{"id":117029,"date":"2024-12-06T14:11:18","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T11:11:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/117029\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"donations-for-jailed-former-volunteer-fighter-vieramiejcyk-exceed-e8000","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/117029\/","title":{"rendered":"Donations for jailed former volunteer fighter Vieramiej\u010dyk exceed \u20ac8,000"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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December 6,<\/strong> Pozirk.<\/strong> <\/em>A fundraiser to support Belarusian volunteer Vasil Vieramiej\u010dyk who fought Russia in Ukraine and is now held in Belarusian custody has collected \u20ac8,115, the BySol Solidarity Fund reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His wife Ja\u016dhienija Vieramiejcyk launched the fundraiser on November 21, following the news of his arrest and extradition to Belarus from Vietnam. The funds will be used to pay legal fees and send parcels to detention center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the crackdown on 2020 postelection protests, Vieramiej\u010dyk \u201cbecame a refugee in Ukraine,\u201d joining the Kastu\u015b Kalino\u016dski Regiment which fought Russia in Ukraine since 2022, she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“He was seriously wounded and received awards. He loves Ukraine and would like to continue living there, but Ukraine banned him from entering its territory,\u201d she noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vieramiej\u010dyk\u2019s attempts to stay in the European Union failed as Lithuania recognized him as a threat to national security over his service in the Belarusian army in 2010-2016, banning him from entering the EU for 30 months, his wife said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat’s how my husband ended up in Vietnam. He was arrested at the request of [Alaksandar] \u0141uka\u0161enka\u2019s regime . . . Now Vasil faces the maximum possible punishment in Belarus,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja called for a case-specific assessment of each application for asylum after Vieramiej\u010dyk\u2019s extradition to Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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