Family targeted in Belarus treason case linked to daughter residing in Ukraine
Alexander Lukashenko's regime sentenced a family to 11-14 years in prison (Photo: gazetaby)
A Belarusian court sentenced Dmitry and Tatyana Korsakov to 14 and 12 years in prison, respectively, on charges of treason and illegal weapons trafficking, while their daughter, Pelageya Korsakova, was sentenced in absentia to 11 years, independent Belarusian outlet Salidarnasts reported on June 11.
Pelageya Korsakova said her parents were detained in September 2025.
After the arrest, her father briefly called her and said her mother had been hospitalized after suffering a stroke, urging her to return home.
"Then someone else took the phone and continued speaking without identifying themselves: 'Your parents have been detained. If you want us to release them, you must come back.' I later learned they had not simply been detained but effectively abducted from their home after my mother returned from work. They searched the apartment, turned everything upside down, confiscated electronics, and took memory cards from a camera installed inside the apartment," she told journalists.
Tatyana Korsakova worked as a nursery school teacher and tutor for children with autism, while Dmitry Korsakov was employed as a maintenance worker at the same preschool, according to the report.
Pelageya Korsakova left Belarus for Ukraine in 2021 after participating in anti-government protests and fearing political persecution.
She currently coordinates rapid-response volunteers in Ukraine who travel to the sites of Russian strikes and assist civilians affected by attacks.
"What weapons? What treason? Our only 'crime' is that I live in Ukraine and stayed in contact with my parents. We called each other regularly, and they worried about me. Based on that, it seems the security services let their imaginations run wild," she said.
The report did not provide details about the evidence presented in court or the specific circumstances underlying the charges.
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