According to the Supreme Court's website, Viktor was accused of "otherwise providing assistance to a foreign state and its representatives in carrying out activities aimed at harming the national security of the Republic of Belarus."
Domoratsky was also stripped of his military rank of "senior lieutenant in the reserve."
Alexey was born and lived in Minsk. After the 2014 Maidan protests, he volunteered for the Azov Special Forces Regiment. He lost his leg during the full-scale war with Russia. Since 2024, he has been an instructor in the Kastus Kalinouski Regiment.
In the fall of 2025, the Investigative Committee announced the launch of a "special investigation" against five well-known fighters of the Kastus Kalinouski Regiment—a group of Belarusians defending Ukraine—including Alexei.
Former deputy commander of the Kastus Kalinovsky Regiment, representative of the Joint Transitional Cabinet for Defense.
He was an activist in the youth opposition organizations "Young Front" and "Edge." In 2001, Kabanchuk participated in the public commission investigating the kidnappings of prominent Belarusian opposition figures Yury Zakharenko and Vladimir Gonchar, businessman Aleksey Krasovsky, and journalist Dmitry Zavadsky.
In 2002, Kabanchuk sought political asylum in Belgium. He was active in the life of the Belarusian diaspora. He was one of the organizers of the "Belarusian-European Union" in Belgium. Several years later, he returned to Belarus. During the 2010 presidential election, he was an activist for the campaign of Vitaly Rymasheuski, the Belarusian Christian Democracy candidate for the presidency of the Republic of Belarus. He participated in the 2010 Square.
He left to fight in Ukraine in 2014.
On the afternoon of September 19, law enforcement officers, claiming to be from the Oktyabrsky District Criminal Investigation Department in Grodno, raided the home of Andrei Meleshko's ailing mother. On September 30, they began to stink at his sister. According to the criminal investigation officers, the criminal case was opened because of two interviews he gave in 2023 and 2024 to media outlets designated as "extremist groups" in Belarus.
Recently, the Ministry of Information added Andrei Meleshko's Instagram accounts, amialeshka and batumiby.ge, and the journalist's Telegram channel, "Sakartvelo-Belarus," which sells merchandise with Belarusian symbols, to its list of "extremist" materials. Meleshko also claims that in 2023, criminal cases were opened against him for participating in "extremist" groups—the Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ) and Radio Racyja. However, there have been no further developments in these cases; at least, Andrei hasn't been informed of anything.
A special investigation was conducted against the defendants. Since they are located abroad, the trial took place without their presence.
A special investigation was conducted against the defendants. Since they are located abroad, the trial took place without their presence.
A special investigation was conducted against the defendants. Since they are located abroad, the trial took place without their presence.
Violetta is an artist from the Gomel region. In 2020, she and activist Dmitry Lukomsky moved to Ukraine due to political persecution. There, in 2023, they launched the project "Tviy Susid" (Your Home)—a website about Belarus for Ukrainians.
Violetta was tried under articles 361-1 and 368 of the Criminal Code for creating an "extremist group" and insulting Lukashenko. She was accused of administering the Telegram chat "Petrikov 97%," which the authorities later designated an "extremist group."
Head of the startup Deepdee and co-founder of the BYSOL foundation.
Left Belarus in 2017 to work in the Netherlands.
Founder of the BY_help initiative. Left Belarus in 2013.
In April 2021, a case was opened under Article 342 of the Criminal Code (group actions grossly violating order) and Article 361-2 of the Criminal Code (financing of extremism) with an interstate wanted list.
In December 2024, the Investigative Committee of Belarus launched a special (in absentia) criminal case against Alexey Leonchik. In August 2025, the Gomel Regional Court issued a verdict in absentia - Leonchik was found guilty and sentenced to 18 years in prison.
Public figure and human rights activist. Organizer of humanitarian aid initiatives for victims of the war in Donbass. Organizer of the ByCovid19 campaign. Co-founder of the BYSOL Solidarity Fund.
On February 16, 2021, Belarusian security forces conducted searches at all addresses in Belarus with which Andrei Strizhak and his family are associated. In April 2021, the Investigative Committee of the Republic of Belarus accused Andrei Strizhak of financing an extremist group and training individuals to participate in group actions that grossly violate public order (Part 2 of Article 342 and Article 361-2 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus).
In February 2022, a criminal case was opened for "financing extremist activity". On May 18, 2022, the Investigative Committee of the Republic of Belarus opened a criminal case against Andrei for "financing and material support of an armed conflict and military actions on the territory of a neighboring state" (Part 2 of Article 361-3 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus). In addition, the Investigative Committee accused Strizhak of recruiting Belarusian volunteers to participate in military actions in Ukraine.
On 12/05/2024, a "special proceeding" was initiated, Andrey was charged under 17 articles of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus. In August, a court hearing in absentia was held and a sentence was handed down - 18 years of imprisonment.
Andrei Strizhak has been placed on the interstate wanted list in Belarus
In June 2025, the KGB updated the list of those involved in the "extremist group" "Honest People" - they added Elena Zhilochkina (Zhivoglod), Zarina Sorokina, Timofey Malakhovsky, Oleg Davydchik. The start date of the second special production is 20.08.2025.
In June 2025, the KGB updated the list of those involved in the "extremist formation" "Honest People" - they added Elena Zhilochkina (Zhivoglod), Zarina Sorokina, Timofey Malakhovsky, Oleg Davydchik. The start date of the second special production is 20.08.2025.
In June 2025, the KGB updated the list of those involved in the "extremist formation" "Honest People" - they added Elena Zhilochkina (Zhivoglod), Zarina Sorokina, Timofey Malakhovsky, Oleg Davydchik. The start date of the second special production is 20.08.2025.
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