Vitaly was arrested in January 2022 in connection with a criminal case involving group actions grossly violating public order. He was later also charged with "inciting other forms of social hostility or discord."
In July 2022, Vitaly was convicted of participating in post-election protests that took place in Minsk in 2020, as well as for posting on January 6 and 9, 2022, "in one of the destructive Telegram chats accessible to an unlimited number of people, publications aimed at inciting social hatred and discord against military personnel carrying out peacekeeping activities in the Republic of Kazakhstan."
Released in August 2024 as part of a pardon.
