All persecuted

On December 9, 2023, a court in Omsk remanded Sergei in custody until January 30, 2024, on charges of blowing up trains carrying oil products in the Severomuysky Tunnel on November 29 and 30. The train, carrying 41 fuel tankers, three aviation fuel tanks, and six cars carrying ferrous metal, first caught fire. Later, a freight train traveling along a bypass route was blown up. As a result, the fuel spilled over an area of 150 square meters—four fuel tankers were completely destroyed, and two more were damaged. According to the FSB, Yeremeyev "confessed to working under the control of Ukrainian special services." The tunnel explosions were classified as a terrorist attack.

According to Russian state media, Yeremeyev claimed he wanted to interfere with the delivery of military supplies: "I wrote in my explanation that ammunition was currently being transported across the Baikal-Amur Mainline. The main goal was to impede traffic."

Sergey participated in the nationwide strike at Naftan in November 2020, which he publicly stated and even sent a statement to Tikhanovsky's movement. "Sergey tried to resolve everything peacefully. Maybe he was tired of nothing being resolved... in the video, even though his face was painted over, I recognized him immediately," an acquaintance of Yeremeyev said . A few weeks after the strike, Sergey was fired from Naftan. Sergey was one of the best mechanics in Novopolotsk.

According to investigators, in November 2023, Yeremeyev secretly transported explosive devices across the Russian border in his vehicle and arrived in Buryatia. Then, with the intent to commit a terrorist act, he planted explosive devices at night on a section of the East Siberian Railway and on trains traveling along it, activating the remote controls. The court ruled that the detonation of the explosive devices planted by Yeremeyev caused property damage to the victims, related to the destruction and damage of tank cars and railway equipment, amounting to over 100,000,000 rubles ($1.2 million), as well as other serious consequences in the form of disruption of the operation of a federal transport highway.

The court sentenced Yeremeyev to 22 years in prison, with the first five years to be served in a maximum-security penal colony, and a fine of 1,000,000 rubles. Yeremeyev's vehicle was ordered confiscated. The court also upheld the victims' civil claims against Yeremeyev for damages totaling over 60,000,000 rubles ($744,000), which were ordered to be recovered from the convicted person.

Maxim is a Minsk resident. Has a higher education. The man is divorced. He once worked as a security guard, later as a builder. Then he opened an individual entrepreneur and erected monuments in the cemetery. I've been unemployed lately.

Friends recall that Maxim served his military service in one of the Minsk “special forces” units.

Maxim is accused of blowing up a police car near the Central District Department of Internal Affairs.

The incident happened on the night of January 7-8, 2022, not far from the building of the Central District Department of Internal Affairs of Minsk. A criminal case has been opened for blowing up a car under Article 289 (repeated act of terrorism).

Investigators later added that on the night of January 13, he allegedly damaged the Tabakerka kiosk and a trash can in the same way.

On May 26, 2023, the appeal was considered and the verdict entered into force.

Ilya was convicted of attempting to set fire to the Zhodino prosecutor's office building in October 2020. According to investigators, he set fire to a manufactured device on the porch to express disdain for law enforcement. As a result of the scattering of a mixture of petroleum products and bottle fragments, the front door and canopy were damaged, causing damages of more than 1,500 rubles.

Ruslan was arrested in January 2021 and convicted of making and distributing "hedgehogs" in front of a convoy of cars participating in a pro-government rally in the fall of 2020. He was also accused of attempting to damage railway tracks by connecting the rails with metal wire, which could have delayed the movement of trains.

Ruslan is into extreme sports and arboristry. He loves heights and gets a thrill from sitting on a roof or hugging treetops. In prison, he discovered his talent for drawing. In his personal life, he works with wood, grows potatoes, keeps pigs and loves horses.

Ruslan has a benign brain tumor, as well as severe back pain , due to which he sometimes could not get out of bed.

Emin Givami Ogly was detained and convicted for setting fire to a stronghold in Bobruisk.

Nikita was arrested in October 2019 and convicted of attacks on the buildings of Pretrial Detention Center No. 1 and the Minsk City Court in Minsk in solidarity with political prisoners. He was initially sentenced to seven years in prison, but on appeal, his sentence was reduced to four years. In May 2020, Nikita was transferred to a prison regime.

In March 2022, he was convicted again of "malicious disobedience to the demands of the correctional facility administration"—a charge often applied to inmates who refuse to cooperate with prison authorities. In March 2023, he was transferred back to the prison regime.

Throughout his imprisonment, Nikita has been subjected to constant pressure. He is frequently placed in solitary confinement, where he is held in isolation for dozens of days. He is denied visits from his family, his correspondence is restricted, and his personal belongings are confiscated. In response to the harsh conditions, Nikita protests with hunger strikes and by refusing to comply with the administration's demands. He is also regularly subjected to penalties for minor infractions, such as refusing to clean the courtyard or for inter-cell communication.

Three months before his release, in February 2025, Nikita faced another court hearing on charges of "malicious disobedience to the demands of the administration of a correctional facility," as a result of which he was sentenced to another year of imprisonment.

By December 2024, Nikita had spent a total of 568 days in solitary confinement, including two months of continuous isolation.

As of the beginning of December 2025, Nikita had spent 648 days in solitary confinement.

Vitaly was arrested and convicted for stopping a freight train, painting red stripes on advertising light boxes, puncturing the tires of a police officer's car, setting fire to a Tabakerka kiosk, and handling items containing flammable substances. He explained his actions as a protest against the situation in the country after the presidential elections on August 9, 2020, in particular, against the unjustified detentions and torture of people by security forces.

Alexander was arrested and convicted of stopping a freight train, painting red stripes on advertising light boxes, puncturing the tires of a police officer's car, setting fire to a Tabakerka kiosk, and handling flammable materials. He explained his actions as a protest against the situation in the country following the presidential elections of August 9, 2020, specifically against the unfounded detentions and torture of people by security forces.

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Alexander was detained and convicted for stopping a freight train, painting red stripes on advertising light boxes, puncturing the tires of a police officer's car, setting fire to a Tabakerka kiosk, and handling items containing flammable substances. He explained his actions as a protest against the situation in the country after the presidential elections on August 9, 2020, in particular, against the unjustified detentions and torture of people by security forces. His Opel Astra was also confiscated.