Lyudmila Gladkaya, journalist of the Belarusian publication "SB. Belarus Today" about the family of the arrested Kononovich:

"And this photo is after a recent visit by Ukrainian special services to the apartment of Misha Kononovich's family.

The photo was taken recently. The group came and began to literally break down and cut the door. They threatened, shouted: “Animal, come out! Let's break it down now!"
There are also gunshot marks on the door.

At that moment, when the bandits broke into the apartment, Misha's wife and child were at home. The child hid under the table, there was a strong tantrum.

I'm sure I won't surprise you by saying that the families of Misha and Sasha are being watched. The situation reached the point where people had to flee. They tried to leave the country, but they were stopped: they say, there are problems with documents, they offer to wait ...

Criminals continue to use loved ones as hostages, as an instrument of pressure.

They have no right to stop people, they are obliged to let women and children through."