Blogger Syaroha from Russia came to Zybitskaya Street with his beloved blogger Anya. Result: the Belarusian he beat is in a coma, and Syaroha is behind bars for 5.5 years
Syaroha turned out to be a master of sports in boxing and with one punch almost killed a random passerby. His fiancée is now accusing the victim's relatives of extortion.
Anya is Russian lifestyle blogger Hanna Paramonava. Her Instagram has 346 thousand followers, her Telegram channel has 400 thousand, and her TikTok has 1.3 million. Siarhei Tsimafeeu, her boyfriend, is also a blogger. He has 205 thousand followers on TikTok.
The couple also has a joint YouTube channel "Anya and Syaroha" (almost 15 thousand subscribers). And about 109 thousand subscribers on their shared TikTok account.
A year ago, Syaroha proposed to his beloved in Anapa – it happened during a hot air balloon flight. The couple talked a lot about wedding preparations. But now all plans are on hold, as the guy ended up behind bars in Belarus.
It all started this year on March 8. Russian bloggers flew to Minsk to party with friends on Zybitskaya Street. It ended in tragedy.
Here's what state media wrote about the conflict.
Walking along the embankment at night, the company (Siarhei described as a 21-year-old unemployed foreigner) of tourists saw two young men who were not dressed for the season. It was early March, and the guys were standing in T-shirts. Plus, one of them was even without sneakers.
Someone from the tourist group offered shoes to the unfortunate guy and joked that one should dress according to the season. The sparsely dressed guys responded by "asking them to keep their opinion to themselves".
Such advice enraged Syaroha. Hearing unpleasant words, Syaroha (who, by the way, practiced boxing) punched the rude interlocutor. One punch was enough – the guy fell to the asphalt and lost consciousness. His friend tried to intercede for him – but also received a blow to the head and fell to the ground.
Then OMON (riot police) appeared and detained the participants of the conflict. One of the injured was taken away by an ambulance – he was 29-year-old Belarusian Andrei Stsepchuk, who sustained a very severe head and brain injury. He fell into a coma.
A criminal case was opened against Syaroha under two articles: Part 2 of Article 147 of the Criminal Code (intentional infliction of grievous bodily harm out of hooliganistic motives) and Part 1 of Article 339 of the Criminal Code (hooliganism).
The boxer fully admitted his guilt.
Anya, in her Telegram channel, describes the conflict as follows.
According to her, on March 8, the company celebrated well on Zybitskaya. The young people were walking to a taxi when they suddenly saw two obviously drunk guys without outerwear – they were standing barefoot in the snow: "Like any adequate people, we couldn't pass by. We offered them shoes, asked where their jackets were, wanted to call them a taxi home. To which we received the reply: 'Go f*** yourselves, it's none of your business'."
The blogger insists: the strangers were the first to push, and she did not see the moment when her beloved almost killed a person with one punch. She claims she only saw it later on surveillance camera footage.
Anya assures: Syaroha had already rushed to help Andrei and wanted to call an ambulance himself – but OMON interfered.
The girl accuses the relatives of the guy, who is still in a coma today, of extortion: "Syaroha's relatives and I repeatedly flew to Minsk, arranged meetings, spent a lot of money on flights, only for them to tell us upon arrival: 'We have nothing to talk about with you, buy a three-room apartment – and then everything will be fine.' We, on the other hand, offered treatment in the best clinics in Europe. The guy's family stated that they needed an apartment. Of course, I didn't have that kind of money."
The blogger claims that she paid for Andrei's first operation (approximately $19,500), offered to pay for a second (twice as expensive) in a Moscow clinic, but the relatives reportedly refused to take the guy there. Anya also adds that she paid for the best lawyer for the victim, who actually worked against her fiancé. And also, that she paid the victim's relatives over $39,000.
The girl writes that Andrei's parents allegedly demanded a million dollars from her in court. "At the same time, for four months straight, people have been wishing me death every day. After the last session, the victim's lawyer approached me and said with a smirk: 'Girl, I know you have money. Pay, you know what needs to be done.' I helped and paid for everything regarding operations and assistance for the guy. But the demands have shifted entirely to something else."
Meanwhile, Andrei's acquaintances are circulating an announcement on social networks with information about fundraising for the guy's treatment and rehabilitation – it states that over 322 thousand euros are needed.
Judging by Andrei's social media, he graduated from the Belarusian State Academy of Communications and also enjoyed visiting nightclubs.
On the anniversary of the bloggers' engagement, July 12, Syaroha was sentenced to 5.5 years in prison.
Anya, meanwhile, justifies herself to subscribers for the provocative photos and cheerful videos she posted during her personal drama: "My blog is my whole life, which Syaroha and I built together. And it's my livelihood. If I left, I wouldn't be able to pay bills, operations, or provide financial assistance."
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