13/03/2026
Deviating from our usual posts, we wanted to share some important information with you all regarding a member of Pirates.
We have recently learned that our videographer Mikhail Lochtchinine, Mike, is being held in a Russian prison since last August. Mike has filmed and edited many of our shows, Thirteen and Sound of Music among the latest ones. He is being held on allegations of treason and is awaiting his trial on March 16th. You can read more in the article from Luxembourg Times (https://www.luxtimes.lu/luxembourg/luxembourg-cross-border-worker-pens-moving-letter-from-russian-prison/117223732.html).
Please also like the IG page set up by his friends to support him: freemike_o(https://www.instagram.com/freemike_org/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_mid=6FCB43DB-7A45-43C5-B370-76C49B081583).
Mikhail Lochtchinine, also known as “Mike”, is a dual Belgian-Russian national who was detained during a trip to see his father in the summer