Son of "Sputnik" Author Recognized as Participant in Extremist Formation
On December 17, 2025, the KGB recognized the "Da Zorau" (To the Stars) initiative as an extremist formation, which allegedly includes musician Ales Chumakou and 20-year-old Minsk resident Siamion Malashenkau.
Siamion Malashenkau is the son of journalist Vasil Malashenkau, writes "Christian Vision".
Siamion, like his father, is passionate about cycling culture. He covered cycling events in Minsk with photo reports. In the photo — from 2020.
Presumably, if he is in Belarus, he has also been arrested.
Vasil Malashenkau. Photo from his Facebook.
Vasil Malashenkau is a native of Kemerovo, from a family with Belarusian roots, a philologist by education: he graduated from Kemerovo State University. He came to Belarus in 2004, and the following year Siamion was born. He worked for various state media (about 7 years at BelTA), and also cooperated (and continues to cooperate) with Sputnik and MIA "Rossiya Segodnya". His texts and photo credits are also found on platforms with an integration agenda, such as "Sayuznae Viecha", Eurasia.Expert, "SONAR-2050" and others. He is a parishioner of the St. Peter and Paul Cathedral in Minsk. Well acquainted with religious topics, he often covered church themes.
In 2023, the journalist visited occupied Donetsk region, he was in Mariupol. He runs the Telegram channel "Minsk Observer", where he often expresses criticism of democratic forces, sometimes allowing quite offensive remarks against their representatives.
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