Kirill Romanovich Ashurak
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Kirill Romanovich Ashurak
Kirill was arrested on June 23, 2021, in connection with a criminal investigation into an incident at a Russian Navy communications facility near Vileika. In the ONT propaganda film, he was portrayed as the initial perpetrator of the bombing mission, but he refused to participate and merely assisted in reconnaissance of the area.
Lukashenko mentioned Kirill among the people who allegedly wanted to flee to Ukraine and Lithuania, but were detained by the KGB Alpha group.
It is also known that Kirill was previously detained and severely beaten on August 9, 2020.
In December 2022, he was found guilty and sentenced to imprisonment in a maximum security penal colony and a large fine.
On August 4, 2023, a trial was held to consider changing the sentence. The outcome is unknown .
At the end of autumn 2025, Kirill was transferred to another colony.
In May 2026, it became known that Kirill was being pressured while in prison. In the Mogilev penal colony , he was periodically placed in a punishment cell , later being placed in a cell-type facility. The political prisoner was convicted under Article 411 of the Criminal Code (malicious disobedience to the penal colony administration ). Under the new sentence, he will serve his sentence in Maximum Security Penal Colony No. 9 in Gorki.
Kirill is in very poor health . He has a number of serious illnesses , and at the end of 2025, the political prisoner suffered a minor stroke. According to Viasna, Kirill has not seen his family for three years.
How to write a letter
✏️ A postcard with words of encouragement (a poem by your favorite author, song lyrics, or a beautiful quote). Trust us, even such simple gestures are very meaningful to a person in jail.
✏️ Your life events. To a person who is in isolation for a long time, any story about your routine endeavors will be a window into normal life. Your day-to-day worries and mundane matters are much more interesting than the daily grind of life behind bars.
✏️ It is important to share news. Mention the most notable and interesting occurrences depending on your pen-pal's interests.
✍️️ Remember that every letter is censored. This means that your letters are read by strangers whose main goal is to limit inmates' access to information or to use it against the prisoners or even you.
So try to avoid:
👉️️ harsh statements regarding ongoing political matters
👉 statements against the authorities and public servants
👉 foul language
👉 discussion of the circumstances of the criminal case
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