The KGB of Belarus announced the participation of Protasevich in the conflict in Ukraine on the side of "Azov"

BelTA informs about it in its Telegram channel.

“It is undeniable that this person fully complies with the definition of a terrorist, a mercenary fighter, a participant in bloody events (as part of the infamous Azov battalion) associated with the atrocities and deaths of civilians in southeastern Ukraine,” he said.

Tertel stressed that this is not only the data of the KGB and the investigation, but "the facts presented in the media with personal confessions of Protasevich, which are widely available."

“This experience, I emphasize, a citizen of the Republic of Belarus, actively used in relation to our country.

He was the organizer and coordinator of mass riots that endangered the life and health of ordinary citizens and law enforcement officers, ”said the head of the KGB.

On May 23, a Ryanair plane landed in Minsk on a flight from Athens to Vilnius.

According to the Belarusian authorities, this was due to the report of a bomb on board.

The founder of the NEXTA Telegram channel recognized as extremist in Belarus, Roman Protasevich, was on the plane.

He was detained after landing.