Igor graduated from Brest State University. He is married and has a son.
He worked for several companies in Minsk and Brest. His last known position was as a technical inspection engineer at a company in the capital.
Since May 2022, he has been looking for work in Lithuania - Vilnius, Klaipeda or Kaunas.
The nature of the charges and the exact sentence are unknown. Igor Bakhovchuk's name has appeared on the list of "extremists."
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).
Detained in 2025 for political reasons.
In October 2020, four reserve officers addressed law enforcement personnel, urging them to reflect, maintain honor, and protect the people. The recording featured reserve officers Major Andrei Dichko, Lieutenant Colonel Sergei Bend, Lieutenant Colonel Sergei Shpak, and Major Andrei Bakurenko .
The appellate court remanded the case for retrial. Ultimately, the case was dismissed due to the statute of limitations, and Andrei was released from the courtroom.
| 24.12.2025 | Срок давности по статье Андрея истек, но преступление назвали продолжаемым, поскольку видео с его обращением находится в сети |
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).
Inna graduated from Kuleshov Mogilev State University with a degree in child psychology. She lived in Mozyr and Mogilev. For the past three years, she has worked as a self-employed photographer.
Inna was arrested and convicted in 2025 on charges of "aiding extremist activity." The prosecution is related to the Gayun case. She was given a restricted freedom sentence, but the exact sentence and details of the charges remain unknown.
She was released on March 20, 2026, as part of a pardon following another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole.
Ivan is from Naroch (Kobylnik), a resort town in the Myadel district. He recently moved to Minsk and worked as a security guard.
It's unclear why Yursky could have been arrested. He ran a community called "Chanson for the Soul," where he posted this specific type of music. His social media includes Orthodox churches, he wears clothing with the Russian flag, and reposts chanson music by the likes of Viktor Kalina.
According to human rights activists, he will be released in the winter of 2026.
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).
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."
Oleg was detained for comments on social media in the Minsk region, in the agricultural town of Kolodishchi.
He is expected to be released in 2026.
Vladimir was arrested and convicted in 2025 in a criminal case opened under the articles "insulting Lukashenko" and "inciting hostility or discord" for a comment about the situation in Ukraine left in 2022.
He was released on March 20, 2026, as part of a pardon following another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole.
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