Truck Crane Hits School Bus Near Minsk
A truck crane struck a school bus carrying children in the Minsk district, the regional traffic police department…
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Squally Winds Disrupt Electricity Supply in More Than 500 Settlements Across Belarus
Adverse weather conditions and squally winds have disrupted electricity supply in more than 500 settlements across Belarus. Falling…
Emergency Ministry Reports Consequences of Squally Winds in Belarus
The Emergency Situations Ministry is dealing with the aftermath of squally winds in Minsk, Vitsyebsk, Mahiliou and Hrodna…
More Than 200 Settlements Left Without Electricity in Minsk Region
More than 200 settlements in Minsk Region were left without electricity due to squally winds and heavy rain.…
Radio Svaboda: “Medvezhonok Gomelsky” Took Part in Online Gatherings of Crime Bosses in Ukrainian Detention Centres
The Strategic Investigations Department of Ukraine’s National Police said that Belarusian “thief-in-law” Aleksandr Medvedev, known by the nickname…
Air Conditioner Units Attempted to Be Brought From Lithuania Into Belarus Using Invalid Documents
A Kazakh carrier attempted to save 15,000 Belarusian roubles on customs payments by understating the value of the…
Belarusian Fined at Polish Border for Bringing in Cash Without Declaration
A Belarusian citizen attempted to bring $17,300 into Poland without declaring it. He was fined, according to the…
Three School Students Hung Teenager on Hook in School Toilet, Criminal Case Opened
In March this year, students at a school in Hrodna bullied a 14-year-old student. Prosecutors opened a criminal…
Snowflake-Shaped Raft Carrying Cigarettes Floats Into Lithuania From Belarus
Another raft carrying cigarettes has floated from Belarus into Lithuania. It was recovered from the Neris River in…
Organizers of Electrical Equipment Procurement Suspected of Bribery
A corruption scheme has been uncovered in Homiel Region, the Interior Ministry’s press service reported. Five people aged…
Pallets Catch Fire at Grocery Store in Lida
Fire alarm systems were activated at a grocery store on Pobedy Street in Lida, the Emergencies Ministry press…
American Basketball Player From Minsk Club Horizont Added to Russian Wanted List
American basketball player Donica Cosby, who won the 2024 Belarus Cup with Minsk club Horizont, was added to…
Investigative Committee Completes Investigation Into Injury of Police Officer in Byerazino
The Investigative Committee has completed its investigation into the incident in which a police officer was injured in…
Traffic Police Officers Fired at Vehicle Near Maladziechna
The Interior Ministry’s press service reported another use of service weapons by traffic police officers. Inspectors attempted to…
Teenagers Suspected of Stealing Four Motorcycles in Maladziechna
The Minsk Regional Executive Committee’s Internal Affairs Directorate reported solving the theft of four motorcycles in Maladziechna. According…
Lithuanian Border Guards Discover New Tunnel Under Border
Lithuanian border guards have discovered a new tunnel at the border with Belarus. A total of 38 migrants…
Lithuanian Border Guards Intercept Smugglers’ Drone on Border With Belarus
Lithuanian border guards reported intercepting a homemade aircraft that crossed into the country from Belarus in the Šalčininkai…
Aggressive Belarusian Detained at Medininkai Border Crossing Point
An incident involving a Belarusian citizen occurred at the Medininkai border crossing point on the Lithuanian-Belarusian border. According…
Poland Seizes Belarusian Cigarettes Hidden in Containers From China
Officers of Poland’s Customs and Tax Service prevented the smuggling of nearly 48,000 packs of Belarusian-made cigarettes. The…
“Vitsyebskaya Viasna”: Drone Crashes in Vitsyebsk Region
Fake KGB Officer Convinced Minsk Woman to Sell Her Dacha and Nearly Cost Her Apartment
Belarus’s Investigative Committee is investigating a case of large-scale fraud in which a 76-year-old resident of Minsk became…
Child Falls From Fifth Floor in Slonim
Another accident involving a child falling from a window occurred in Slonim on May 23. According to the…
Prosecutors Send Bribery Cases in Housing and Utilities Sector to Court
The Brest Region Prosecutor’s Office has sent four criminal cases involving bribery in the housing and utilities sector…
Pensioner Drowns Near Shumilina
A man born in 1956 drowned in the Shumilina district, the Emergency Situations Ministry press service reported. His…
Resident of Kastsyukovichy District Injures Son During Pig Slaughter
