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Lukashenko thanks Belarusian military for their service

MINSK, 8 January (BelTA) - Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko thanked the military during a ceremony to present the Spiritual Revival awards, special prizes for art luminaries and the Belarusian Sports Olympus awards 2025, BelTA has learned.

“Today we are gathered here in a relatively warm, comfortable place, rejoicing. But their job, men in uniform, is to defend the homeland. But today they are at the border. Not only border guards. They are also near the border. Dispersed as they should be. And they defend our homeland. Let us thank them for their service in the name of peace,” the head of state said.

The hall of the Palace of the Republic, that hosted the awards ceremony, greeted the head of state's words with a standing ovation and prolonged applause.

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