Foreign Ministry: Belarusian Citizen in Poland Was Shot by Polish Law Enforcement
Belarus’s Foreign Ministry has issued a statement regarding the gunshot injury of a Belarusian citizen. The ministry claims…
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Investigative Committee Completes Investigation Into Blogger Mikhail Dragun
The Investigative Committee has completed its investigation into the criminal case against 17-year-old Hrodna-based blogger Mikhail Dragun. He…
2,700 Household Appliances Without Documents Intercepted in Belarus on Route to Russia
Vitsyebsk customs officers prevented an attempt to illegally import a large shipment of household appliances from Russia. An…
Trainee Killed in Wheel Explosion at Service Station Near Minsk
A 44-year-old resident of the Vileyka district was killed at a vehicle service station in the agrotown of…
SBU: Radioactive Materials Found in Debris of Russian Missile in Chernihiv Region
The warhead of a Russian R-60 missile, fragments of which were found in Ukraine’s Chernihiv region, contained destructive…
Lithuania Cancels Air Raid Alert
Lithuania has cancelled the air raid alert. It had been declared earlier today due to a suspected drone…
Air Raid Alert Declared in Lithuania Due to Suspected Drone Approaching From Belarus
(updated) An air raid alert has been declared in Lithuania’s Ignalina, Utena, Švenčionys and Zarasai districts, as well…
Investigators Complete Probe Into Brutal Murder in Cherykau
The Investigative Committee has completed its investigation into a brutal murder in Cherykau. The crime occurred during the…
Emergency Ministry Summarises Storm Damage in Minsk Region
Rescue workers in Minsk Region were dispatched 14 times on Monday to cut and remove fallen trees. The…
Minsk Resident Dies After Drinking Plant Growth Accelerator in Stolin District
A 58-year-old man from the capital died in Stolin District after being poisoned by a growth accelerator. According…
Combat Drone Crashes in Viciebsk Region — Nasha Niva
A combat drone crashed in the Viciebsk region south of Hlybokaje on May 17, Nasha Niva reports. “Judging…
Several Trains Delayed Due to Tree Falling Onto Tracks
Teenager Places Stones on Railway Tracks in Pukhavichy District. His Parents to Be Punished
A 13-year-old teenager placed stones on railway tracks in the Pukhavichy district. Since he has not reached the…
Man Hospitalised in Hrodna Region With Gunshot Wounds Allegedly Sustained in Poland — Interior Ministry
A 60-year-old resident of the Hrodna Region has been hospitalised with gunshot wounds to the head and leg.…
Belarusian Wanted by Minsk Through Interpol Detained in Poland
A Belarusian citizen listed in the Interpol database at the request of the Belarusian authorities has been detained…
Drone That Crashed in Lithuania Carried Explosives, Police Say
The drone that crashed in Lithuania’s Utena District on May 17 was equipped with explosives, local police reported.…
Psychiatric Hospital Catches Fire in Mahiliou
A fire broke out today at the Mahiliou Regional Centre for Psychiatry and Narcology on Nizhniaia Karabanauskaya Street.…
Foreigner Convicted in Vitsyebsk for Organising Illegal Migration
The Pershamaiski District Court of Vitsyebsk found a foreign citizen guilty of organising illegal migration, forging documents and…
Worker Killed in Hrodna After Forklift Overturns
The Investigative Committee is investigating the death of a 39-year-old worker in Hrodna. He was crushed by a…
Drone Crashes in Lithuania
Man Drowns in Lepiel Lake
A man born in 1962 drowned in Lake Lepielskaje on Melniechny Lane, the Emergencies Ministry press service reported.…
Truck Carrying 20 Tons of Scrap Metal Detained on Way to Russia
A truck carrying 20 tons of scrap metal to Russia without documents was detained on the M1 highway…
Electric Scooter With Passenger Flies Under Car in Minsk
An electric scooter rider carrying a passenger ran a red light and was hit by a car in…
Teenager Drowns in Lake in Mazyr District
A 15-year-old boy drowned in a lake in the Mazyr district. The tragedy occurred yesterday near the village…
Kitten Gets Stuck in Ventilation Shaft of Vitsiebsk Apartment Block
A kitten became trapped in a ventilation shaft in a high-rise apartment building on Petrus Broŭka Street in…
Solid Waste Landfill Catches Fire in Nesvizh District
