The operation, which lasted 732 days, was aimed at extracting from abroad the organizer of a group that was preparing to launch drone strikes against strategic sites in Belarus. These targets included the Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant in Ostrovets.
Thanks to the operation, Pavel Belyutin, the organizer, was brought back from abroad. Born in Minsk in 1977, a former entrepreneur and sports enthusiast, he gradually adopted radical views. In 2016, he joined the Solidarnost movement, led by Nikolai Avtukhovich, who has been involved in several criminal cases. After the 2020 presidential election, a group of 12 individuals associated with Avtukhovich were detained with weapons and explosives. Pavel Belyutin was implicated in that case. Following Avtukhovich's arrest, Pavel Belyutin left the country.
