"The feeding hatch opens, that f***er Vadim in glasses peers in and says: 'Well, what about you, Sugar!'"

Former political prisoner Ruslan Sakharchuk has moved to Poland.

"I'm starting life with a clean slate. Nothing holds me in Belarus, there's no home left, well, there's nothing. I'll buy an apartment in Poland and a car. I'll go to work. I have the right to get a residence permit after six months. That's it. I even brought my accordion with me, a new Weltmeister," the man declares in a short video.

Ruslan Sakharchuk is 49 years old, from Brest. He graduated from the Mogilev Higher College of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, then worked in the Leninsky District Department of Internal Affairs of Brest. He rose to the rank of police captain. In 2008, he was dismissed from the internal affairs bodies for "committing discrediting acts."

Later, Africa appeared in Sakharchuk's life. He periodically visited Kenya and maintained a YouTube blog called From Africa to Belarus. The man talked about life and work in Africa, local people, and his own adventures.

But in 2025, the former policeman himself became the hero of a completely different story. He was found guilty of "inciting hatred" and sentenced to "chemistry" (restricted freedom) with assignment.

"I'm not the holiest man. ... But I probably didn't deserve it, after 15 years of serving the homeland, to be simply... without warning [a criminal case] was opened in 10 days. According to all laws, I should have been informed; I wouldn't have bought a $900 ticket to Kenya.

But investigator Rybachuk said: "No, I have a lot of cases, I didn't have time. And for now, go sit at home. Say thank you that we didn't storm you with "Rys", there, "Belka", "Tornado". Just sit at home, and we'll come," Sakharchuk recounts.

In his monologue, Sakharchuk also bitterly recalls his time behind bars.

"I had to read a report twice a night, state my surname, there: Sakharchuk Ruslan Stsyapanavich, article 130, prone to extremism and other destructive activities... The feeding hatch opens, a smiling guy Vadim peers in and says: 'Well, what about you, Sugar?' And at that moment, guys, there was no turning back in my mind. I became 'Sugar.' This f***er Vadim in glasses: 'Well, what about you, Sugar?'... A monster."

In another video on his channel, now called "First Charismatic," Sakharchuk said that he had been free for six months, and he began thinking about leaving the country almost on the very first day of his detention in the temporary detention center.

"What bad did I do to anyone in Belarus? I courageously went through all these issues. The house had already been sold three months ago. The passport replaced. All these operations were for one purpose only: to be able to talk calmly about any topic like this."

Sakharchuk notes that his military ID was returned to him "almost in a ceremonial setting." However, he did not understand his situation:

"To be in the country with the status of a previously convicted person, to go register while holding the rank of major... (...) Who am I, a convict or a police major in the reserve, who could command a battalion if anything happens? I generally didn't understand what was happening, how it would be further. (...) I think everything will work out for me."

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