| Community of Railway Workers of Belarus | |
|---|---|
| Сообщество железнодорожников Беларуси | |
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| Leader | Sergei Voitsekhovich[1] |
| Foundation | August 2020 (2020-08) |
| Country |  Belarus |
| Allegiance | Belarusian opposition |
| Ideology | Anti-Lukashenko Anti-war movement |
| Major actions | 2022 rail war in Belarus |
| Status | Active |
| Opponents | Government of Belarus |
| Battles and wars | 2022 Belarusian and Russian partisan movement |
| Website | belzhd.info |
Community of Railway Workers of Belarus (Russian:Сообщество железнодорожников Беларуси,romanized: Soobshchestvo zheleznodorozhnikov Belarusi) is a Belarusian opposition initiative of railway workers, recognized by the Belarusian authorities as an extremist formation.[2][3]
Telegram channel "Live. The Community of Railway Workers of Belarus" was created in August 2020, a week after thepresidential election and the start ofmass demonstrations againstAlexander Lukashenko.[4]
Since the beginning of theRussian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the community has been carrying outrailroad sabotage in order to undermine the logistics of theRussian army.[4][1][5]
On 21 March 2022, the "Community of Railway Workers was recognized as an extremist formation by a decision taken by theKGB of Belarus on March 21 because "a group of citizens united through theTelegram chat "Community of Railway Workers of Belarus" carries out extremist activities."[6][7][8][9]
As of 30 March 2022, at least 40 railway workers were reportedly detained for subscribing to the movement's Telegram channel.[10]