A man in the Kastsyukovichy district accidentally shot and injured his son with an unregistered firearm, the Investigative…
37-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed in Pukhavichy District
A fatal traffic accident occurred today at about 5:00 a.m. on the N-9388 road near the village of…
Russian Defense Ministry Confirms Strikes on Ukraine With Oreshnik, Iskander, Kinzhal and Zircon Missiles
Military Searches for Drones in Two Lithuanian Counties for Third Consecutive Day
In Utena and Panevėžys counties, searches continued on Saturday for objects believed to be drones that were detected…
OMON Officers Pull Girl From the Svislach on Zybitskaya Street
OMON officers rescued a girl who was drowning opposite building No. 4 on Zybitskaya Street in Minsk, the…
Man’s Body Found in River Near Berastavitsa
The body of a man born in 1961 was discovered in the Kuklyanka River near the agro-town of…
Minibus Hits 9-Year-Old Girl in Mahiliou
A child was struck by a minibus in Mahiliou, the regional police department reported. The incident occurred today…
Polish Prosecutors Explain Why Police Opened Fire on Belarusian: Vehicle Was Driven Toward Officers
The District Prosecutor’s Office in Wrocław has commented on the incident involving the injury of a 60-year-old native…
Passenger Minibus Collides With Porsche in Central Minsk
A passenger minibus collided with a Porsche on Independence Avenue in Minsk, the Minsk City Traffic Police reported.…
Polish Citizen Detained in Lithuania While Attempting to Climb Into Belarus With Large Amount of Cash
Lithuania’s State Border Guard Service reported the detention of an unusual would-be border crosser. A Polish citizen intended…
Border Guards Detain Foreigner With Forged Armenian Passport
Border guards at Minsk airport detained a foreign national who attempted to use a forged document. The man…
Assistant Train Driver Killed Under Train Wheels in Stolin District
An assistant train driver died in Stolin district. The incident occurred on 21 May. According to the Investigative…
Customs Prevent Homiel Entrepreneurs From Bringing Goods From Russia
The State Customs Committee reported on an inspection of a Homiel–Moscow–Homiel bus. As a result, passengers lost their…
Bystanders Rescue Three Children From Fire in Baranavichy
Bystanders and neighbours rescued three children from a fire in Baranavichy. According to the Emergency Situations Ministry, the…
Traffic Police Officer Hit by Car in Minsk Region Dies
The Interior Ministry reported the death of senior traffic police inspector Petr Masalbasau of the special platoon of…
Lithuania Declares Air Alert for Second Consecutive Day
A red-level air alert was declared today in Lithuania’s Utena district after unmanned objects were detected in the…
Minibus Crashes Into Pole in Minsk, Injuries Reported
A second road accident involving a route minibus occurred in Minsk. In the first case, a truck crashed…
Truck Collides With Minibus on Minsk Ring Road, Seven Taken to Hospital
A road accident involving five vehicles occurred this morning on the Minsk Ring Road. According to the Interior…
Tax Authorities Find Illegal Taxi Dispatcher in Cherven District
The tax inspectorate uncovered an illegal taxi dispatcher operating in Cherven District. According to the press service of…
Three Belarusian Citizens Detained in Poland Over Alleged Involvement in Cigarette Smuggling
Polish police have disrupted the activities of an organised criminal group involved in cigarette smuggling. Among those detained…
Belarusian Driver Killed in Crash Involving Three Trucks in Novosibirsk Region
A driver from Belarus was killed in Russia’s Novosibirsk Region. According to the regional civil defence and emergency…
Belarusian Investigative Committee Conducts Probe Into Polish Police Shooting of Belarusian Citizen
The Belarusian Investigative Committee has announced that it is conducting an inquiry into an alleged attack by Polish…
Woman and One-Year-Old Child Killed in Crash in Hrodna Region
A woman and a one-year-old child were killed in a head-on collision on the M6 highway Minsk —…
Industry Telegram Channels Report Searches at Royal Partners Office in Minsk
Industry Telegram channels are reporting searches at the offices of Royal Partners, a company associated with affiliate programmes…
Lawn Mower and Bus Collide in Minsk
In Minsk, a lawn mower entered the roadway and collided with a city bus, the Minsk City Executive…
Child Falls From Motor Cultivator and Is Run Over in Dobrush District
A four-year-old child was injured after being run over by a motor cultivator in the agrotown of Karma…