News & Events in Belarus

Air raid alert, new agriculture steps, police council, decisions on tobacco in President’s Week
One of the hottest topics of the week is the violation of Belarus’ airspace by Ukrainian strike drones. Aleksandr Lukashenko explained how Belarusian and Russian army units had destroyed the “unwanted guests” and how Belarus was going to respond to this provocation...

Grain harvest, large-scale cattle breeding in focus of president’s visit to Agrokombinat Yubileiny
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko got familiar with the progress in the harvest campaign and development prospects as he visited OAO Agrokombinat Yubileiny in Orsha District..

Olympics 2024: Belarus’ weightlifter Yauheni Tsikhantsou claims bronze
A total of 402kg was enough for the Belarusian to surpass Armenia’s Garik Karapetyan and claim bronze...

Lukashenko takes stock of meeting in Shklov District
Speaking about the main goal in setting up a holding company, the president said: “In order to earn money, we need to process and sell products”...

Lukashenko: Air Forces destroy Ukraine’s air targets over Belarus, Russia
Aleksandr Lukashenko said that the Defense Ministry and the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Belarus had been instructed to take appropriate measures to ensure the security of the state...

Lukashenko highlights discipline, reforms in agriculture during trip to Shklov
The head of state convened a meeting in Shklov to discuss effective development of agricultural production in Shklov District and Orsha Districts. Aleksandr Lukashenko said at the very beginning of the meeting that the issue would be considered on a nationwide scale...

Call for further integration of law enforcement agencies in CIS
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko called for further integration of law enforcement agencies in the CIS as he met with the participants of the CIS Internal Affairs Ministers Council on 8 August...

Lukashenko urges digitalization in agriculture
In this episode of BelTA’s YouTube project “After the Fact: Lukashenko’s Decision” we will tell you how much smart harvesters and tractors cost. Why does a cow need a fitness tracker? Why do all farmers want to buy drones?..

Call to keep Mound of Glory’s original look intact during reconstruction
The head of state first got familiar with the reconstruction of the upper platform of the memorial...

Lukashenko lays flowers at Mound of Glory Memorial
These days the country is marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Belarus and the 80th anniversary of the operation Bagration. A symbolic ceremony with the participation of the head of state took place at the Mound of Glory as part of the commemoration events...

Lukashenko convenes meeting to discuss tobacco industry
The head of state recalled how acute the problem of production and sale of such products was in the early 2000s. “Then a number of decisions were taken to support the tobacco industry. They made it possible to load the production capacity and get the corresponding revenues to the budget,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said...

Foreign affairs, meeting with academics, trip to Polesie, instructions in field in President’s Week
The President’s Week project is intended for those, who want to keep up with the head of state, be up-to-date on the latest statements and decisions of the Belarusian leader...

Lukashenko inspects Gomel Oblast, Minsk Oblast from helicopter
Aleksandr Lukashenko assessed progress of the harvesting effort, the condition of reclaimed lands and the work of the Slavkali enterprise...

Olympics 2024: Belarus’ Yauheni Zalaty wins silver in men’s single sculls final
Today in the decisive race 500 meters before the finish line Yauheni Zalaty was sixth, but in the final leg of the distance he outpaced almost all his rivals and eventually won silver with a result of 6:42.96...

Lukashenko visits Petrikov District
The president arrived in Petrikov District to inspect the agricultural enterprise Polesie-Agroinvest that was founded and is run by Mozyr Oil Refinery...

Lukashenko congratulates Belarus' trampoline team on their triumph at Paris Olympics
At first trampoliner Viyaleta Bardzilouskaya graced the podium of the 2024 Paris Olympics winning silver for Belarus. Soon after that Ivan Litvinovich clinched gold to become two-time Olympic champion...

Olympics 2024: Belarus’ Ivan Litvinovich defends champion title
In the final Ivan Litvinovich performed seventh and scored a total of 63.090 to beat China’s Zisai Wang (61.890)...

Olympics 2024: Belarus’ Viyaleta Bardzilouskaya secures silver in trampoline
In the final the Belarusian scored 56.060, the result which was beaten only by Bryony Page of the UK, who scored 56.480...

Lukashenko urges support for people affected by storms
The head of state also focused on the processing of damaged and fallen forests and gave an instruction to launch reforestation works...

Belarus President Property Management Directorate employees honored with state awards
Today, the organization employs more than 20,000 specialists. Among them are employees of public utilities, construction, culture, healthcare, health resorts, trade, catering, diplomatic service and hotels...