Burik Vitaly Anatolievich
Burik Vitaly Anatolievich
Burik Vitaly Anatolievich, born October 7, 1971,a native of Ukraine. He lives in the Crimean city of Kerch, works at a boiler house, is married, and is raising a daughter with a disability.
On February 19, 2026, he was sentenced under Part 1 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Organisation of the activities of an extremist organisation") to 6 years’ imprisonment in connection with his membership in a community of Jehovah’s Witnesses, which is banned in Russia but not in Ukraine.
He was detained on October 9, 2024, and placed under house arrest on October 11, 2024. He was taken into custody after the verdict was announced on February 19, 2026.