Interior Ministry Reports Detention of Crime Figure Over Minsk Apartment Fraud Scheme
A group suspected of real estate fraud has been detained in Minsk. Officers from the Almaz and Granit…
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Migrants Again Step Up Activity on the Polish-Belarusian Border
Polish border guards have recorded an increase in attempts by migrants to cross the border from the Belarusian…
Another Wildberries Warehouse Attacked in Russia, This Time in Ryazan
Videos posted online by eyewitnesses show a burning Wildberries logistics center near the Russian city of Ryazan. The…
Three Foreign Nationals Arrested After Attempted Cottage Robbery in Minsk
Three foreign nationals were arrested with the support of special police units after attempting to rob a cottage…
Pinsk District Resident Killed by World War II-Era Shell Explosion
A 28-year-old man was killed by the explosion of a World War II-era shell in the agrotown of…
Customs Foils Illegal Import of Goods From Russia Worth More Than 300,000 Rubles
Belarusian customs officers have prevented the illegal import into Belarus of goods from Russia worth more than 300,000…
Belarusian Loses Car in Poland Over Cigarette Smuggling
A Belarusian citizen’s car was inspected on a highway near the Polish-Lithuanian border, where customs officers found smuggled…
Lithuanian Border Guards Recover Snowflake-Shaped Cigarette Raft From the Neris
Lithuanian border guards recovered a “snowflake” from the Neris River (known as the Viliya in Belarus) in the…
Strong Earthquake Hits Japan
Rosselkhoznadzor Bans Imports From Belarusian Company Over Doubts About Raw Material Origin
Russia’s agricultural watchdog, Rosselkhoznadzor, has banned the import and transit through Russian territory of all meat products manufactured…
Thunderstorm Front Damages Crops in the Voranava District
The Emergency Situations Ministry has summarized the impact of the thunderstorm front that swept across the Hrodna Region…
Fire Breaks Out at Children’s Camp Near Baranavichy
Emergency responders extinguished a fire at a children’s summer camp in the Baranavichy District. A fire alert from…
Armenian Roses Transported From Belarus Destroyed in Russia
Russian authorities in the Smolensk Region destroyed 39,200 roses from Armenia that had been transported from Belarus without…
Strong Winds Damage 140 Houses in the Voranava District
Strong winds damaged the roofs of 140 houses and 10 agricultural buildings in the Voranava District, the Emergency…
Thunderstorm Leaves Some Pastavy Residents Without Electricity
Some consumers in the Pastavy District were left without electricity after a thunderstorm front passed through the area.…
Traffic Police to Step Up Checks on Minibuses and Motorcyclists After Series of Fatal Crashes
Belarus’ traffic police will step up road enforcement following a series of fatal traffic accidents over the past…
Iraqi Blogger Claims Assassination Attempt Against Him in Belarus
Ibrahim Musa, the founder of the Russian-language Telegram channel “Voice of the Arabs,” was the target of an…
Tunnel Found Again on the Lithuanian-Belarusian Border
Lithuanian border guards have discovered an underground tunnel leading from Belarus into Lithuania. It had not yet reached…
Belarusian Customs Uncovers Scheme for Illegal Import of Truck Tractors From the EU
Vitsyebsk customs officers uncovered a scheme involving the illegal import and legalization of three semi-truck tractors for which…
Hrodna Flooded After Heavy Downpour
The streets of Hrodna turned into rivers after a heavy downpour this afternoon. Azheshka Street and Savetskaya Street…
Lithuanian Border Guards Intercept Fixed-Wing Drone at Belarus Border
Lithuanian border guards have intercepted another smuggling drone. This time, officers brought down a fixed-wing unmanned aircraft. According…
44 Detained as Large-Scale Corruption Scheme Uncovered
The Interior Ministry and the Prosecutor General’s Office have announced that they uncovered a large-scale corruption scheme spanning…
Student Work Brigade Members Paid Less Than the Minimum Wage in Krasnapolle District
The prosecutor’s office has reported a violation of labor legislation involving members of a student work brigade in…
Fatal Crash Involving Minibus Occurs in Vitsyebsk Region
One person was killed and four others were injured in a road traffic accident involving a passenger minibus…
Moonshiner From Maladzyechna District Caught Again Producing Illegal Alcohol
