Press releases

Belarus’ Kutsko claims gold at 2025 European Sambo Championships
Belarus fielded 17 athletes at the sambo event in Limassol. Eduard Kutsko secured the second gold for the Belarusian team, defeating Dusan Jandric of Serbia and Artur Malkhasyan of Armenia. In the final the Belarusian beat Aleksei Ivanov of Russia 8-0...

Chinese servicemen arrive in Belarus for military parade
Starting tomorrow, the Chinese servicemen will be training together with Belarusian military as part of preparations for the parade...

Film about Belarusian people’s genocide during WWII screened in Belgium
The event emphasized that the truth about these horrific events serves as a reliable shield against the spread of chaos, ideas of superiority, extreme nationalism and the potential repetition of this terrible tragedy of the 20th century...

Belarusian servicemen to attend Victory Day parade in Moscow
Military personnel of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Belarus have left for Moscow to prepare for the Victory Day parade dedicated to the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War...

BelTA hits 2m subscribers on YouTube
In addition to Belarus, the top 10 countries watching BelTA's YouTube channel are Russia, Kazakhstan, Germany, Uzbekistan, the USA, the Netherlands, the UK, Latvia, and Moldova...

Belarus to hold Family Day campaign on 12-17 May
Activities will also be held in the regions: celebration of couples who mark golden and silver wedding anniversaries, sports events for families with disabled children, art exhibitions, open days in museums for families with many children...

Lukashenko announces plans to set up Museum of World Religions in Minsk
The president mentioned several other important facilities - the so-called Belarusian VDNKh, where Belarus' achievements in various fields will be showcased, and the National History Museum dedicated to the history of Belarusian statehood...

Concerts, shows, fireworks – Victory Day program for Minsk unveiled
Traditionally, the main venues for the celebrations will be the Upper Town and the site near the Palace of Sports. The concert “80 Years of Victory” will begin at 12:00 near the Palace of Sports; songs by Belarusian pop singers and other artists will be performed there throughout the day...

He wanted to go into math but became radio operator instead. Amazing life story of participant of 1945 Victory Parade
In the run-up to the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War, the Belarusian news agency BelTA together with the 7 Days newspaper launched a large-scale project. During the year we will be narrating the stories of the Belarusians who took part in the legendary Victory Parade in 1945...

Belarus win UEFA U16 Development Tournament in Minsk
The final team standings are as follows: Belarus – 6 points, Russia – 6, Kazakhstan – 3, and China – 3...

Over Br18.5m earned during national clean-up day in Belarus
A total of 2,361,100 people took part in the national clean-up day...

Belarus’ Kseniya Norman becomes double world chess champion
Damir Bulgak clinched gold in the U12 rapid event. Silver went to Yuliya Liavonava (U18 rapid). Nika Venskaya was third in the U14 rapid event...

Three medals for Belarus at start of 2025 European Draughts-64 Championship
Ihar Mikhalchenka of Belarus won silver in the men’s event. Georgii Taranin was third. Viktoryia Nikalayeva cliamed bronze in the women’s event...

Over 200 war veterans to participate in Victory Day parade in Minsk
She noted that there are 280 veterans of the Great Patriotic War living in Minsk, but unfortunately, not all of them will be able to participate in the parade due to health issues...

Innovations for Victory Day celebrations in Minsk unveiled
Although Denis Bilman did not reveal all the preparation details, he noted that the Moscow parade included regiments of military dog handlers and sappers...

Sabalenka gets free pass to Stuttgart Open quarterfinal after Potapova withdraws
In the round of Last 16 the Belarusian was to face Russia’s world number 38 Anastasia Potapova but the Russian player announced in the social media that she would not be able to play due to her left arm injury...

60,000 people join Belarus’ reforestation campaign
As part of the campaign, forest planting works were carried out at almost 2,400 sites. Thanks to volunteers, new forests were planted on an area of almost 5,400 hectares. Over 27 million trees were planted...

Belarusian flag that traveled to Earth's cold pole gifted to National Academy of Sciences
For the first time in the history of independent Belarus, the State Flag of the Republic of Belarus was raised at the inland Vostok station that lies on the Earth's cold pole. This remarkable event took place during the 17th Belarusian Antarctic Expedition...

Belarus claim seven medals at 2025 European Wrestling Championships
The Belarusian team comprised 26 wrestlers, seven of whom won one gold, one silver and five bronze medals for the country. Alina Shauchuk secured a champion title in the women’s 68kg...

What to expect from Union State Days at Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk
The traditional gala concert of Belarusian and Russian pop stars will take place in the Summer Amphitheater, the festival's main stage, on 11 July...