Before the arrest, the young man worked as a truck driver, he had previously graduated from a vocational school in Oshmyany as a driver.
According to the website of the Prosecutor General's Office, from April to November 2022, Yakimov expressed a desire, and then indicated his intention to join one of the units of the battalion (regiment) named after Kastus Kalinouski.
To this end, he allegedly provided his personal data for admission to an armed formation. At the same time, he collected information about the places of purchase of military ammunition, uniforms and other equipment for use in combat conditions.
2 years of imprisonment in a colony under general regime conditions.
The guy studied at the 1st year, but after February 24, 2022, according to his confession at the trial, he became less interested in studying. And I began to look for options to help the Ukrainian side win.
During the court interrogation, the guy stated his version: he decided to get to Ukraine in order to provide any assistance that might be needed. But the priority in assistance would be: first of all medical, then logistical, technical.
In Bobruisk on June 6, 2023, a guy was tried under Part 1 of Art. 411 of the Criminal Code for "malicious disobedience to the requirements of the administration of the correctional institution." The verdict is unknown.
2,5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
The trial was held behind closed doors, the details of the case are unknown.
The media supporting the current government in the Republic of Belarus reported that Mikhail joined the Kalinovsky regiment.
3 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
According to pro-government channels, he was detained for participating in protests in 2020 and for registering as a volunteer in Ukraine.
Programmer. Maxim was initially sentenced to 1.5 years in prison. After that, he independently wrote an appeal, where he described in detail everything that was illegal in his case and in court. After that, his sentence was increased to 2.5 years.
2.5 years imprisonment in a colony
Detained allegedly for registering as a volunteer in March 2022, the detention became known on March 14 from telegram channels supporting the current government in the Republic of Belarus.
4,5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
Evgeniy's trial will begin on March 20. He is accused of the first part of Article 361-3 - “participation in a paramilitary formation of one of the warring parties during the war.” He faces from two to five years in prison.
Probably, 24-year-old Yevgeny Belyamuk is being punished for his desire to fight in Ukraine.
On June 11, 2024, the appeal was considered and the verdict entered into force. Most likely, the court sentence involves imprisonment.
According to pro-government telegram channels, Yevgeny was detained for registering in the chat bot of the Kalinovsky regiment.
According to pro-government telegram channels, Vladislav was also detained for registering Kalinouski’s regiment in the chatbot.
According to pro-government telegram channels, Aleksey was detained for registering in the chat bot of the Kalinovsky regiment.
According to pro-government telegram channels, Yury was detained for registering in the chatbot of the Kalinouski regiment.
According to pro-government telegram channels, Alexander was detained for registering in the chat bot of the Kalinouski regiment.
Freight Forwarder. Detained for registering in Polk Kalinouski's chatbot.
46-year-old Alexander is accused of trying to join the Kastus Kalinovsky regiment.
Pro-government telegram channels posted the “repentance video” with Gomel resident Alexander Ainutdinov on July 18. In it, a man says that on February 24, when Russia started the war in Ukraine, he began “reading different telegram channels” and decided to join the Kastus Kalinowski Regiment to defend Ukraine. To do this, Alexander tried to illegally cross the border with Ukraine, but was detained by Belarusian border guards.
On 02/03/2024, the appeal was considered and the verdict came into force.
2 years and 1 month of imprisonment in a penal colony.
Pro-government telegram channels write that the detainee “leaked the data of former colleagues into extremist telegram channels and left offensive comments about top officials of the Republic of Belarus in such channels, registered in the “victory” plan and wanted to go to fight on the side of Ukraine.”
As Sergei himself explained in court, he took the large-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine to heart and followed the news.
At the same time, from the beginning of April 2022, discord began in his family. Trying to cope with his experiences, he turned to alcohol.
On April 14, amid yet more family problems, Sergei Voytyuk left home for the border with Ukraine. Witnesses in the case (border guards, a taxi driver, etc.) testified that in their presence Sergei said that he was going to join Kalinovsky's battalion.
He was released in the summer of 2024 after serving his full sentence as determined by the court.
2,5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
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