{"id":205871,"date":"2026-10-01T21:53:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T18:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/205871\/"},"modified":"2026-10-02T01:06:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T22:06:17","slug":"belarus-opens-criminal-case-against-another-five-kalinouski-regiment-members","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/205871\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarus opens criminal case against another five Kalino\u016dski regiment members"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>October 1, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> &nbsp;\u201cSpecial\u201d criminal proceedings have been instituted against five alleged members of the Kastu\u015b Kalino\u016dski Regiment fighting alongside the Ukrainian Armed Forces, according to the Investigative Committee of Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In particular, criminal cases have been opened on multiple \u201cextremism\u201d- and \u201cterrorism\u201d-related charges against Arciom Vojni\u010d, Alaksandr Hryb (Hryhorje\u016d), Aleh Ka\u0142u\u0161, Ja\u016dhien Listapad, and Alaksandr Bu\u0107ko.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On September 14, the Minsk City Court imposed prison sentences on five former members of the Kastu\u015b Kalino\u016dski in a trial held without the defendants being present. Juryj Mikita\u016d was given 20 years in prison, while Mika\u0142aj Bojka, Natalla Nikicina, Kryscina Stankievi\u010d and Michai\u0142 \u010cypry\u0144ski got 12 years each. They were found guilty of conspiracy to seize power, \u201cterrorism,\u201d \u201cextremism\u201d and other charges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many other Belarusians linked to the regiment have been sentenced to prison in their absence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last year, Vasil Vieramiej\u010dyk, a former volunteer fighter of the Kastu\u015b Kalino\u016dski Regiment who was arrested in Vietnam in November 2024 and extradited to Belarus, was given 13 years in prison for allegedly plotting to seize state power. The regiment\u2019s Vasil Hra\u010dycha was convicted in the same case. His sentence is unknown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In September 2024, the Supreme Court of Belarus designated the Kastu\u015b Kalino\u016dski Regiment as a \u201cterrorist organization.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/\u0442\u044e\u0440\u044c\u043c\u0430-\u0441\u043e\u043b\u043d\u0446\u0435-\u043f\u0438\u043a\u0441\u0430\u0431\u0430\u0439-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/\u0442\u044e\u0440\u044c\u043c\u0430-\u0441\u043e\u043b\u043d\u0446\u0435-\u043f\u0438\u043a\u0441\u0430\u0431\u0430\u0439-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/\u0442\u044e\u0440\u044c\u043c\u0430-\u0441\u043e\u043b\u043d\u0446\u0435-\u043f\u0438\u043a\u0441\u0430\u0431\u0430\u0439-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/\u0442\u044e\u0440\u044c\u043c\u0430-\u0441\u043e\u043b\u043d\u0446\u0435-\u043f\u0438\u043a\u0441\u0430\u0431\u0430\u0439-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/\u0442\u044e\u0440\u044c\u043c\u0430-\u0441\u043e\u043b\u043d\u0446\u0435-\u043f\u0438\u043a\u0441\u0430\u0431\u0430\u0439.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Politics<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Politics<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Five Kalino\u016dski regiment fighters sentenced to prison terms without being present at the trial<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">September 28, Pozirk. The Minsk City Court on September 14 announced sentences for five former members of the Kastu\u015b Kalino\u016dski Regiment fighting alongside the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the Viasna Human Rights Center reported. As a result of the trial held &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/205449\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October 1, Pozirk. &nbsp;\u201cSpecial\u201d criminal proceedings have been instituted against five alleged members of the Kastu\u015b Kalino\u016dski Regiment fighting alongside the Ukrainian Armed Forces, according to the Investigative Committee of Belarus. In particular, criminal cases have been opened on multiple \u201cextremism\u201d- and \u201cterrorism\u201d-related charges against Arciom Vojni\u010d, Alaksandr Hryb (Hryhorje\u016d), Aleh Ka\u0142u\u0161, Ja\u016dhien Listapad, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":73,"featured_media":63993,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-205871","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Belarus opens criminal case against another five Kalino\u016dski regiment members | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"October 1, Pozirk. &nbsp;\u201cSpecial\u201d criminal proceedings have been instituted against five alleged members of the Kastu\u015b Kalino\u016dski Regiment fighting\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, 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