On December 20, 2020, Vasily saw a news story on Telegram about a police officer yelling at children at a Belarusian school, using obscene language. In response, a Pinsk resident posted a joke in the comments section of the "Punisher Belarus" Telegram channel, which had previously aired on the KVN (Club of the Funny and Inventive) program. It was a paraphrase of a famous children's song, "Let Them Run Clumsily," from the cartoon about Cheburashka and Crocodile Gena. The KVN version had a different chorus. The comment read: "Lera is a bitch at work, and she's a bitch at home, too, because Lera only has sex once a year."
Immediately after the verdict, Vasily left the country. On October 16, 2025, Vasily was detained in St. Petersburg. He was on the international wanted list.
