Artem Viktorovich Veselov

was detained as part of a criminal case that the KGB opened on the fact of an “attempt to commit an act of terrorism” in Machulishchi.

The main defendant in the case and, as the official bodies and propagandists claimed, the perpetrator of the sabotage, Nikolai Shvets, was released in June in a prisoner exchange with Ukraine. But despite this, the case is still on trial and his accomplices in Belarus face long prison terms. Shvets himself is also being tried in absentia.

Cheslav Gerasimovich is 37 years old. He is from Minsk.

For some time in 2022, Gerasimovich worked in Vilnius, but in the fall of 2022 he returned to Minsk.

On June 26, Cheslav was convicted of “disobeying a police officer” in an administrative case.

Judging by the GUBOPiK video, Gerasimovich is accused of donating to the “extremist formation” four times. He is probably accused under Article 361-2 of the Criminal Code.

Gerasimovich writes on social networks that he has been conducting training in psychotherapy for more than 15 years. Since 2011, he began working as a tester. He is interested in music and plays the guitar, and also writes poetry and short prose.

Anatoly Volodko is 56 years old. He is a resident of Minsk. The man has a wife, an adult daughter and a son who will soon turn eighteen. Volodko worked as a programmer at Top Soft for over 20 years. It is engaged in the creation of the Galaxy product ecosystem, which is necessary for the digitalization of business. The company's central office is located in Russia, where Anatoly worked part of the time.

The exact date of the man's arrest is unknown, but it was probably January 15 or 16, 2024. After all, on January 17, he and his wife were convicted of "petty hooliganism" - he was sentenced to 15 days, while the sentence for his wife is unknown. According to the testimony of security officials, Anatoly Volodko "was in a public place and, out of hooligan motives, was shouting loudly, using obscene language, waving his arms and behaving aggressively." The man did not admit his guilt and said that he was detained in his own home in the middle of the day. He did not do any of the things that the witnesses said.
According to cellmate Anatoly Volodko, he refused to pay "donations" that KGB officers threatened to offer to those who made donations. In general, the man did not admit his guilt. Anatoly's cellmate claims that this served as the reason for further prosecution - administrative and criminal.

On August 27, 2024, Anatoly had his appeal heard and the verdict came into force.

Accused of financing extremist and terrorist activities through donations to a protest initiative (Bysol).

Alexander is originally from Glusk, a small regional center in the Mogilev region. After finishing school, he entered the Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics, majoring in "Information Systems and Technologies in Logistics". After graduating, he went on to a master's degree.

Alexander worked in the IT field.

Nikolai's wife and little daughter are waiting for him at home.

Citizen of the Russian Federation.

On July 26, 2024, the appeal was heard and the verdict came into force.

Most likely he was detained in the summer of 2023. In 2013, Arthur opened his own business store, Grandbazaare, where he sold branded clothing and shoes. The VKontakte group has more than 40 thousand subscribers. In recent years, his company has specialized in the Under Armor brand. And from 2023, he translated the pages of his business into the Belarusian language.

Arthur is interested in sports, but especially football, and even previously played in amateur leagues as a goalkeeper. He uses football players and other athletes as photos for his avatars on social networks.

In addition to imprisonment, Arthur was awarded a fine of 700 basic units.

In March 2024, pro-government Telegram channels published a "repentant" video featuring Vladimir Nikonov. On camera , he admits to having made "unflattering comments" about Lukashenko, ministers, security officials, and their children.

He was arrested on administrative charges on March 21, 2024. He served 10 days in custody and was charged with a criminal offense three days later. He was released on his own recognizance. In December 2024, his detention was commuted to custody.

An EPAM employee. It is known that Kirill was involved in sketching (a modern form of fine art): his last works were published in the fall, and in January he congratulated his subscribers on the New Year. He was detained after arriving in Belarus from Montenegro. Convicted for donations.

On May 28, 2024, the appeal was heard and the verdict came into force.

On March 1, 2024, the appeal was considered and the verdict came into force.

A Minsk resident with Armenian roots, a citizen of the Russian Federation . He was detained in September 2023, presumably for messages in a chat with friends. A criminal case was opened. He was severely beaten during the arrest.

Maxillofacial surgeon by specialty.

He was a local deputy in Zaslavl, where his company is registered. Bremshmidt was even on the election commission for the 2019 parliamentary elections. It is known that at the end of May 2023, the man traveled to Lithuania. In chats, he wrote how long it took him to cross the border and that he was going to return to Belarus soon. One of the organizers of “VIVA Rovar” in Zaslavl.

On 29.04.2024, the appeal was considered (presumably the term was reduced from 10 years of imprisonment, imposed by the court of first instance, to 6.5 years of imprisonment), the sentence came into force.

On February 6, 2024, an appeal hearing was held and the verdict came into force.

Pavel Kuntsevich is 39 years old. He is a Minsk resident, he studied at the Minsk State Institute of Ecology named after Sakharov as a psychologist. He worked at the Chervensky market, where he had his own retail outlet, and recently he made greenhouses for money.

Judging by social networks, he was detained in the fall of 2023. He was accused under Part 3 of Art. 361 of the Criminal Code of Belarus - “calls for sanctions or other actions aimed at harming the national security of Belarus.” Under the article, he faced up to 12 years in prison.
Pavel has a large family - a wife and four children.