Biography
On July 13, 2020 law enforcement agencies of the Voronezh region conducted the largest raid against Jehovah's Witnesses. 24-year-old Stepan Pankratov was among the victims of the actions of operatives. After the search, he was sent to a detention center.
Stepan was born in 1995 in Voronezh in a large family. He has a sister and three brothers. Stepan is the youngest of the children. Since childhood, he has been actively involved in various sports such as volleyball, basketball and tennis.
From a young age, when he was in high school, Stepan started working as a part-time employee. He mastered the profession of plastering and tiling. Due to his peaceful convictions, Stepan was doing an alternative civil service. He worked as an attendant in a psychoneurological dispensary.He remained in warm friendship with all his colleagues. They still remember Stepan with warm words.
From early childhood, Stepan heard about God from his parents; the knowledge he received prompted him to make a serious independent decision in the future - to live as a Christian.
His future wife, Daria, Stepan met in his hometown. Daria is a design engineer by profession. The spouses love to play sports together, spend time with friends and relatives.
Criminal prosecution has completely changed the way this family lives. Daria has a difficult time, because Stepan was the main breadwinner in their family.
Family and friends are in complete perplexity because of religious persecution of a peaceful and honest man and consider the arrest of Stepan unfair.