Biography
Yevgeniy Poveshchenko, a resident of the city of Kingisepp, became one of the defendants in a criminal case whose home was searched by security forces in February 2023 because of faith in Jehovah God.
Yevgeniy was born in January 1969 in the city of Slavyansk, Ukraine. As a child, he loved skiing, martial arts and basketball. His father was in the military, and his mother was an English language teacher.
After school, Yevgeniy received a higher military education, served in the army and retired with the rank of major. He has lived in many places: in Crimea, Georgia, and Chukotka, as well as in Murmansk, Cherepovets, Gatchina, Saint Petersburg and Kingisepp. Yevgeniy is an entrepreneur who cares for his wife and two children.
In the early 2000s, Yevgeniy became interested in the Bible. After comparing what he read with what he saw around him, he realized that this book can be trusted, and in 2007 he decided to become one of Jehovah's Witnesses and live according to Bible principles. Back then, the believer never imagined that he would be subjected to criminal prosecution for his beliefs.