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According to the KGB, Yevhen Gruk and Viktor Yaskich were convicted under Article 289 of the Criminal Code (act of terrorism) and Article 295 of the Criminal Code (illegal actions involving firearms, ammunition, and explosives). Their arrest was announced in early April 2024 in a report on ONT. According to the propagandists, security forces detained at least 12 people, including Gruk and Yaskich, accused of smuggling explosives and planning terrorist attacks. According to the reporter, Gruk was an informant for the SBU: he photographed military equipment and transmitted its coordinates. Gruk was then ordered to retrieve explosives from a hiding place. Yaskich drove him to the hiding place. Subsequently, the two were to distribute the explosives from the hiding place to new hiding places. The report does not explain the rationale behind this action. Yevhen's wife, Lidiya Gruk, was also detained, but her fate is unknown. The authors of the story said that four young children remained in the family.

He worked as a taxi driver. He is a father of many children, with six children from two marriages.

He was detained in connection with a terrorism case. He was severely beaten during interrogation (Viktor even had his arm broken). According to the KGB, Viktor Yaskich and Yevhen Gruk were convicted under Article 289 of the Criminal Code (act of terrorism) and Article 295 of the Criminal Code (illegal actions involving firearms, ammunition, and explosives). Their arrest became known in early April 2024 from a report on ONT. According to the propagandists, security forces detained at least 12 people, including Gruk and Yaskich, accused of smuggling explosives and planning terrorist attacks. According to the reporter, Gruk was an informant for the SBU: he photographed military equipment and transmitted its coordinates. Gruk was then ordered to retrieve the explosives from a hiding place. Yaskich gave Gruk a ride to the hiding place. Subsequently, the two were supposed to distribute the explosives from the hiding place to new hiding places. The report does not explain the rationale behind this action.

The trial took place in May 2025. The verdict is unknown; Viktor was held in pretrial detention before the trial.

Pavel Vabishchevich and Andrei Zinenko, as stated in the ONT propaganda film, were detained on the night of August 26-27, 2023, on the railway in the Stolbtsy district near the oil depot and the Sinyava stopping point.

A propaganda film in the fall of 2023 claimed that they were detained for attempting to plant an explosive device on a railway in the Stolbtsy district, "which was supposed to go off on command from an SBU supervisor." The propagandists said that Vabishchevich came to the attention of the security forces when an informant reported him to a KGB chatbot, saying that he was photographing railway tracks and trains at the Orsha train station.

Pavel Vabishchevich and Andrei Zinenko, as stated in the ONT propaganda film, were detained on the night of August 26-27, 2023, on the railway in the Stolbtsy district near the oil depot and the Sinyava stopping point.

A propaganda film in the fall of 2023 claimed that they were detained for attempting to plant an explosive device on a railway in the Stolbtsy district, "which was supposed to go off on command from an SBU supervisor."

Andrei Zinenko, 40, is a former colleague of Vabishchevich who "worked in a senior position and received a high salary," state media emphasize. Such an emphasis on "high salary" is not uncommon in Lukashenko propaganda. Zinenko in the footage looks beaten.

Vladislav is 49 years old, and his wife, Tatyana, is 44. The family lives in Baranovichi. They have a school-age son at home. They also have a daughter who recently turned 18.

BELPOL reported that, according to 2005 records, Tatyana worked at the 558th Aircraft Repair Plant as a technician. Vladislav is a military man. According to 2019 records, he worked at the 61st Fighter Air Base in Baranovichi (military unit 54804).

It's unclear exactly what the Koshcheyevs are accused of. They are likely being held in custody, as their last social media activity was in 2023.

Tatyana, 44, was detained together with her husband. The family lives in Baranovichi. They have two children, the youngest son is still a minor.

According to data for 2005, Tatyana worked at the "558th Aircraft Repair Plant" as a technician. Vladislav is a military man. According to data for 2019, he worked at the "61st Fighter Air Base in Baranovichi" (military unit 54804).

It is not known exactly what the Koshcheyevs are accused of. They are likely being held in custody, as their last social media activity was in 2023.

