The former speaker of the Belarusian opposition parliament Angelika Melnikova, who disappeared a year ago in Poland, after her disappearance, became the owner of two apartments in Minsk. Its market value reaches half a million dollars. About this He writes Belarusian publication “Zerkalo” with reference to the documents at the disposal of the editors.
Melnikova did not get involved in politics until the massive protests against the results of the presidential elections in Belarus in 2020. She worked as a deputy director in the Belarusian division of Coca-Cola, and raised two daughters with her husband. In the summer of 2020, Melnikova supported the protests, and in early fall she left Belarus – first for Ukraine, then for Poland. she He saidShe decided to travel abroad for fear of opening a criminal case against her.
In Poland, Melnikova teamed up with the team of Pavel Latushko, the former Belarusian culture minister, who also supported the protests. In July 2024, she was elected to the Belarusian Democratic Forces and became its president. At the end of March 2025, she suddenly disappeared. At the same time, the Constitutional Court lost access to the account to which donors transferred funds for Belarusian opposition projects. Within two months It became clearBefore her disappearance, Melnikova withdrew a total of $150,000 from this account.
Soon Melnikova’s daughters and her ex-husband (they had already separated by that time) found themselves in Belarus. But where she herself was was still unknown at that time. In May 2025, the Polish magazine Politka and the Russian magazine The Insider were published I mentionedMelnikova left Poland for London, from there to Sri Lanka, then to Dubai, after which she lost track of her.
Journalists also came to the conclusion that Melnikova had a relationship with an alleged employee of the Belarusian special services named Alexei Lobev. In 2023, they simultaneously flew to Cuba, and in 2024 – to Sri Lanka (from there Melnikova returned with an engagement ring, although Lobev was officially married to another woman). After her disappearance from Poland, when Melnikova flew to Sri Lanka, she settled in the same hotel where she had previously vacationed with Lobev. There she began transferring money to herself from an account designated for Belarusian opposition projects.
In March 2026 on the Internet back Photos of Melnikova taken in the gym in Minsk. These photos were posted by Ukrainian blogger Alexander Rykov (BalaganOFF), who sent them to an unfamiliar account. Why Melnikova’s footage was sent to him, Rykov does not know.
Questions have been raised about the authenticity of the images. But the Belarusian publication “Nasha Neva” reached Melnikova’s father, and it was unexpected maleThat his daughter has been in Belarus “for a long time.” “She hasn’t missed anything. As far as I know, she’s alive and well. And the children are probably with her. Although I’ve seen my grandchildren and she’s been alive for a long time.” <…> She told me: “Don’t call me, I’ll be there myself.” Well, sometimes he calls. But there the number is always hidden and cannot be determined.”
“The Mirror,” referring to the unnamed documents that came into the possession of the editors, He writesThat in September 2025 – six months after her disappearance in Poland – Melnikova became the owner of an apartment in Minsk with an area of 33.8 square meters. In January 2026, another apartment was purchased in her name with an area of approximately 92 square meters. The market price for housing of similar size and in similar areas in Minsk ranges from 266 to 482 thousand dollars (for both apartments).
Zerkalo also discovered that since 2016, Melnikova and her ex-husband have owned another apartment in Minsk. In May 2024, this property was seized; This coincided with the start of a criminal case against participants in the Constitutional Court elections, including Melnikova. In February 2026, the arrest was lifted by a decision of the Investigation Committee. A month later, the apartment became Melnikova’s sole property under the property division agreement. It seems that the basis for this was an official divorce.