A former investigator. In 2010, he was appointed head of the investigative department of the Mogilev Regional Executive Committee's Internal Affairs Directorate. He was later sent to work for the Investigative Committee.
His last job was at the Mogilevskie Vedomosti news agency. Shishkov may have been responsible for security there. ONT claimed Shishkov was fired from there in 2023 for his political views.
In March 2024, ONT aired a "New Belarus" passport issued in Shishkov's name. However, the document was clearly fake.
Trial outcome 30.10.2025
3 years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility, 500 basic values fine.
Dmitry was arrested in the spring of 2025 as part of a criminal case under the article "assistance to extremist activity," and in the fall of that year he was found guilty and sentenced to restricted freedom with a referral and a fine.
Trial outcome 15.10.2025
4 years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility, 500 basic values fine.
Ivan was sentenced in 2025 to a restricted sentence in an open correctional facility for "assisting extremist activity." He was likely convicted in connection with the criminal case against the Belarusian Gayun monitoring channel.
Yuri was arrested in May 2025 and convicted in November of that year of "assisting extremist activity." After the verdict was announced, he was released from custody pending the court's decision.
Trial outcome 18.11.2025
5 years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Viktor was detained in a criminal case opened under the article "assistance to extremist activity" after Belarusian security forces gained access to the chats of a bot belonging to the Belarusian Gayun monitoring project, where people were submitting information about Russian troop movements.
In July 2025, Viktor was found guilty and sentenced to restricted freedom and sent to an open correctional facility.
Trial outcome 25.07.2025
2 years 6 months restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Dmitry was found guilty in May 2025 under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them" and sentenced to restricted freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Trial outcome 21.05.2025
2 years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Alexei was arrested in the spring of 2025 as part of a criminal case under the article "assistance to extremist activity," and in the fall of that year he was found guilty and sentenced to restricted freedom with a referral and a fine.
Trial outcome date unknown
4 years 6 months restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility, 500 basic values fine.
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