The State Border Committee of Belarus told the details about the attempts of the participants of the Coordination Council to escape. It is reported that Ivan Kravtsov and Anton Rodnenkov were detained by the Ukrainian side. It has become known that the men have a residence permit in Ukraine.
Maria Kolesnikova, as well as two of her closest associates Ivan Kravtsov and Anton Rodnenkov, wanted to leave Belarus at about 4 am. Everything was absolutely calm. They passed the official security checkpoint. But additional checkpoints were set up in connection with the strengthening of the state borders. One of them is in the area of Aleksandrovka village. It was there that an additional check was carried out and the incident occurred.
Anton Bychkovsky, the official representative of the State Border Committee of Belarus: "They drove a BMW car, having passed customs control, and driving towards Ukraine. However, the car accelerated, posing a threat to the life of servicemen of the border service. Kolesnikova was actually pushed out of the vehicle, which continued to move and left the territory of Belarus. Maria Kolesnikova has been detained to establish the circumstances of the incident."
Law enforcement officers found a mobile phone of one of the escaped people, on which there is a record made right on the eve of departure. There was information that Maria Kolesnikova was detained in the center of Minsk the day before. The independent press reported that a member of the opposition headquarters was forcibly pushed into a minibus and taken away in an unknown direction. However, the events of the past night showed that it was another fake.
Participants of Coordination Council try to escape
8 сентября 2020












