A father of many children, allegedly arrested for administering the "Ivatsevichi Solidarity" chat in 2020.
Worked as a taxi driver.
In addition to imprisonment, Vitaly was sentenced to a fine of 40,000 rubles.
On May 3, 2024, the appeal was heard and the verdict came into force.
On March 19, 2026, he was pardoned after another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole (among a group of 235 prisoners left in Belarus).
