Russia's wanted list updated: it now includes almost 6,000 Belarusians

Since October 2025, several journalists have been declared wanted: investigator Tatsiana Ashurkevich, host of the "Made in Poland" project Maksim Parshuta, journalist and Deutsche Welle editor Uliana Babayed, media consultant Dzianis Vasilkov, journalist from Homel Alena Hermanovich, author of the "Chestnok Live" project and former political prisoner Aliaksandr Ivulin, music journalist and writer Aliaksandr Charnukha.

In addition, Belarus continues to declare former political prisoners wanted. This time, among them is 44-year-old activist Viktoryia Kulsha, detained in 2020. The court sentenced her to 2.5 years in a penal colony, but while imprisoned, new criminal cases were repeatedly initiated against her under the article on malicious disobedience to the colony administration, and her term amounted to 6.5 years. Viktoryia was released in December 2025 as part of a group of political prisoners transported to Ukraine after another round of negotiations between representatives of US President Donald Trump and Aliaksandr Lukashenka. Kulsha spent more than 5 years in detention.

Also on the wanted list are those convicted in the "Hayun case": 25-year-old Mikita Losik, 46-year-old Dzmitry Baitsov, 31-year-old Anton Artsiukh, 27-year-old Siarhei Tsygankou; those convicted of gross violation of public order: 26-year-old volunteer Kira Bayarenka, 41-year-old Andrei Buban, 45-year-old Siarhei Hun, 29-year-old veterinarian Yana Zhuravliova, 34-year-old Dzmitry Kanaplianik, 23-year-old former BNTU student Hleb Muravitski.

They are also looking for 24-year-old former BSU chemistry faculty student Artsiom Baiarski, sentenced to 5 years in a penal colony for participating in protests and creating an "extremist formation," who has fully served his term. They are also looking for multi-child mother Natallia Hovarava, convicted on charges of insulting Aliaksandr Lukashenka and a government official.

Teacher Volha Filatchankava, convicted in the "students' case," as well as two accused in the "Union of the Belarusian National Shield" case — 20-year-old Aleh Dabrydniou and 22-year-old Uladzislau Yefimovich — were also put on the wanted list.

25-year-old Yakau Shafarenka, detained on charges of participating in mass riots in Brest in 2020 and sentenced to 5.5 years in a penal colony, and Pavel Nikitsenka, sentenced to 4.5 years; they were released and transported to Lithuania in September 2025 as part of a group of political prisoners following negotiations between US representatives and Aliaksandr Lukashenka.

24-year-old Artsiom Sakovich, sentenced to 4 years in a penal colony in the case of "mass riots" in 2020.

Belarus and Russia are searching for Partyzanka initiative founder, lawyer Hanna Matsiyevskaya, activist Nasta Bazar, disbarred lawyer Maryia Kolesava-Hudzilina, economist Alisa Ryzhychanka, political scientist Alina Kharysav, as well as Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya's advisor on youth Marharyta Vorykhava, and "Center for New Ideas" employees Anton Radniankou and Darya Rublieuskaya.

Also on the wanted list are psychologist Natallia Skibskaya, volunteer from the "Kalinouski Regiment" Mikita Zabuga, entrepreneur Andrei Varanin, заочно sentenced to 3 years in a penal colony, director Hanna Badiaka, economist Dzmitry Kruk, blogger Karalina Kanonovich, director Andrei Kureichyk, activist Stanislava Tsiarentsiyeva, politician Anatol Liabedzka, "Youth Bloc" activist Lizaveta Prakopchyk.

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Often, the list does not specify the article under which a person is wanted. Instead, there is the inscription "wanted under Criminal Code article" and a contact number for the police department. Sometimes, the description includes special features and photos of those sought.

Those added to the database between October and April 2026 are marked with a "+". Those removed during this period are marked with an "x".

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