Vasily Nikolaevich Hrechykha
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Vasily Nikolaevich Hrechykha
A former soldier of Kalinovsky's regiment. His arrest was announced in a news broadcast on state television, Belarus 1, on May 5, 2025.
According to social media, he graduated from the Belarusian State Agricultural Academy (BSAA), where he studied in the land management department. His specialty is cadastral surveying and land law.
He served in the 38th Separate Motorized Defense Brigade of Belarus, a paratrooper unit in Brest, once commanded by Valery Sakhashchik. A photo on social media shows the brigade's pennant hanging in Grechikha's apartment.
According to the Kalinovsky Regiment's press service, Vasily joined them in May 2022, but left the unit in June of that year at his own request.
According to the video, he was detained somewhere in a swampy area outside the city by several KGB officers armed with machine guns. He was transported by helicopter. During the transfer, he had a black bag over his head, and his hands were clasped in front of him with a plastic zip tie. Kalinovets was flown by helicopter to the airfield.
According to the video, Vasily was born on July 28, 1981. In February 2022, he left for Poland to work, and three months later, he joined the Kalinovsky Regiment. He underwent training in Kyiv. The circumstances of his arrest are unknown.
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