Ayan Bayande

A blogger from Buryatia, lives in the USA. He maintains a video blog under the name "Trade Union of Buryatia", openly advocating for the independence of his native Buryatia and against the war with Ukraine.

On 17 July 2025, he was sentenced in absentia to six years in a penal colony on a case of calling for terrorism on the Internet due to Bayande's statements in one of the videos published on his YouTube channel.