Heads of Two Construction Trusts in Viciebsk Region to Stand Trial for Bribery
The Viciebsk Region Prosecutor’s Office has referred a corruption case in the construction sector to court. Executives and…
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13-Year-Old Teen on Electric Scooter Killed in Pinsk
A fatal road accident involving a 13-year-old teenager occurred on Thursday evening in Pinsk. According to the Interior…
Power Line Damage Caused by Wind Triggers Forest Fires in Belarus
Strong gusts of wind caused damage to a number of power lines today, which in several cases led…
Forest Fire Breaks Out in Pinsk District
A forest fire has broken out near the agrotown of Novy Dvor in the Pinsk District. Emergency Ministry…
Train Fatally Strikes 25-Year-Old Woman in Zhodzina
A 25-year-old woman was fatally struck by a train on railway tracks in Zhodzina. The tragedy occurred on…
Dust Cloud Causes Five-Car Crash Near Babruisk
Strong winds have reduced visibility on roads in Belarus. On the R-93 highway between Mahiliou and Babruisk, a…
Crown Fire Breaks Out In Ukraine 4 Km From Belarus Border
A crown forest fire has been recorded in Ukraine, four kilometres from the Malaryta forestry enterprise, the Belarusian…
Bear Inspects Latvia-Belarus Border
A bear approached a section of the Latvia-Belarus border near the village of Kaplava last week. The animal…
Geely Car Fatally Hits Man Lying In Courtyard In Minsk
In Minsk, a driver fatally struck a man who was lying in a courtyard, the city traffic police…
Interior Ministry Criticises Minsk Woman’s Post About Conflict With Teenagers
A Minsk resident published a post on Threads describing a conflict with teenagers in the Nemiga area. The…
Strong Winds Disrupt Operations At Orsha CHP Plant And Power Supply To 18 Settlements
Vitsyebskenergo faced the consequences of strong winds on Thursday. Operations at the Orsha combined heat and power plant…
Hashish Shipment Arriving From Belarus Seized In Russia
A shipment of hashish that arrived from Belarus has been seized in Russia’s Leningrad region. The operation involved…
Director Of Meat Processing Plant In Brest Region To Stand Trial Over Bribery Charges
The Prosecutor General’s Office has sent to court a criminal case against the генеральный director of a major…
Retiree From Valozhyn District Accused Of Working For Ukrainian Intelligence
The Investigative Committee announced the completion of investigations into criminal cases on charges of treason. According to the…
Newborn Baby Found Dead in Bag in Baranavichy
Another Drone Carrying Cigarettes Flies Into Lithuania
Another drone that arrived from Belarus has been found near the Lithuanian border, the Lithuanian State Border Guard…
Two Schoolgirls Break Into and Set Fire to Summer House in Uzda District
In the Uzda district, two schoolgirls born in 2013 and 2014 broke into a summer house and set…
Large Herd of Wild Boars Runs Onto Road in Hrodna Region — Video
A large herd of wild boars has been spotted in the Hrodna region. Several dozen adult boars and…
Belarusian Customs Foil Import of Goods Worth 550,000 Rubles From Russia
Homiel customs officers detained a commercial shipment of foreign goods that a Belarusian carrier was transporting from Russia.…
Belarusian Man Detained in Poland With Fake Cigarette Filter Wrappers
A 45-year-old Belarusian citizen who was transporting counterfeit cigarette filter wrappers has been detained in Poland. A criminal…
State Control Committee Brings Tax Claims Against Minibus Operator in Hrodna
The State Control Committee has brought claims against a company in Hrodna that operates passenger minibus services. The…
Russia Bans Import of Nettle Leaves From Belarus
Russia’s agricultural watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor banned the import into Russia of nettle leaves, seedlings and plant seeds that were…
Toyota Collides With Motor Cultivator Near Maladziechna, Two Elderly People Killed
A 78-year-old man and a 79-year-old woman were killed in a road accident in the Maladziechna district near…
Belarusian Bees Denied Entry to Russia
On April 20, Russia’s agricultural watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor banned the import into Russia of 65 packages containing queen bees…
Belarusian Witnesses Shooting at Teotihuacan Pyramids: “Architecture Saved Us”
Belarusian architect Dzmitry Zadoryn was about 15 meters away from the man who opened fire on visitors at…
Orsha Resident Injured by World War II-Era Shell Explosion
