Biography
Dmitriy Chausov was born in 1988 in Kursk. His grandmother was engaged in his upbringing. In his youth, he was fond of running; after school he graduated from a railway technical school. In 2012, he served in the army, then worked as a railway fitter, and later as a welder in the housing and utilities sector. In his free time, Dmitriy is engaged in viticulture—he has his own small vineyard.
Dmitriy met Oksana in 2012, and six months later they got married. Oksana is a master of manicure and pedicure. Since childhood, she was familiar with the Bible: her grandparents were believers.
When Dmitriy began to read the Bible, he was especially touched by the teaching on the resurrection of the dead—he took the death of his grandmother hard. The desire to learn more about God prompted him in 2014 to devote his life to serving him. On the same day, his wife was baptized.
In December 2024, the court sentenced Dmitriy and Oksana to 2.5 years in a penal colony for discussing the Bible with fellow believers. Being in a pre-trial detention center. He could not take care of his wife and was also forced to interrupt treatment for a serious illness. Speaking with the final statement in court, the believer said: "It is very bitter and sad that we, who peacefully profess the religion of Jehovah's Witnesses, were put on a par with real extremists who really encroach on the security of the Russian Federation and ruthlessly take the lives of many people."