{"id":116292,"date":"2024-12-02T12:24:24","date_gmt":"2024-12-02T09:24:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/116292\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"opposition-politician-four-belarusians-who-fought-russia-in-ukraine-captured-by-kgb","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/116292\/","title":{"rendered":"Opposition politician: four Belarusians who fought Russia in Ukraine captured by KGB"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"816\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pkk_press.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pkk_press.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pkk_press-354x226.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pkk_press-734x468.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pkk_press-768x490.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>December 2, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Four former Kastu\u015b Kalino\u016dski Regiment volunteer fighters are held at the Committee for State Security&#8217;s detention center in Minsk, Via\u010das\u0142a\u016d Si\u016d\u010dyk, leader of the Razam solidarity movement, told participants at a Belarusian rally in Warsaw yesterday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The arrests of Vasil Vieramiej\u010dyk and Maksim Ralko were reported on November 20, while the names of the other two captured volunteers remain unknown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vieramiej\u010dyk was deported from Vietnam after Lithuania denied him asylum, citing national security concerns. Rights groups declared him a political prisoner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The case demonstrates that both Ukraine and Lithuania treat Belarusians as outcasts, Si\u016d\u010dyk said. \u201cThe propaganda has made Belarusians guilty,\u201d the politician noted. \u201cThis has been going on for three years. There are already a lot of different stories that happened to Belarusians in Ukraine.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minsk considers the Kastu\u015b Kalino\u016dski Regiment a terrorist group and its fighters may face death sentences if convicted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Security<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Security<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Belarusian activist calls for protection of Ukraine war veterans<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">November 29, Pozirk. The social and legal status of Belarusian volunteers who fought in Ukraine is an issue for the European community, not only Belarusians, said Siarhiej \u0160a\u0142yhin, head of the Lithuanian-based club Li\u0107viny. \u0160a\u0142yhin spoke at a press conference &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/116045\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>December 2, Pozirk. Four former Kastu\u015b Kalino\u016dski Regiment volunteer fighters are held at the Committee for State Security&#8217;s detention center in Minsk, Via\u010das\u0142a\u016d Si\u016d\u010dyk, leader of the Razam solidarity movement, told participants at a Belarusian rally in Warsaw yesterday. The arrests of Vasil Vieramiej\u010dyk and Maksim Ralko were reported on November 20, while the names [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":106555,"template":"","rubric":[16,30],"class_list":["post-116292","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics","rubric-security"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Opposition politician: four Belarusians who fought Russia in Ukraine captured by KGB | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"December 2, Pozirk. 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