Traffic police in the Maladzyechna District discovered a large shipment of moonshine being transported without the required documentation.…
Nearly 80 People Evacuated After Dormitory Fire in Vitsyebsk
A fire broke out in a dormitory on Maksim Horki Street in Vitsyebsk on Friday evening. Emergency responders…
Foreign Ministry Confirms Deaths of Two Belarusian Tourists in Batumi
Belarus’ Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed the deaths of two Belarusian citizens in a road traffic accident…
“Black Realtor” Detained in Minsk
Officers of the 5th Directorate of the Main Directorate for Combating Organized Crime and Corruption of the Ministry…
Collection of Antique Banknotes Found by Brest Customs Officers in Bus Driver’s Backpack
Customs officers at the Brest border crossing uncovered an attempt to illegally export a large collection of antique…
Foreigner Detained in Belarus for Attempting to Bribe Traffic Police Officers
A foreign citizen has been detained in the Hrodna Region for bribing traffic police officers. Belarus’ Ministry of…
Minibus Carrying Belarusian Tourists Crashes in Batumi
A serious traffic accident involving a tourist minibus and a passenger car occurred in Batumi on the morning…
Smoke Seen Near the Integral Plant in Minsk
Belarusian Forester Hid in Russia for 10 Years Until Being Deported
Kubrakou Urges Against Rushing to Deport Foreigner After Dispute With Taxi Passenger
Belarusian Interior Minister Ivan Kubrakou commented on a dispute between a foreign taxi driver and a passenger in…
Undocumented Belarusian Beef Seized at Russian Border
On June 22, officials from Russia’s Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) in the Smolensk region…
Nord Stream Suspect Charged With War Crime in Germany
Ukrainian citizen Serhiy Kuznetsov, a suspect in the investigation into the Nord Stream pipeline explosions, has been charged…
Two Servicemen Killed After Vehicle Overturns on the Asipovichy–Baranavichy Road
The Defence Ministry has reported a road accident in which two servicemen were killed. The incident involved a…
Prosecutor General’s Office Sends 6 Million-Ruble Tax Evasion Case to Court
The Prosecutor General’s Office has referred to court a criminal case against the head of a trading company…
Taxi Driver in Minsk Faces Migration Law Review After Dispute With Passenger
Police in Minsk are investigating a dispute between a taxi driver and two female passengers. According to the…
Belarusian Cigarettes Found in Rail Wagon Loaded With Gravel at Polish Border
Polish customs officers have intercepted another shipment of smuggled cigarettes at the Belarusian border. The contraband was discovered…
Russian Fighter Jet Crashes in Moscow Region
A Russian Su-57 fighter jet crashed near Zvenigorod in Russia’s Moscow Region on July 23. According to Russia’s…
Belarusian Hides Watch in Underwear to Avoid Customs Duty
A Belarusian man hid an expensive watch in his underwear to avoid paying customs duty at the border.…
Syrian With a Netherlands Residence Permit Tried to Climb Border Fence From Poland Into Belarus
Polish border guards detained a man who entered the border zone and attempted to climb the fence from…
Interior Ministry: 18-Year-Old Vitsyebsk Resident Posted 30,000 Messages Justifying Nazism
Belarus’ Interior Ministry said it had detained an 18-year-old resident of Vitsyebsk over messages praising Nazism. According to…
Belarusian Wanted in Lithuania Arrested at Medininkai Border Crossing on Way to Spain
Lithuanian border guards detained a 41-year-old Belarusian citizen at the Medininkai border crossing after he arrived as a…
Group of Teenagers in Poland Organised DDoS Attacks
Police in Poland have uncovered a group that organised DDoS attacks. The group consisted of nine teenagers aged…
Cigarettes Seized From Freight Train Arriving From Belarus at Polish Border
Polish customs officers discovered smuggled cigarettes in a freight train that arrived from Belarus, the Polish customs service…
German Citizen Detained With Marijuana at the Belarusian Border
A 53-year-old German citizen was detained at the Belarusian-Polish border after marijuana was found among his belongings. The…
Lithuanian Border Guards Detain Cigarette Smuggler on Electric Scooter
Lithuanian border guards have detained two smugglers who were attempting to collect cigarettes thrown across the border from…
Blueberries Spill Across Minsk Ring Road After Crash
A traffic accident with unusual consequences occurred on the Minsk Ring Road this morning. According to the Minsk…