Belarusian woman says her unfortunate husband was kidnapped by Armenians in Lyozna and sold as an assault trooper to the Russian army. He's probably already dead
Aksana Antipenka from Lyozna is searching for her partner, who ended up as a Russian assault trooper under incredible circumstances. "Two Armenians from Smolensk came to a friend, invited our man to drink, he went out — and never came back! They forcibly took him and sold him to a military unit as an assault trooper!", cries Aksana, stating that the Investigative Committee is handling the case.
"Nasha Niva" learned the story of 48-year-old odd-jobber Yauhen Simanenkau from Lyozna.
According to his partner Aksana Antipenka, Simanenkau joined a Russian army assault unit in early 2026 under mysterious circumstances.

Simanenkau's last photo while alive, which he sent to relatives. Somewhere in the Ukrainian steppe in Russian army uniform. Photo from Aksana Antipenka's archive.
"Two Armenians, brothers from Smolensk, came to Belarus to visit their friend. That friend invited our man out to drink alcoholic beverages. He went out and never came back! The result: he called and reported that he signed a contract in Smolensk under threat of execution. He did not undergo a medical commission, he was taken to Voronezh under supervision, bank cards and a SIM card, to which mobile banking is registered, were taken by these same Armenians. And not only our fighter was taken away by them. At this time, the Investigative Committee is investigating this case. I very much hope that the perpetrators will be punished!", states Aksana Antipenka.

Yauhen Simanenkau on the right. Photo: Odnoklassniki
At this moment, she is trying to ascertain the sad fate of her partner. He was abducted in late February, by March he was already in military unit 31985, received the call sign Simon, and in early April he went on a combat mission and permanently ceased communication.
Yauhen last logged into social networks on April 3, 2026.
According to information from Belpol databases, Yauhen was engaged in unskilled labor. He worked as a lumberjack, odd-jobber, and builder.
In 2004, Simanenkau beat his drinking companion so badly that he died.
Yauhen has a 25-year-old son from another woman, but the Lyozna resident consistently evaded alimony payments because he could not find work in Belarus. He used to go to Russia for construction shifts to make ends meet.
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