments shown by security forces were primarily written in Belarusian and largely aimed at supporting Ukraine. All the comments shown were from YouTube.
In a video on security forces channels, five SOBR officers attack him, and later the man appears to be beaten: he has a badly black eye and a bloody head scratch.
Stepan works as a laborer at a private enterprise in Grodno. He also regularly goes to the gym and maintains good physical fitness, judging by his photos on social media.
It is known from former political prisoners that Stepan has not received any help from outside.
