Russia's Federal Security Service said on March 7 that its officers had "neutralized" a 49-year-old Belarusian citizen who it accused of "supporting Ukraine's armed forces and plotting a terrorist attack" in Russia's northwestern region of Karelia after it said he resisted arrest and opened fire at officers. The Astra Telegram channel identified the man as activist Mikalay Alyakseyeu, who participated in 2020 rallies in Belarus protesting against the official results of the presidential election that handed authoritarian ruler Alyaksandr Lukashenka a sixth consecutive term. According to Astra, Alyakseyeu was killed on March 6. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Belarus Service, click here.
