Alexander Bastrykin
MINSK, 11 December (BelTA) – Chairman of the Russian Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin shared with journalists some details of his meeting with Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko in Minsk on 11 December, BelTA has learned.
According to Alexander Bastrykin, together with Chairman of the Belarusian Investigative Committee Dmitry Gora, he reported to the Belarusian head of state on the results of the work of the investigative bodies in 2025.
“We informed President Aleksandr Grigoryevich Lukashenko about the results of our work with the Investigative Committee of Belarus. I spoke about some prospects for 2026. Briefly and clearly,” Alexander Bastrykin noted.
He identified the investigation of the genocide of the Soviet people during the Great Patriotic War as one of the key areas of joint work between the Investigative Committee of Russia and the Investigative Committee and the General Prosecutor’s Office of Belarus. “This is the main focus for 2026. Many figures that we knew from the war’s aftermath have increased many times over,” the head of the Russian Investigative Committee stressed.
Alexander Bastrykin cited the example of besieged Leningrad. Previous data indicated that 800,000 people died there. According to new data obtained from the investigations, the number has risen to 1,250,000. “We are uncovering new burials that were previously unknown. We are using materials provided to us by the General Prosecutor’s Office and the Investigative Committee of Belarus,” he noted.
The head of the Russian investigative body also drew attention to individual cases where dangerous criminals from Russia head to Belarus in an attempt to hide. In such instances, the law enforcement agencies of the two countries are working closely together to apprehend them.
“In general, there is plenty of work. We will discuss all of this in detail with the Investigative Committee of Belarus,” Alexander Bastrykin concluded.
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