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\n\n Valeryj Sacha\u0161\u010dyk (right) and Vadzim Prakopje\u016d \n <\/div>\n \n
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July 2, Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Russia’s interior ministry has put Belarusian opposition security chief Valeryj Sacha\u0161\u010dyk and politician Vadzim Prakopje\u016d on its wanted list, accusing them of founding the Pahonia volunteer regiment that fought alongside Ukrainian forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In November 2022, Belarusian investigators filed criminal charges of association with an extremist group against Sacha\u0161\u010dyk, Prakopje\u016d and unidentified persons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe know that a recruitment and financial center for the so-called Pahonia regiment has been established in Warsaw, which recruits males aged 20 to 45 with military experience,\u201d said police official Ja\u016dhien Pilecki in November 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe training and coordination of militants is conducted by foreign instructors in the Czech Republic, Poland and Ukraine. The organizers of this extremist formation include Vadzim Prakopje\u016d and Valer Sacha\u0161\u010dyk.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Pahonia regiment was formed in late March 2022 as a part of the Ukrainian Army’s International Legion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sacha\u0161\u010dyk, former commander of the 38th Airborne Assault Brigade in Brest, and former Minsk businessman-turned-politician Prakopje\u016d were known as its co-founders. A few months later, Prakopje\u016d left the regiment. The most recent reports about Pahonia\u2019s activities date back to July 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last year, Prakopje\u016d was tried in absentia twice and given 25 years in prison each time on several charges including arson, insulting and slandering Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka and officials, inciting hatred and calling for sanctions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Belarusian authorities also blacklisted him as a terrorist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also read: Kalino\u016dski regiment hoping to recruit more fighters after Ukraine simplifies migration rules<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

July 2, Pozirk. Russia’s interior ministry has put Belarusian opposition security chief Valeryj Sacha\u0161\u010dyk and politician Vadzim Prakopje\u016d on its wanted list, accusing them of founding the Pahonia volunteer regiment that fought alongside Ukrainian forces. In November 2022, Belarusian investigators filed criminal charges of association with an extremist group against Sacha\u0161\u010dyk, Prakopje\u016d and unidentified persons. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":93588,"template":"","rubric":[30],"class_list":["post-93632","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-security"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nTwo Belarusian politicians wanted by Russia | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"July 2, Pozirk. 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