A 38-year-old resident of Orsha was injured in the explosion of a World War II-era shell. He was…
Traffic Police Fired Shots to Stop Driver from Pruzhany
Traffic police officers used a firearm to stop a driver from Pruzhany, the Interior Ministry’s press service reported.…
Customs Officials Disliked the Luggage of Two Bus Passengers from Lithuania
The State Customs Committee reported on the results of inspections of regular buses traveling between Belarus and Lithuania.…
Belarusian Woman Detained at Polish Border in Car with Altered VIN Number
A trip through the Terespol border crossing ended in detention for a 44-year-old Belarusian citizen. As reported by…
Two Belarusians and a Pole Detained for Airborne Cigarette Smuggling into Poland
Polish border guards detained three people over the weekend who had arrived in the border zone to collect…
Murder Case Opened After Woman’s Body Found in Forest in Lepel District
The Investigative Committee’s department for the Viciebsk Region has opened a criminal case on charges of murder following…
Family With Three Children Hospitalised After Road Accident Near Mahilyow
A family with three children was taken to hospital following a road accident in the Mahilyow District, the…
Trade Pavilion Catches Fire in Viciebsk
A trade pavilion caught fire today during the day on Tereshkova Street in Viciebsk. An employee of the…
Drunk Man With Knife Attacks Teenagers in Shop Near Mahilyow
In the agrotown of Veyna in the Mahilyow District, a 63-year-old local resident got into a conflict with…
Three Men Die in Apartment Fire in Lida
Three men died in a fire in Lida, the press service of the Investigative Committee reported. The preliminary…
Woman’s Body Found in Forest in Lepel District
A woman’s body was discovered on April 17 in a forest area in the Lepel district of the…
Belarusian Man With Entry Ban Changed His Surname and Traveled to Poland for Two Years
A Belarusian man who had been banned from entering Poland and the Schengen Area came up with a…
Six Cars With Contraband Cigarettes Detained at the Polish Border
Polish customs officers discovered contraband in six cars entering Poland from Belarus. In all cases, the drivers were…
Latvian Border Guards Pull Tires Filled With Cigarettes From the Daugava for Second Time in a Week
On April 16, Latvian border guards pulled two tractor tires filled with Belarusian cigarettes from the Daugava River.…
Shumilina Resident Detained After Trying to Shoot Police Officer With His Own Service Weapon
A man has been detained in Shumilina after allegedly trying to shoot a police officer with the officer’s…
Latvian Citizen Tried to Bring Psychotropic Substances Into Belarus Hidden in a Keychain and Vitamin Bottle
At the Hryharoushchyna checkpoint, Vitsyebsk customs officers discovered psychotropic substances in the belongings of a Latvian citizen who…
Director General of Petrochemical Enterprise to Stand Trial for Embezzlement
The Prosecutor General’s Office has sent to the Minsk Regional Court a criminal case against the former director…
Smugglers Lose Drone on Lithuanian Border
Lithuanian border guards intercepted a smugglers’ drone that had delivered cigarettes from Belarus. According to the State Border…
Two Fishermen Drown Near Vitsyebsk
Two men aged 56 and 59 drowned on Lake Bernskaye in the Vitsyebsk district, the Investigative Committee’s press…
MAZ Truck Hits Teenager at Pedestrian Crossing in Minsk
In Minsk, the driver of a MAZ truck hit a teenager at a pedestrian crossing, the Minsk traffic…
Sat on a Concrete Block — Lithuania Accuses Belarusian Border Guard of Illegal Border Crossing
Lithuania’s State Border Guard Service says a Belarusian border guard illegally crossed the Belarusian-Lithuanian border, stepped about one…
Bus Driver Detained With Mephedrone at Polish-Belarusian Border
Customs officers seized 2.3 kg of mephedrone at the Brest checkpoint on the Belarusian-Polish border. The drugs were…
Taxi Overturns on Partyzanski Avenue in Minsk
A taxi overturned on Partyzanski Avenue in Minsk. The accident occurred near building No. 150a. Traffic police officers…
Platforms Flooded at Minsk Bus Station After Pipe Burst
Platforms at Minsk’s Central Bus Station were flooded after a pipeline was damaged. The cause was said to…
Polish Prosecutors Launch Investigation After Belarusian Attacked on Nationality Grounds
The district prosecutor’s office in Hajnówka in Poland’s Podlasie region has launched an investigation into an attack on…