Smoke Reported at Navapolatsk Thermal Power Plant
A short circuit occurred in a transformer at the thermal power plant in Navapolatsk, causing smoke, the Emergencies…
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Fire in Polesie Nature Reserve on Ukrainian Territory Spreads Across 1,200 Hectares
In the Polesie Nature Reserve, rescuers and forestry workers continue efforts to extinguish the forest fire, the State…
Part of Concrete Parapet Collapses from Nine-Story Building onto Store in Zhlobin
A fragment of a reinforced concrete parapet measuring 0.4 by 3 meters collapsed from the roof of a…
Another Cigarette-Smuggling Drone Arrives in Lithuania
Lithuanian border guards intercepted another drone carrying cigarettes that had crossed from Belarus. The drone was spotted in…
Polish Medical Laboratory Claims Attack by “Hackers from Belarus”
The Polish medical laboratory network Laboratoria Medyczne Optimed was hit by a cyberattack on May 3. The company…
Radiation Levels in Homiel Region Have Not Increased Due to Fire in Chornobyl Exclusion Zone
Radiation levels in Belarus’ Homiel Region have not exceeded normal values despite the forest fire in Ukraine’s Chornobyl…
Six Lithuanian Residents Convicted for Cigarette Smuggling from Belarus, Including Former Border Guard
The Panevėžys Regional Court has found six residents of Vilnius, Trakai, Visaginas, and Rokiškis guilty of smuggling cigarettes…
Illegal Burial of Recyclable Materials Discovered at Trastsianets Landfill
Officials from the Minsk City Committee for Natural Resources and Environmental Protection, together with the prosecutor’s office of…
Heavy Rain Floods Seven Road Sections in Minsk
Following a heavy downpour in Minsk, seven sections of roads have been flooded. Most of the flooding occurred…
Russia Blocked Shipment of 300 Chicks to Belarus
Russia’s agricultural watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor prohibited the export of about 300 day-old chicks to Belarus. A vehicle with Belarusian…
Flooding Causes Public Transport Disruptions in Minsk
Heavy rain has once again caused flooding in Minsk, disrupting public transport operations. According to Minsktrans, flooding was…
Belarusian Forestry Ministry Reports Cross-Border Forest Fire Threat From Ukraine
Flight From Mineralnye Vody to Minsk Cancelled
Today’s air navigation problems in southern Russia have affected flights to Minsk. According to the electronic departures and…
Fire in Chernobyl Zone Poses No Threat to Belarus, Forestry Ministry Says
Emergency Ministry Reports Consequences of Severe Weather
Rescuers dealt with the aftermath of strong winds on May 7, when gusts reached 20 meters per second.…
More Than 1,000 Hectares of Forest Burning in Chernobyl Exclusion Zone
Emergency crews continue efforts to extinguish a large-scale forest fire in the Chernobyl exclusion zone, Ukraine’s State Emergency…
Lithuanian Border Guards Discover Another Tunnel, Detain 18 Migrants
Lithuanian border guards prevented an attempt by 18 migrants to enter Lithuania from Belarus. The foreigners used a…
Minibus Catches Fire in Mahiliou
A minibus caught fire while driving in Mahiliou during the day on May 7. At 11:50 a.m., the…
Resident of Pukhavichy District Sentenced to 18 Years in Penal Colony for 19-Year-Old Murder
Lithuania Refuses Entry to 20 Trucks and Two Buses Over Excess Fuel
Since May 3, Lithuania has enforced a ban on the import of more than 200 liters of fuel…
School Cafeteria Cook to Stand Trial for Theft After Food Stockpile Found at Home
A school cafeteria cook in Polatsk will stand trial after allegedly serving children reduced portions and taking the…
Industrial Facilities Catch Fire in Minsk and Babruisk
Belarus’ Emergency Situations Ministry reported the extinguishing of fires at two enterprises in Minsk and Babruisk. In Babruisk,…
Two Drones Crash in Latvia
Two drones crashed in Latvia overnight after entering the country’s airspace from Russia. Several UAV incursions were recorded…
Floor Collapses in Entrance of Apartment Building in Minsk’s Sliapianka District
Today, the floor and part of a wall in front of a stairway collapsed in the fourth entrance…
Unlicensed 17-Year-Old Sentenced to 1.5 Years in Penal Colony Over Fatal Traffic Accident
