Three Belarusians, who tried to prevent the transportation of military equipment to Ukraine in the first days of the Russian invasion, have been sentenced to prison terms of 21-23 years.

Source: Gomel Spring Human Rights Centre

Details: According to the explanation by the Investigative Committee of Belarus, Oleg Molchanov, Dmitrii Ravich and Denis Dikun set fire to the relay cabinet on the Zherd-Ostankovichi station on the railway road leading to Ukraine on 28 February, the fifth day of the full-scale war. As a result of their actions, the traffic lights and arrows on this section of the road were disabled for some time.

The court in Gomel, Belarus, charged the "railway partisans" with articles of "terrorism", "treason", "deliberate damage to communication routes" and "participation in an extremist formation".

The court sentenced Molchanov to 21 years of imprisonment, Ravich to 22 years, Dikun to 23 years. They were also fined 4,800 Belarusian rubles each and the property found during the searches was confiscated.