September 28, Minsk resident Andrey Zeltser put up armed resistance to KGB punitive gang attempting to arrest him.
The enemy were assuming an easy victory, thinking they could once again abuse their victim and get away with it. SWAT team wasn’t with them, it seems they haven’t even bothered to wear bulletproof vests. For they deem themselves the top dogs, the very sight of them causes mere mortals to quake with fear. Or so they thought. But this time they were wrong.
An armed fighter was waiting for them behind the door they expected to easily break down. Brave young man, ready to kill and to die. His name was Andrey Yurievich Zeltser. 32-year-old programmer from Minsk.
He wasn’t planning on surrendering himself, on waiting silently for beatings, harassment and torture ,which have long become daily occurrence in Belarus. He readied his rifle for the last battle.
And when KGB scum barged into his house, he started shooting. The first enemy to come into his sights lost his life to Andrey’s cold determination. The video of the the incident shows security officer dropping dead by the wall. Andrey also died. He never expected anything else for himself. According to media reports his wife was taken to pre-trial detention center, she’s being charged with complicity in murder.
Andrey Zeltser is a hero, who gave his life for human dignity flouted by authorities. His heroic act deserves to become the new guiding light for Belarusian revolution. Through the flames of burning OMON bases, through the gunfire of brave people, human spirit shall rise to put an end to the tyranny!
Э.С.
More about this act of personal courage and sacrifice in Minsk here, here and here. An important detail – those who took up arms to fight “monopolists of violence” somehow immediately become folk heroes and gain deep respect. From Primorsky Partisans to Minsk shooter.