Two-Month-Old Baby Poisoned by Water From Kettle Containing Citric Acid in Baranavichy
A two-month-old boy was hospitalised in Baranavichy with acute poisoning after his mother fed him formula prepared with…
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Customs Foils Attempts to Smuggle Pesticides Disguised as Fertiliser
Brest Customs has uncovered two attempts to bring plant protection products into Belarus from Poland. In both cases,…
Woman Drowns in the Western Dvina River in Vitsyebsk
Two fatal water incidents were recorded in the Vitsyebsk region on June 11, the Ministry of Emergency Situations…
Strong Winds Topple Trees in Hrodna Region
A thunderstorm front with wind gusts of up to 17 metres per second caused 19 incidents of fallen…
Minsk Resident Given 3.5 Years of Restricted Freedom for Threatening Men With Chainsaw
An intoxicated resident of Minsk who threatened two men with a running chainsaw following a road dispute has…
Teenager in Krupki District Suspected of Setting Fires Out of Boredom
A 17-year-old resident of the settlement of Bobr in the Krupki district has been detained on suspicion of…
MAZ Bus Catches Fire in Vladimir
A MAZ bus caught fire in the Russian city of Vladimir. The fire broke out during the daytime…
Minsk Executives Arrested Over Allegedly Fictitious Transportation Contracts
The Minsk Prosecutor’s Office has authorized the arrest of a 43-year-old chief executive officer and his 57-year-old deputy…
Drunk Brest Resident Falls Asleep in Someone Else’s Car and Damages Motorcycle
A Brest resident born in 1985, while under the influence of alcohol, got into someone else’s car and…
Russian Agricultural Watchdog Finds Violations in Belarusian Swine Vaccine
Russia’s Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) has identified violations involving the Belarusian vaccine PleuroVac-S, produced…
Belarusian Border Guards Detain Two People With Drones in Two Days
Belarus’ State Border Committee reported two drone-related incidents that occurred on June 8 and 9. On June 8,…
9-Year-Old on Quad Bike Hits 7-Year-Old Cyclist in Luninets
A traffic accident involving a 9-year-old and a 7-year-old child occurred in Luninets. According to preliminary information, a…
Belarusian Fined for Concealing Armored Glass From Customs
A truck driver importing passenger cars into Belarus from Lithuania concealed an armored vehicle window from customs authorities…
13-Year-Old Boy Drowns in Artificial Pond Near Hlybokaye
A 13-year-old boy drowned in an artificial pond in the Hlybokaye district of the Vitsyebsk region, the Emergency…
Belarusian Bees Detained in Russia
Russia has returned 500 bee packages to Belarus after they were transported without the required documentation, the Russian…
Supervisor Charged After Construction Worker Suffers Fatal Injuries in Minsk
A construction worker suffered fatal injuries in September 2025 after falling into a service opening at a construction…
Foreign Driver to Stand Trial Over Fatal Bus Crash on M1 Highway
Prosecutors have sent to court a criminal case related to a bus accident in the Talachyn district that…
Cigarettes With Belarusian Excise Stamps Worth 2 Million Euros Seized in Lithuania
Lithuanian authorities have intercepted a shipment of cigarettes bearing Belarusian excise stamps worth nearly 2 million euros. Lithuania’s…
Name of Migrant Found Dead on Latvian Border Identified. He Flew From Sri Lanka to Minsk for a “Business Meeting”1
The migrant whose body was found 50 metres from the Latvian border in Belarus’ Braslau district on June…
Belarusian Customs Files Claims Against Two Polish Carriers
Belarusian customs authorities have filed claims against two Polish transport companies. The claims are related to alleged customs…
Pole and Russian to Stand Trial Over Sanctions Evasion in Dual-Use Goods Exports
Police Prevent Minsk Woman From Stepping Out of Window
On Tuesday, June 9, the duty service of Minsk’s Pershamaiski District Police Department received a report of a…
30 Packs of Cigarettes Thrown Over the Fence From Belarus Into Lithuania
Lithuanian border guards discovered 30 packages of cigarettes worth €16,530 on the Lithuanian-Belarusian border. On June 7, border…
Prosecutors Name Suspect in Killing of Polish Soldier on Belarus Border
Polish investigators have identified the person they believe was responsible for the death of Polish serviceman Mateusz Sitek…
Man Kills Woman and Dies by Suicide in Minsk
A 28-year-old man killed a woman and then died by suicide in Minsk. According to information released by…
Investigative Committee Reports Detention of Suspect in Minsk Region Child Poisoning Case
