Der Volksabgeordnete der Ukraine Ihor Huz hielt in der Werchowna Rada eine Rede zum Gedenken an die Dutzenden Weißrussen, die ihr Leben für die Verteidigung der Ukraine gegeben haben. „Sie kamen in die Ukraine, verteidigten Kiew, als es nötig war, und jetzt sind sie an der Ostfront. Wir erinnern uns an die Gefallenen. Wir werden es nie vergessen.“

– Ilya “Litvin” Khrenau of the Kalinouski Regiment, who died in Bucha on the 3rd of March. Litvin now has a battalion of the Kastus Kalinouski Regiment named after him. Litvin had been fighting for the defense of Ukraine since 2014.

– Aleksey “Tur” Skobli of the Kalinouski Regiment, who was named as a Hero of Ukraine by Zelenskyy & had been fighting for Ukraine in Tactical Group:Belarus since 2015. Died covering groups of retreating troops on March 13th near Irpin, one day before his 32nd birthday.

– Dmitry “Teror” Apanasovich of the Kalinouski Regiment, who had a battalion of the regiment named after him. He was killed by wounds sustained from shrapnel following a Russian artillery bombardment on the 24th of March, 2022.

– Dzmitry “Hans” Rubashevski, who had been fighting for Ukraine since 2015.

– Kanstantin “Phoenix” Dzyubayla, who had also been fighting in Ukraine for about 8 years. He was originally from Mogilev, Belarus, but made Kryvyi Rih in Ukraine his new home after joining the Ukrainian Armed Forces to defend Donbas in 2014. He was buried in that same city on the 28th of April, 2022.

– Pavel “Volat” (I don’t know his last name) of the Kalinouski Regiment, who has a battalion of the regiment named in his honour as well. He was mortally wounded while liberating a Ukrainian village on the 16th of March.

– Ivan “Brest” Marchuk, commander of the Volat Battalion of the Kastus Kalinouski Regiment. Died 26/06/22 near Lisichansk. Brest stayed behind with a small group to cover the retreat of the rest of his unit after a massive assault by Russian troops. His “Volat” Battalion had successfully repulsed several assaults on their position, but this one was the largest up until that point. Brest had been fighting in the defense of Ukraine since 2014, and in 2022 he became the face and voice of the Kalinouski Regiment, calling all Belarusians to action in the defense & liberation of Ukraine.

– An unnamed Belarusian of the Volat Battalion of the Kastus Kalinouski Regiment killed 28/07/22. His family asked for his identity not to be disclosed in the event of his death, likely for their own safety if they still live in Belarus

– Another unnamed Belarusian from the Teror Battalion of the Kalinouski Regiment was killed after the car he was driving struck a land mine.

– A soldier of the Pagonya Regiment with callsign “Zhneć” (“Reaper”)

– Another unnamed soldier of the Volat Battalion of the Kalinouski Regiment was killed on October 3rd during an assault operation in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

– Mihas “Yunger” Shavelsky, a paramedic in the Teror Battalion. He was killed by shrapnel while trying to save the life of a wounded Ukrainian Marine. He was just 21 years old.

– An unnamed soldier of the Kalinouski Regiment died on the 7th of November

– Alyaksei “Yakub” Avdzienko, who had been fighting for Ukraine since 2016 (originally part of Tactical Group: Belarus, then the Ukrainian Armed Forces) died on December 4th near Bakhmut.

– Ruslan “Rusik” Oblomov of the right-wing Belarusian Volunteer Corps

– Eduard Lobov, who originally fought in Tactical Group: Belarus and had been fighting to defend Ukraine since 2015. In 2022 he participated in the defense of Kyiv and the Chornobyl regions. He was 34 years old. He died from a shrapnel would while hunting tanks and fighting in close-combat.

– Yevhen “Malder” Lohinaw, who died defending Azovstal in May 2022. His story only became known recently. He was born in Belarus but moved to Mykolaiv as a child.

– Danil Lyashuk, died on the 1st of April 2023.

– An unnamed fighter of the Kalinouski regiment was killed in May 2023.

– Miroslav Lazovsky, leader of the political movement Bieliy Legion, was killed in May 2023 in Eastern Ukraine. He died covering the retreat of his wounded comrades.

– In July 2023, four soldiers from the Litvin and Volat battalions of the Kastus Kalinouski Regiment were killed. Their names & callsigns have not been released to protect their relatives who are still in Belarus.

– An unnamed member of the Pagonia Association (an organisation of Belarusians fighting for Ukraine across several units, formally the Pagonia Regiment) was killed in August 2023.

– In August 2023, “Zhvir” was killed on the front lines in Ukraine. He was a veteran anti-authoritarian & antifascist from Belarus.

– In October 2023, Pavel “Bort” Horbac of the Teror Battalion was killed in action.

with several more missing or captured:

– Vasil “Atam” Hrudovik of the Kalinouski Regiment (Involved in the Peramoga plan and died near Lisichansk around the same time as Brest). Not confirmed dead, but went missing with serious injuries and it’s highly unlikely he’s alive. The regiment seem to consider him KIA

– Vasil “Siabro” Parfiankou of the Kalinouski Regiment, went missing during a battle near Lisichansk (officially “missing in action”) while covering the retreat of his brothers. The regiment seem to consider him KIA

– Vadzim “Papik” Shatrou of the Kalinouski Regiment, went missing during a battle near Lisichansk (officially “missing in action”), saving the lives of several of his brothers in the process. The regiment seem to consider him KIA

– Sergey “Klyashcha” Dzogtsev and Yan “Trombley” Dzyurbeyka captured in the battle for Lisichansk

It’s sad. If it wasn’t for russia and their toiletless dictatorship, Belarus and Ukraine would be thriving.

These lads are heroes and we won’t forget their sacrifice.