Victor graduated from the Faculty of Information Technology and Management at BSUIR, but chose photography rather than IT as his career path.
During the events of 2020, according to media reports, the man participated in car rallies. He was fined for driving with one hand and holding the national flag in the other.
On the morning of October 1, 2020, criminal investigation officers came to his parents' apartment to conduct a search warrant . The warrant stated that they were looking for explosives and weapons. To remove the photographer from the house after the search, the officers called in armed riot police for backup, after which Viktor was detained. It's unclear whether he was sentenced to jail or a fine.
In the fall of 2026, it became known that he had been tried on criminal charges and had been added to the terrorist list.
Masko was found guilty under Article 361 of the Criminal Code. The prosecution stems from what security officials classify as "calls to harm national security."
The photographer was sentenced to prison.