On September 11, 2023, the State Security Committee reported in a propaganda film that it had detained six people in Belarus on charges of collaborating with the "Security Service of Ukraine" and "preparing terrorist attacks." In the video, some of them appear beaten, some are led around in chains during investigative actions, and one of the detainees was filmed in a KGB pretrial detention center. As a result, three people, including Valentina, were charged under six articles of the Criminal Code at once, including "Treason" and "agent activity."

Valentina, according to pro-government media, together with Nikolai Losovsky, was picking up a package containing weapons and explosives, which had to be buried in the Mozyr district. They did not manage to complete the task, as they were detained.

On September 11, 2023, the State Security Committee reported in a propaganda film that it had detained six people in Belarus on charges of collaborating with the "Security Service of Ukraine" and "preparing terrorist attacks." In the video, some of them appear beaten, some are led around in chains during investigative actions, and one of the detainees was filmed in a KGB pretrial detention center. As a result, three people, including Nikolai, were charged under six articles of the Criminal Code at once, including "Treason" and "agent activity."

Nikolai, according to pro-government media, checked caches on orders from Ukrainian special services and also carried out other tasks for money.

Mikhail is originally from Borisov, but lived in Minsk. He studied at BSU to become a manager.
It is known that Mikhail played poker under the nickname Rattly. He was noted for participating in numerous championships. Among them is the championship of Belarus.

Mikhail's trial began on October 17 in the Minsk City Court. The charges against him probably arose because of his support for Ukraine. He is charged under Part 2 of Article 361-3 of the Criminal Code (Assistance or other material support for war). The penalty for this article is five to ten years in prison.

On February 15, 2024, a "counter-terrorist operation" regime was introduced in the Lelchitsy district of the Gomel region on the border with Ukraine. The population was asked to "remain calm and obey the demands of law enforcement officers." The KGB claims that they detained members of a "sabotage and reconnaissance group" that included citizens of Ukraine and Belarus. The exact number of people detained is not reported.

On February 15, 2024, a "counter-terrorist operation" regime was introduced in the Lelchitsy district of the Gomel region on the border with Ukraine. The population was asked to "remain calm and obey the demands of law enforcement officers." The KGB claims to have detained members of a "sabotage and reconnaissance group" that included citizens of Ukraine and Belarus. Among those detained were Ukrainian citizens, father and son Sergei and Pavel Kabarchuks. Sergei Kabarchuks, born in 1963, are from the Kovel district of the Volyn region. The father and son were detained in February 2024 in the Lelchitsy district. "Explosive devices and other means of destruction" were found on them. The KGB "established" that the explosive devices were intended for terrorist attacks in Belarus and Russia, and the "infiltration of the group" was organized by the Security Service of Ukraine.

At the same time, Brest resident Vitaly Vlasyuk, born in 1970, was also detained. He was accused of smuggling (Part 3 of Article 228 of the Criminal Code).

He was tortured in the KGB pretrial detention center. After his arrest, he was kept in the KGB pretrial detention center for several days without food.

Individual entrepreneur Elena was detained and accused of "inciting ethnic hatred" and "cynical attitude towards the victims of the terrorist attack." At the end of March, she wrote in one of the Telegram channels: "In the Russian Federation, they only see the victims in Crocus City, and they do not see the victims of the Russian bombing of Ukraine."

Her case was mentioned by Gomel prosecutor Vladislav Zhurakovsky, who stated that a criminal case had been opened against her "under the extremism article" for "insulting the Russian people" on "opposition Ukrainian Internet resources." She was also convicted under the article "assistance to extremist activity."

It also became known that Elena's health deteriorated in the pretrial detention center. She was assigned "bed rest," which allows her to lie on the bed for several hours a day. She often visited doctors, and sometimes she was also prescribed injections.

Vitaly is a programmer. He worked at the Mogilev Metallurgical Plant and administered the company's website, in a specialized design bureau, as a software engineer at the Center for City Information Systems of Mogilev.

The man's hobby is photography. He takes photos both on film and on digital cameras. Alexey regularly films various city events and shares photos on social networks. He also loves to travel, both in Belarus and abroad.

He is being tried for donations to help Ukraine.

Maxim graduated from the Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics with a degree in network engineering. He began his career at the Minsk Electromechanical Plant, then worked as a programmer at IBA and Netland. In 2022, he took the position of system architect at A1.

He was detained and convicted in August 2024 under the articles “financing extremist activity” and “financing or other material support for war.”