A resident of the Dobrush district who caused a fatal traffic accident at the age of 17 has…
Sawmill Fire In Mahiliou District
A sawmill caught fire on the evening of May 5 in the village of Selets in the Mahiliou…
Belarusian Detained in Poland With Counterfeit Cigarette Packaging
Polish tax service officers detained two vehicles transporting counterfeit accessories for cigarette production. They were stopped upon entry…
Deputy District Executive Committee Head in Vitsyebsk Region Accused of Abuse of Power
The first deputy chairman — head of the agriculture and food department in one of the district executive…
Fawn Gets Stuck in Fence in Vitsyebsk
A fawn became stuck between the bars of a metal fence on 2nd Vetaranskaya Street in Vitsyebsk during…
Babruisk Resident Given “Home Chemistry” Sentence for Hunting Lynx
A resident of Babruisk went hunting for wild boar but shot a lynx he encountered in the forest,…
Belarusian Timber Shipment Turned Back in Russia
Russia returned 2 cubic metres of timber to Belarus after it was transported without the required documents. A…
Extradited Man to Stand Trial for Fraud
Prosecutors have sent to court a criminal case against a native of the Hrodna region. The man is…
Customs Launch Criminal Case Over Evasion of Duties on Perfume Imports
The Hrodna Regional Customs has uncovered an attempt by a carrier to evade payment of customs duties on…
Hrodna Azot Employee Dies by Suicide — Rabochy Rukh
A deputy head of a workshop at Hrodna Azot committed suicide, Rabochy Rukh reported. According to activists, the…
Fire Reported at Babruisk’s Fandok
Emergency Ministry workers extinguished a fire on the premises of the Fandok enterprise in Babruysk. According to the…
Lithuanian Border Guards Intercept Two Drones Carrying Cigarettes
Lithuanian border guards have intercepted two drones carrying contraband cigarettes from Belarus in recent days. In both cases,…
Owners of Major Women’s Footwear Retailer Suspected of Tax Evasion
The State Control Committee suspects a married couple who own one of Belarus’s largest retailers of women’s footwear…
Police Detain Men Who Transported 32 Kg Of Gunpowder From Poland
The Interior Ministry’s press service reported the detention of a 35-year-old resident of Brest and a 37-year-old resident…
Belarusian Customs Intercepts Shipment of Chinese Goods
Belarusian customs officers have uncovered a large shipment of undeclared Chinese-made goods in a truck operated by a…
Bus, Minibus and Car Collide in Minsk, Passenger Injured
One person was injured in a traffic accident involving a Neman bus operated by Minskoblavtotrans, a minibus and…
Minsk Couple Used AI to Defraud Men on Dating Sites
A young couple has been detained in Minsk on suspicion of organising a fraud scheme under the guise…
Drone Hits Building In Moscow
A drone struck a building in Moscow overnight in the area of Mosfilmovskaya Street. This was reported by…
Smoke From Belarus Wildfire Engulfs Border Areas Of Lithuania
A forest fire that broke out on the Belarusian side of the border near the village of Sianoves…
About 30 Hectares Of Forest Burning In Hrodna Region
Around 30 hectares of forest are on fire in the area of the Parechcha village council in the…
Novice Dies In Fire At Polatsk Monastery — Media
Details have emerged about a tragedy in Polatsk, during which, according to earlier reports, one woman locked another…
Fraud Scheme Involving Fictitious Agricultural Machinery Repairs Uncovered In Viciebsk Region
Economic crime officers in the Viciebsk Region have uncovered a scheme involving the незаконное расходование бюджетных средств at…
Forest Fire in Hrodna District Extinguished After Several Hours
A forest fire covering an area of 10 hectares was extinguished in the Hrodna district. The blaze was…
Criminal Case Opened Against Director After Trainee’s Death on Ride in Mahiliou
The Mahiliou interdistrict department of the Investigative Committee has opened a criminal case against a 56-year-old director of…
Belarusian Railways: Derailment in Lithuania Delays Trains on Kaliningrad Route
Passenger trains on the Kaliningrad route are delayed due to the derailment of freight wagons on Lithuanian Railways,…