Biography
Kirill Khabrik, according to relatives and friends, is good-natured, calm and man of few words. In February 2023, he was taken into custody for reading the Bible with friends. Because of this, the security forces suspected him to be "an extremist who poses a threat to the constitutional order."
Kirill was born in 1989 in the city of Kingisepp (Leningrad Region). His mother has an education as foundry technician and has been a chemistry teacher for many years. His father has passed away. Kirill has an older and a younger brother.
The young man graduated from a music school with a degree in piano. Since childhood, he was a calm, obedient and determined child. His father, who had worked as a television and radio communications engineer, instilled in his son a love of technology and taught him how to solder.
After school, Kirill chose to become an electromechanic. He studied remotely at university and worked at the same time as an electrician in a construction company. Years later, he got a job with his father in a company providing digital services and maintenance. A few years later, Kirill was invited to work in another telecom company as a telecommunication engineer for installations and subscriber units, where he worked until he was taken into custody.
Kirill’s mother tried to instill a love for the Bible in her sons from childhood. Kirill saw that the moral norms from the Bible have a positive effect on the lives of young people. This influenced which path of life he chose. In 2007, he made the decision to become one of Jehovah's Witnesses. Later, his younger brother joined him.
In 2015, Kirill married Alvina, who has an education as Russian language and literature teacher. She shares his views on life. Alvina works as the head librarian at the children's library. Readers love her and miss her when she is not there. Alvina has a son from her first marriage. He is studying electrical engineering in college and enjoys graphic design and photo editing.
Kirill likes to repair his car with the help of video tutorials. Prior to the criminal prosecution, he and his younger brother, were busy with the construction of a house.
Friends note Kirill’s subtle sense of humor. When possible, they spent their holidays with him and his wife in a village far from civilization: the women went to the forest to pick mushrooms and berries, and the men went fishing.
Due to the criminal prosecution, all members of the Khabrik family experienced stress. Colleagues, relatives, friends and neighbors do not understand why this peaceful believer was thrown behind bars.