On July 1, 2024, the Krasnogvardeyskiy District Court of the Republic of Crimea convicted Brothers Yuriy Gerashchenko and Sergey Parfenovich. They were each given a six-year suspended prison sentence and are not required to go to prison at this time.

We know that Jehovah will continue to sustain Yuriy and Sergey, as well as all who maintain their integrity, as he ‘conceals them in the shadow of his wings.’—Psalm 17:7, 8.

1. September 19, 2022

   Criminal case initiated against Sergey

2. September 28, 2022

   Sergey’s home was among eight homes searched by FSB officers, and he was placed in a temporary holding facility

3. September 30, 2022

   Sergey was sent to a pretrial detention center

4. November 15, 2022

   Sergey was released from the pretrial detention center and placed under house arrest

5. March 22, 2023

   Criminal case initiated against Yuriy. He was arrested, interrogated, and placed in a temporary detention center

6. March 24, 2023

   Yuriy was released and placed under house arrest

7. July 12, 2023

   Sergey and Yuriy were released from house arrest and placed under travel restrictions

8. July 28, 2023

   Criminal trial began. The prosecutor accused Sergey and Yuriy of continuing “to engage in criminal activities and threaten witnesses.” Despite a lack of evidence, the judge placed them both under house arrest for a second time