{"id":135612,"date":"2025-04-24T18:37:52","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T15:37:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/135612\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"minsk-court-sentences-five-belarusian-volunteer-fighters-to-lengthy-prison-terms","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/135612\/","title":{"rendered":"Minsk court sentences five Belarusian volunteer fighters to lengthy prison terms"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>April 24,&nbsp;<\/strong><strong><em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong>&nbsp;The Minsk City Court has sentenced five Belarusians who signed up to the Ukrainian military to prison terms of 12 to 20 years without the defendants being present, the Prosecutor General\u2019s Office has said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ihnat Kireje\u016d, Jana Mielnikava, Anastasija Machamiet, Arciom Bihiel and Via\u010des\u0142a\u016d Hrano\u016dski were found guilty of a wide range of crimes under criminal articles used by authorities to persecute Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka\u2019s political opponents, including terrorism, extremism and conspiracy to seize power, in connection with their service in the Kastu\u015b Kalino\u016dski Regiment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also read: <a href=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/ru\/news\/133246\/\">Arrested brother of Belarusian volunteer fighting Russia in Ukraine held by KGB<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April 24,&nbsp;Pozirk.&nbsp;The Minsk City Court has sentenced five Belarusians who signed up to the Ukrainian military to prison terms of 12 to 20 years without the defendants being present, the Prosecutor General\u2019s Office has said. 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