Community of Railway Workers of Belarus
Community of Railway Workers of Belarus (Russian: Сообщество железнодорожников Беларуси, romanized: Soobshchestvo zheleznodorozhnikov Belarusi) is a Belarusian opposition initiative of railway workers, recognized by the Belarusian authorities as an extremist formation.
| Community of Railway Workers of Belarus | |
|---|---|
| Сообщество железнодорожников Беларуси | |
| Leader | Sergei Voitsekhovich |
| Foundation | August 2020 |
| Country | Belarus |
| Allegiance | Belarusian opposition |
| Ideology | Anti-Lukashenko Anti-war movement |
| Major actions | 2022 rail war in Belarus |
| Status | Active |
| Opponents | Government of Belarus |
| Battles and wars | 2022 Belarusian and Russian partisan movement |
| Website | links.belzhd.live |
Telegram channel "Live. The Community of Railway Workers of Belarus" was created in August 2020, a week after the presidential election and the start of mass demonstrations against Alexander Lukashenko.
Since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the community has been carrying out railroad sabotage in order to undermine the logistics of the Russian army.
On 21 March 2022, the "Community of Railway Workers was recognized as an extremist formation by a decision taken by the KGB of Belarus on March 21 because "a group of citizens united through the Telegram chat "Community of Railway Workers of Belarus" carries out extremist activities."
As of 30 March 2022, at least 40 railway workers were reportedly detained for subscribing to the movement's telegram channel.