In 2020, he was a member of the «Lida 97%» chat, where he actively wrote messages. He also wrote about his actions in the «Peramoga» plan - he said this in the video of the telegram channel of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. According to the security forces, he called for strikes, protests, as well as sabotage on the railway.
In the telegram channels supporting the current government of the Republic of Belarus, news was published that criminal cases had been initiated against Dmitry for deliberately disabling communication routes and organizing group actions that grossly violate public order.
3 years in prison in a penal colony.
As a result of the Court of Appeal, the term was reduced from 3 years to 2.5 years.
Detained in the case of «railway partisans».
It is known that the man lives in the village of Khodakovo, he has a small child.
During the arrest, he was shot through the knee joints.
The family believes that Vitaly has nothing to do with the articles, and connects the detention with the revenge of a local judge, as well as the fact that Vitaly previously had a criminal record.
Details of the case are unknown.
16 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of strict regime and 11 100 BYN penalty.
He was detained for arson on February 28, 2022, at the Zherd-Ostankovichi station of a relay cabinet of signaling, centralization and blocking (SCB), as a result of which traffic lights and switches on this site were put into non-working condition. The Ostankovichi — Zherd stage is located on the Zhlobin — Kalinkovichi line, which then continues to Ovruch (Zhytomyr region of Ukraine).
21 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of strict regime.
Director of the Vilna printing house.
She was detained on April 4, 2022 in the case of «railway partisans», after she came from Lithuania to Belarus for the anniversary of her mother's death.
The propaganda film on «BT» shows a piece of Alesya's interrogation, where she tells how she bought Lithuanian SIM cards a few days before her trip to Belarus, shows where she hid them on the territory of the country, how she filmed everything to send to her curator in Lithuania. And also that she had to send young people when they arrived at the border. Finally, she was charged under Part 3 of Article 371 of the Criminal Code - intentional illegal crossing of the state border of the Republic of Belarus committed by an organized group.
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3,5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
Vladimir Avramtsev studied at the Bobruisk School of the Olympic Reserve and at the Belarusian State Agrarian Technical University. He was engaged in wrestling and competed in grappling competitions — the Belarusian Championship and the ADCC Belarus Open.
Vladimir worked as a trainer at the Bobruisk fitness center «Eva».
The man was detained due to sabotage on the railway tracks. When he was arrested, he did not resist, but still the officers of the Special Rapid Response Unit used weapons and severely beat him.
Vladimir was convicted under five serious articles of the Criminal Code, imposed a term of restriction of freedom, as well as a penalty in the amount of over 12 800 BYN.
22 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of strict regime.
Dmitry has worked in the past as a driver in several organizations and as a taxi driver. He also worked in the Kalinkovichi Department of Security from the beginning of 2017 to May 2018, and then as a police ensign before being dismissed in August.
Dmitry is married, he has a 4 year old daughter.
The man was detained due to sabotage on the railway tracks. When he was arrested, he did not resist, but still the staff of the Special Rapid Response Unit purposefully shot him in the knee joints.
Dmitry was convicted under five serious articles of the Criminal Code, imposed a term of restriction of freedom, as well as a fine in the amount of over 12 800 BYN.
22 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of strict regime.
On March 17, the State Security Committee announced the detention of a group of Belarusians who were preparing a terrorist attack against Russian troops in the Mozyr district.
According to the case file, in the period from August 2020 to February 2022, Pleshkun and Selvich purchased components for the manufacture of Molotov cocktails and pyrotechnic products, which were stored and transported in various vehicles and places for their subsequent use in the commission of an act of terrorism, an attack on buildings, institutions, vehicles, as well as law enforcement officers.
In addition, Pleshkun allegedly made Molotov cocktails himself and, together with Selvich, prepared for the deliberate disrepair of vehicles and communication routes, which could lead to the death of a person, a crash or an accident.
Sergey Peshkun has two young children.
16 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of strict regime.
On March 17, 2022, the State Security Committee announced the detention of a group of Belarusians who were preparing a terrorist attack against Russian troops in the Mozyr district.
According to the investigation, Sergei Pleshkun and Yuri Selvich planned to destroy military equipment of the Russian Federation when it was moved through the territory of the Mozyr district. To do this, they prepared molotov cocktails.
From the «BT» video, it follows that the Mozyrans were closely watched: they showed footage from a hidden camera in the garage, where men discuss their plans. On the record, they talk about the prospects of railway damage.
The trial was held behind closed doors.
14 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of strict regime.
He was detained for preparing for sabotage on the railway.
According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, at the beginning of 2022, a man joined the extremist formation «ByPol», logging in to a mobilization chat-bot to commit illegal actions in Belarus.
On March 1, he allegedly received instructions on blocking railway tracks, as well as on the manufacture and use of Molotov cocktails.
11 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of strict regime.
Detained for an action on the railway.
During the offensive of Russian armies on Kiev from the Gomel region, he, along with Denis Dikun and Oleg Molchanov, burned a cabinet with electronic equipment on the railway in order to slow down the delivery of Russian military equipment to the Ukrainian border. As a result, traffic lights and switches on one of the sections of the Zhlobin – Kalinkovichi railway, which then continues to Ukraine, were put into a faulty condition.
Dmitry worked in the Vyshkomontazhny management of the Republican Unitary Enterprise «PO Belorusneft» as a vyshkomontazhnik-electrician.
22 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of strict regime.
Detained for arson on February 28, 2022 at the Zherd-Ostankovichi station of the signaling, centralization and interlocking (SCB) relay cabinet, as a result of which traffic lights and turnouts in this section were rendered inoperative.
The stretch is on the Zhlobin-Kalinkovichi line, which then continues to Ovruch (Zhytomyr region of Ukraine).
On March 25, the Goretsky District Court was scheduled to consider a new criminal case, which was initiated against Denis on the initiative of the colony administration - “for malicious disobedience” (Article 411 of the Criminal Code). The result of the trial is being established.
23 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of strict regime.
He was detained together with his wife for setting fire to logs to disrupt railway traffic.
The wife was released from the Temporary Detention Center, the man remained in custody.
In the published news in the channel supporting the current state power, Sergei was severely beaten.
11 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of strict regime.
Young people were detained due to sabotage on the railway tracks . Offering no resistance, they were purposefully shot in the knee joints by SOBR officers.
On July 28, 2022, he was released on bail.
Yevgeny Minkevich, like Vladimir Avramtsev, graduated from the Olympic reserve school - he studied at the Shamyakin Moscow State Pedagogical University at the Faculty of Physical Education. He worked as an orderly in the Bobruisk ambulance, as well as a taxi driver in various services.
1.5 years in prison.
On the basis of the Law of the Republic of Belarus “On amnesty in connection with the Day of National Unity”, Yevgeniy was partially released from punishment for a period of one year.
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