65 x 55 cm Oil on homespun linen February 2020 Project: The Belarusian Context
The special rapid response unit is a special unit of the internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus, located in Minsk (military unit 3032). The unit protects public order, fights against organized crime, organizes preventive measures in correctional institutions, in places with difficult operational conditions, and protects strategic facilities. It is assumed that the soldiers of this special unit took part in the abduction of Belarusian politicians in 1999-2000. In 2020, a former fighter of the special rapid reaction unit Garavsky spoke about the circumstances of the murder of Zakharenko.