Press releases

Belarus’ Anna Kubareva advances to W15 Astana 2025 semifinal
In today’s quarterfinal match, Anna Kubareva claimed the first set 6-3 against Russia’s Valeria Savinykh. The Belarusian was leading 4-3 in the second set when her opponent retired...

Sabalenka reaches 2025 Cincinnati Open quarterfinal
The Belarusian defeated Spain's world number 42 Jessica Bouzas Maneiro, 6-1, 7-5, in Round of 16...

Over 250 books about India donated to National Library of Belarus
These are over 250 books and periodicals in English, Russian and Sanskrit, popular science and reference works on India’s culture, religion, philosophy and geography...

Tour of Belarus road race championship kicks off in Belovezhskaya Pushcha
On the first day of the multi-day competition, athletes competed in a 4-kilometer prologue. The individual time trial featured 56 participants from Belarus, Russia, Uzbekistan, and France...

Belarus’ Ilya Ivashka reaches Hersonissos Challenger second round
In the Round of 32, the Belarusian, ranked 819th in the world, faced World No.351 Christian Langmo of the USA and secured a hard-fought three-set victory, 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 (8-6), in 3 hours and 12 minutes...

Belarus Prosecutor General's Office confirms Trostenets official death toll at 546,000 victims
As a result of these efforts, the burial sites of the death camp (the Blagovshchina and Shashkovka forests, the area near the village of Maly Trostenets) have been officially registered and documented as a single complex, with the total number of victims now confirmed to be no fewer than 546,000, higher than the previous estimate of 206,500...

Sabalenka moves to 2025 Cincinnati Open round of 16
Belarus’ world number one Aryna Sabalenka has reached the 2025 Cincinnati Open round of Last 16 battling through World No.39 Emma Raducanu of the UK, 7-6 (7-3), 4-6, 7-6 (7-5)...

Belarus’ Raman Tsishkou wins multi-day cycling race in China
This victory marks the first major triumph for Belarusian cyclists at this level since 2018. Dzianis Marchuk and Yauhen Sobal also competed in the 2025 Trans-Himalaya Cycling Race...

Mammoth tusk found in Belarus
The mammoth tusk will be added to the collection of the new National History Museum of Belarus...

Historian: Mammoth tusk discovered in Vitebsk District likely belonged to adult specimen
Denis Yurchak explained that the glacier covering what is now Vitebsk Oblast melted 15,000-14,000 years ago, while mammoths likely migrated through the area around 20,000 years, prior to the subsequent cooling period...

‘Actors trained for months’. Belarus’ new sports film is in the making
In Minsk, director Dmitry Soroka is shooting his sports film (working title: Turning Point), telling the inspirational story of a young rower battling adversity...

Mogilev honors Saint George Konissky
The commemorations began with Divine Liturgy at the Savior Transfiguration Cathedral, followed by a prayer service at the monument to this renowned enlightener and defender of Orthodoxy on Belarusian lands...

Ancient stone jewelry mold uncovered during excavations near Minsk
A unique discovery. During the excavations at the small settlement on the Menka River archaeological complex, we've uncovered a remarkably well-preserved 10th -11th century stone casting mold - the first of its kind found at this site...

Belarus' autumn event calendar released
September will be packed with various gastronomic festivals and holidays. Among them are the Potato Fest in Uzda District, the Dumpling Festival in Sharkovshchina District, the feast of cabbage in Volkovysk District, the festival of national sweets in Berestovitsy District...

Belarus claim gold, bronze at 2025 European Shooting Championships
In the finals, Aliaksandra Piatrova scored 32 points to claim the European youth title, defeating Germany's Eileen Pitschke by four points. Katsiaryna Ivanova secured bronze with 24 accurate shots...

Belarus makes it into UEFA's Top 50 club rankings
The advancement came after FC Neman Grodno progressed to the UEFA Conference League third qualifying round, earning Belarus 1.875 points this season...

Belarus Events Calendar: AUGUST 2025
Holidays, festivals, exhibitions...

Exhibition dedicated to the siege of Leningrad on display in Minsk
The exhibition was organized at the initiative of the Aleksei Talai Charitable Foundation. It is dedicated to the history of besieged Leningrad, the city’s defense, and the role of cultural resilience during the war years...

Belarus’ Novikova claims European weightlifting bronze
The Belarusian secured the small bronze medal in the clean & jerk with successful lifts of 102kg, 108kg, and 113kg. Her 86kg snatch performance combined for a 199kg total, placing her fourth overall in the combined standings - narrowly missing the podium to Poland's Dorota Gnoza...

Archaeologists unearth 17th-century stone church foundation in Budslav
Archaeological excavations are currently underway at a 17th-century architectural and historical monument in Myadel. The specialist unearthed structural elements, or more specifically, the stone foundations of the original stone church built in the first half of the 17th century...