Rescuers are extinguishing a fire at a solid household waste landfill near the village of Uzhanka in the…
Smoke Reported at Pinsk Hospital Due to Welding Work
Emergency Ministry units responded to reports of smoke at the Pinsk Central Hospital. During an inspection, it was…
Driverless Bus Fatally Runs Over Elderly Couple in Chavusy
An elderly married couple died in Chavusy after being hit by a moving bus with no driver inside,…
Drunk Unlicensed Driver Stopped With Gunfire Near Baranavichy
Traffic police in the Brest region used gunfire to stop a drunk Volvo driver, the Interior Ministry’s press…
Migrant Smuggler Rams Latvian Border Guards’ Vehicle
In Latvia, a migrant smuggler triggered a police chase and rammed a border guards’ vehicle, the Latvian Border…
Beaver Gets Stuck in Drainage Sluice at Lake in Slutsk District
Employees of Belarus’ Ministry of Emergency Situations rescued a beaver that became stuck in a drainage sluice at…
Identity of Woman Found Dead in Forest Near Vitsyebsk Established
The identity of a deceased woman found in mid-April in a forest near Vitsyebsk was established using palm…
Smugglers Throw Cigarettes Over Fence on Lithuanian Border
Cigarette smugglers on the border with Lithuania are resorting not only to airborne smuggling methods using weather balloons…
Human Bones Found During Excavation Work in Brest Region
Human skeletal remains were discovered during excavation work in the Pinsk and Stolin districts of the Brest region,…
State Control Committee in Mahiliou Region Finds Price Violations and Expired Goods in Rural Stores
The State Control Committee of the Mahiliou region inspected eight retail outlets in the Bykhau, Krychau and Mahiliou…
Seven People Hospitalized After Minibus Crash in Babruisk District
Seven people were hospitalized after a minibus overturned in the Babruisk district following a collision with a wild…
Police Detain 25-Year-Old Foreigner Accused of Running Financial Pyramid Scheme
A 25-year-old foreign national has been detained in Minsk. The man is accused of fraud. According to police,…
Deputy Director Accused of Taking Bribes for Promoting Glass Bottles
Prosecutors have sent to court a criminal case against a former deputy director of a trading company. He…
Weather Balloon Carrying Cigarettes Arrives In Lithuania
Lithuanian border guards discovered another weather balloon carrying cigarettes that had arrived from Belarus. On May 13, border…
Driver Hits Traffic Police Officer In Minsk Region
In the Minsk region, a driver hit a traffic police officer while he was on duty, the Interior…
Woman In Mahiliou Region Contracts Rabies From Stray Cat
A human rabies infection case was recorded in Belarus in April this year. The disease was diagnosed in…
Lithuanian Police Conduct Raid Against Smugglers, Four People Detained
Lithuanian police on May 12-13 conducted an operation targeting individuals involved in cigarette smuggling from Belarus using weather…
Two Children Poisoned By Chemicals In Brest Region
Two cases of poisoning involving young children have been recorded in the Brest region, the State Forensic Examination…
Residents Of Vitsyebsk District Beat German Shepherd With Sledgehammer, Criminal Case Opened
In the village of Pabiedzinshchyna in the Vitsyebsk district, a 53-year-old woman and her 67-year-old neighbour beat a…
State Customs Committee Stops Export Of 80 Tonnes Of Pears To Russia
Since the beginning of the month, Belarusian customs officers have detained more than 80 tonnes of pears that…
Russian Drones Avoided Belarusian Salient During Flight Toward Western Ukraine
During the attack on western Ukraine on May 13, Russian drones flew along the Belarusian border while avoiding…
A Ton of Glass Units Fell on Worker in Hrodna District
The Investigative Committee is conducting an inquiry into the death of a worker in the agro-town of Parechcha…
Man Gets Stuck in Tree in Dziatlava
In Dziatlava, rescuers freed a man whose leg became trapped by a branch while he was in a…
Eight-Year-Old Boy Gets Stuck in Tree in Zhdanovichy
An eight-year-old boy became stuck in a tree in Zhdanovichy. Emergency assistance was required. During the day on…
Medical Goods Worth 3.3 Million Roubles Allegedly Attempted to Be Illegally Imported Into Belarus
Belarusian customs officers prevented an attempt to import goods into Belarus without declaration. A truck belonging to a…