Biography
Victor's father, grandfather and great-grandfather Ursu from Dzhankoy went through religious persecution during the Soviet Union, and now Victor himself has faced persecution for his faith. In July 2023, after mass searches in the homes of Jehovah's Witnesses in Crimea, he became a defendant in a criminal case on extremism.
Viktor was born in June 1965 in the village of Semiskul (Kurgan region). He has an older sister. When the children were still small, the family moved from Siberia, where they were in exile, to Dzhankoy.
In his youth, Victor was fond of photography, radio electronics, design, astronomy, learned to play the accordion and guitar. He liked to read popular science literature and science fiction.
After school, Victor got a job as a handyman at a cannery, where he studied to be a turner, and later worked on the railway in an experimental workshop. He also worked as a milling machine, recently mastered the profession of a scraper.
In his free time, Victor likes to sing, draw, listen to music, watch movies with good acting and read about art.
The Ursu family has always valued biblical knowledge - his great-great-grandfather was the first to become interested in this book. Since childhood, Victor believed in God and loved to watch his creations, he was amazed by their complexity, wisdom and beauty. In 1983, he was determined to become one of Jehovah's Witnesses.
Victor met his future wife, Marina, who also grew up in a family of believers, at a friend's wedding. They got married in 1988. Marina worked as a seamstress in a garment factory, recently she has been repairing clothes, is fond of knitting and needlework, and she also likes to garden. The couple love to travel together. They have a daughter, Lyubov, who also shares the religious views of her parents.
The criminal prosecution radically changed Viktor's life. Due to stress and anxiety, he developed health problems. According to relatives, he worries that he has lost the opportunity to provide for his family, but does not lose optimism. Numerous relatives and friends support Victor and his family.