Elena, a sole proprietor, was detained and charged with "inciting ethnic hatred" and "cynical treatment of the victims of the terrorist attack." In late March, she wrote on a Telegram channel: "In Russia, they only see the victims in Crocus City, and they don't see the victims of Russia's bombing of Ukraine."
Gomel Prosecutor Vladislav Zhurakovsky mentioned her case, stating that a criminal case had been opened against her "under the extremism statute" for "insulting the Russian people" on "opposition Ukrainian internet resources." She was also convicted of "assisting extremist activity."
It also became known that Elena's health had deteriorated in the pretrial detention center. She was placed on bed rest, which allowed her to lie on the bed for several hours a day. She frequently visited doctors, and was sometimes prescribed injections.
In September 2025 , she was released, having fully served her sentence.
Trial outcome 10.09.2024
2 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
According to the court, the essence of the charge against everyone was that on August 10, 2020, people in Brest "shouted slogans, demonstrated white-red-white banners, and went out onto the roadway." In doing so, they allegedly grossly violated public order.
According to the court, the essence of the charge against everyone was that on August 10, 2020, people in Brest "shouted slogans, demonstrated white-red-white banners, and went out onto the roadway." In doing so, they allegedly grossly violated public order.
Trial outcome 12.09.2024
1 year of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
On the morning of February 26, 2023, in the vicinity of the military airfield of the 50th mixed base of the Belarusian Air Force in Machulishchi (Minsk region), local residents heard several explosions. According to BYPOL, they were the result of an attack by a drone of "Belarusian partisans" on a Russian military airborne early warning and control aircraft (AEW&C) A-50. On March 7, 2023, Lukashenko confirmed the information that the aircraft was in Russia, as well as the fact of the attack in Machulishchi. On the same day , the authorities reported that a Ukrainian citizen, Nikolai Shvets, was detained in this case, as alleged, and was named as the perpetrator of the sabotage. Later, state TV channels released an "investigation" about him. Before the sabotage, the man lived in Minsk for a month. At the end of June 2024, Minsk handed over Nikolai Shvets to Ukraine, who was accused of blowing up a military aircraft in the village of Machulishchi.
Trial outcome 03.10.2024
25 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, 1000 basic values fine (trial in absentia).
Yanina was convicted in a criminal case opened under articles for “participation in an extremist group,” “inciting hatred and discord,” and “calls for sanctions.” According to the KGB, she was associated with the Telegram channel “Trielit,” which was added to the list of “extremist groups” in January 2024.
Dmitry was arrested and convicted of “participating in group actions that grossly violate public order” in a criminal case opened after the August 2020 protests against the results of the presidential election.
According to the prosecution, on the night of August 9-10, 2020, Dmitry, “being on the roadway and acting in a group of people, shouted slogans, demonstrated white-red-white banners, deliberately obstructed the movement of vehicles and the work of organizations, thereby taking an active part in group actions that grossly violated public order and were accompanied by disobedience to the legal demands of government officials.”
According to human rights activists , he will be released in the summer of 2025.
He was convicted under two articles of the criminal code. In 2025, a court hearing was held regarding his transfer to a different type of correctional facility and a change in the prison conditions.
He was released in February 2026.
Trial outcome 22.05.2024
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Gennady was placed in a pretrial detention center long before the trial and has been in custody since late April 2024. The media wrote about the man in 2021, since he had an image of a white-red-white flag on his balcony at home, and then the Pogon coat of arms (and because of this, the security forces paid attention to the man).
The man has two minor children waiting for him at home.
According to human rights activists, he will be released in February 2025.
Trial outcome 24.07.2024
1 year of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
The Overchuk brothers were detained in early June. Pro-government telegram channels reported this. In the confessional video, the men say that on August 10, 2020, they were in Brest at a protest rally.
Also involved in this case are Oleg Litvinchuk and Alevtina Gudkova. His brother Matvey was also detained.
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