On May 22, 2025, brothers Mikhail and Alexander Kononovich were unlawfully detained in Kyiv. Currently held as political prisoners, they are under house arrest with GPS monitoring bracelets.
According to the brothers, they were walking to a hospital when a police car suddenly stopped near them. Officers jumped out, claiming the brothers were «wanted for evading military service,» and attempted to forcibly take them to a recruitment center (TCC).
Kononovich brothers tried contacting their lawyer, only to discover he had also been detained and taken to a different Kyiv recruitment office. The Communist Party issued an official statement accusing Ukrainian authorities of trying to mobilize the brothers to the front lines as a means of physical elimination.
«Comrades, we declare officially: Zelensky’s regime wants us dead! They aim to send us to the front—then no one will need to prove whether we’re guilty or not. No one will care. They’ll kill us, and with no witnesses, no problem!» Kononovich brothers stated in a video address.
As of now, the brothers remain under house arrest with GPS bracelets. A court hearing on their fabricated case, originally scheduled for May 15, 2025, was postponed to June 12.
This is not the first time Mikhail and Alexander Kononovich have been detained. Previously, police took them to a recruitment center, but they were released after their lawyer intervened.
The brothers were initially arrested by Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) in March 2022. They face charges under Article 109 of Ukraine’s Criminal Code—«Actions aimed at seizing state power» and «Disseminating materials calling for violent overthrow of the government.» Both deny all accusations.
«Comrades, we declare officially: Zelensky’s regime wants us dead! They aim to send us to the front—then no one will need to prove whether we’re guilty or not. No one will care. They’ll kill us, and with no witnesses, no problem!» Kononovich brothers stated in a video address.
As of now, the brothers remain under house arrest with GPS bracelets. A court hearing on their fabricated case, originally scheduled for May 15, 2025, was postponed to June 12.
This is not the first time Mikhail and Alexander Kononovich have been detained. Previously, police took them to a recruitment center, but they were released after their lawyer intervened.
The brothers were initially arrested by Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) in March 2022. They face charges under Article 109 of Ukraine’s Criminal Code—«Actions aimed at seizing state power» and «Disseminating materials calling for violent overthrow of the government.» Both deny all accusations.
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