Belarusian partisan movement (2020–present)

Belarusian partisan movement (2020–present)
Belarusian partisan movement (2020–present)
Part of Belarusian democratic movement, Russo-Ukrainian War and Post-Soviet conflicts
	From left to right: Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, authoritarian Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, Belarusian rebels trained in Ukraine, Kastuś Kalinoŭski Regiment fighting against Russians in Ukraine in 2022
Date	9 August 2020–present (5 years, 6 months, 3 weeks and 3 days)
Location	Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia
Caused by	2020–2021 Belarusian protests, Russian invasion of Ukraine
Goals	Removal of Alexander Lukashenko; Return of Ivonka Survilla and Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya to lead provisional government; Democratization and regime change; Removal of the Russian troops stationed on the Belarusian soil; Removal of nuclear weapons in Belarus; Restoration of 1994 constitution; Restoration of the national symbols of Belarus; Derussification of Belarus; Freeing political prisoners; Opening full diplomatic relations with Samoa, Kiribati, Tonga, Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, the Comoros, Bhutan, Somaliland and the Republic of China (Taiwan);
Methods	Sabotage; Amateur drone attacks; Cyberattacks; Public protests; Military training abroad;
Status	Ongoing; low intensity conflict as of 2026
Parties
Opposition Coordination Council; United Transitional Cabinet Belarusian partisans: Supraciŭ Cyber Partisans; People's Self-Defense Brigades "DNS"; Busly liaciać; ; BYPOL; "Paspalitaje rušeńnie"; ; Community of Railway Workers of Belarus; Kastuś Kalinoŭski Regiment (in Ukraine); ; Independent dissidents (incl. within Belarusian security forces); ; Supported by:; Poland; Lithuania; Latvia; Ukraine; European Union	Government of Belarus Ministry of Defence Armed Forces; ; KGB; Ministry of Internal Affairs Militsiya; OMON; Internal Troops; GUBOPiK; ; ; Supported by:; Russia
Lead figures
	Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya; Sergei Tikhanovsky; Pavel Latushko; Aliaksandr Azarau; Siarhiey Biaspalau; Dzianis Prokharaŭ; Supporting Western governments and organizations:; Andrzej Duda (until 2025); Karol Nawrocki (since 2025); Gitanas Nausėda; Krišjānis Kariņš (until 2023); Evika Siliņa (since 2023); Volodymyr Zelenskyy; Ursula von der Leyen Government of Belarus:; Alexander Lukashenko; Viktor Gulevich (until 2024); Pavel Muraveiko (since 2024); Government of Russia:; Vladimir Putin
Casualties
Deaths	Unknown, at least 1
Injuries	Several
Arrested	At least 60

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The Belarusian partisan movement, sometimes called the pro-democratic insurgency in Belarus, is an ongoing campaign of resistance against the authoritarian Alexander Lukashenko. It began in response to the violent suppression of the 2020–2021 Belarusian protests. The partisans aim to depose Lukashenko's government and expel Russian troops from Belarus.