Belarus’ Investigative Committee has reported the detention of a suspect in the case involving the poisoning of children…
Belarusian Customs Seizes Goods Worth 1.2 Million Rubles From Russia
Belarusian customs authorities have seized goods worth 1.2 million rubles that were being transported from Russia. According to…
Man in Brest Region Accused of Trying to Burn His Wife Alive
Prosecutors have sent to court a criminal case against a 66-year-old resident of Brest District. He is charged…
Authorities in Vitsyebsk Deal With Consequences of Ground Collapse Near Residential Building
Authorities in Vitsyebsk are dealing with the aftermath of a ground collapse near a residential building on Shradera…
Polish Border Guards Prevent Pole From Entering Belarus in Expensive Mercedes
Polish border guards at the Terespol border crossing stopped a 53-year-old Polish citizen from travelling to Belarus. He…
Prosecutors Send Case of iPhone Locking Extortionists to Court
The Minsk Prosecutor’s Office has referred to court a criminal case against five extortionists who were involved in…
Weather Balloon Carrying Belarusian Cigarettes Lands in Latvia
On June 6, Latvian border guards discovered a weather balloon in Augšdaugava Municipality. Attached to the balloon was…
Residents of Building Near Ground Collapse to Be Temporarily Relocated
Residents of an apartment building in Viciebsk located next to a ground collapse site will be temporarily relocated…
Workers Stranded in Suspended Platform 19 Metres Above Ground in Babruisk
Two construction workers became stranded in a suspended work platform at a height of about 19 metres during…
Belarusian Detained in Poland on Suspicion of Cigarette Smuggling
Polish authorities have detained a 36-year-old Belarusian man and a 22-year-old Polish citizen on suspicion of cigarette smuggling.…
Biomolprom Operations Suspended After Children’s Poisoning in Barysau
Belarus’s Health Ministry has identified the cause of a mass food poisoning incident involving children in the Minsk…
Belarusians Set Up Fake IT Companies to Employ Migrants
Belarus’s Interior Ministry has uncovered an illegal migration scheme involving foreign nationals who were officially employed as software…
Construction Company Director Sentenced to 2.5 Years of Restricted Freedom Over Worker’s Death
The Valozhyn District Court found a 46-year-old resident of Valozhyn guilty of violating construction safety regulations, resulting in…
Belarusian Customs Intercepts Parcel Containing Drone Components
Officers of the Operational Customs Department intercepted a parcel containing components for drones that had been addressed to…
Ground Collapse Occurs Near Residential Building in Vitsyebsk
A ground collapse caused by soil erosion occurred near a residential building on Schrader Street in Vitsyebsk. Emergency…
Flooding Reported in Salihorsk and Slutsk After Heavy Rain
The Emergency Situations Ministry is dealing with the aftermath of severe weather. An orange weather alert remains in…
Belarusian Railway Stops Homiel-Minsk Train Due to Technical Fault
Train No. 755 from Homiel to Minsk was forced to stop in Asipovichy due to a technical fault,…
Vilnius Airport Operations Disrupted Overnight by Smugglers’ Weather Balloons
Operations at Vilnius Airport were disrupted again overnight. Airspace restrictions were introduced at 1:18 a.m. after radar detected…
SBU Classifies Strike on Nuclear Fuel Storage Facility Near Chornobyl as a War Crime
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has classified a Russian strike on the Centralized Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage…
Fire Breaks Out at Café in Central Vitsyebsk
A fire alarm was triggered today at a café on Suvorau Street in Vitsyebsk, according to the Emergencies…
Poultry Farm Hangar Catches Fire in Vitsyebsk District
Firefighters overnight extinguished a fire in a poultry farm hangar in the village of Tryhubtsy in the Vitsyebsk…
State Control Committee Finds Expired Food Products in Rural Shops in Homiel Region
The State Control Committee (KGK) has identified violations in 14 rural shops in the Homiel Region. Inspections were…
Two People Killed in Road Accident Near Buda-Kashaliou
Two people were killed in a collision involving two vehicles near Buda-Kashaliou. The accident occurred at about 6:20…
Fitness Club Chain Owner Released From Liability for Tax Evasion Due to “Active Repentance”
Lithuanian Police Identify More Than a Dozen Cigarette Smuggling Groups Operating From Belarus
Lithuanian police have identified more than a dozen groups involved in smuggling cigarettes from Belarus. Some of them…