Press releases

W35 Boca Raton: Shymanovich reaches semifinal
In the quarterfinal the Belarusian defeated world number 599 Jada Robinson of the United States, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. In the semifinal Iryna Shymanovich will face world number 282 Akasha Urhobo of the USA...

Lukashenko to plant trees in People’s Unity Park on national clean-up day
After that, the president and student construction brigades will plant an alley of 80 trees symbolizing the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War...

Nearly Br16.5m earned during national clean-up day in Belarus
The event has drawn 2.4 million participants, the same number as it was in 2024, Anatoly Sivak added...

Belarus’ Khandoshka 3rd at Artistic Swimming World Cup in Egypt
The event featured 31 athletes. The Belarusian scored a total of 232.5733 points to secure third place...

Bronze for Belarus at 2025 Junior and Cadet Fencing World Championships
Yahor Rabtsau brought Belarus the first medal at the 2025 Junior and Cadet Fencing World Championships. The U20 event featured a total of 160 athletes...

2025 European Wrestling Championships: Belarus’ Mahamedkhabib Kadzimahamedau wins silver
On the way to his success Mahamedkhabib Kadzimahamedau defeated Theodoros Singiridis of Greece, Eugeniu Mihalcean of Moldova, Taimuraz Friev of Spain and Russia’s Artur Naifonov...

HC Dinamo Minsk players receive gift sets from president
The Bisons have made history as they reached the Gagarin Cup quarterfinal for the first time. HC Dinamo Minsk will play the first two games of the second round against HC Traktor in Chelyabinsk on 12 and 14 April...

Belarusian diplomats honor victims of Buchenwald, Mittelbau-Dora concentration camps in Germany
Wreaths with Belarusian state symbols were laid by representatives of the diplomatic mission at the memorial plate to the fallen prisoners in the Buchenwald memorial complex and at the monument to the fallen prisoners of the Mittelbau-Dora concentration camp...

‘We use parts of three tanks.’ Stalin's Line museum creates replica of rarest T-34-57
The Stalin’s Line Historical and Cultural Museum is working to restore a rare T-34-57 tank. The running replica of the legendary T-34 is based on the elements of three combat vehicles of the Great Patriotic War...

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...

‘50 officers were selected’. This Belarusian drove a tank through Red Square in 1945 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 president's team wins Republican Hockey League gold
The Belarus president’s team beat the team of Minsk Oblast in the second match of the finals at the Olympic Arena in Minsk on 5 April. The team of the head of state won in a series of shootouts 6-5 (1-4, 1-0, 3-1, 0-0, 1-0)...

Lukashenko comments on Dinamo Minsk’s performance in KHL playoffs
As BelTA reported earlier, HC Dinamo Minsk blanked HC CSKA Moscow 7-0 in the fifth match of the KHL playoff series. The match was played at Minsk Arena. Dmitry Kvartalnov’s team are now leading the series against CSKA 3-2...

Belarus 98th in FIFA rankings
In March 2025 Belarus held two successful test matches. Carlos Alos’ team whitewashed Tajikistan 5-0 in Dushanbe and blanked Azerbaijan 2-0 in Baku. Now the Belarusian national team has 1235.36 points...

Belarus President’s team grab first win in RHL finals
The Belarus President’s team defeated the team of Minsk Oblast 5-1 (3-0, 2-0, 0-1) at the Olympic Arena in Minsk...

Belarus attends Nowruz celebration at SCO Secretariat
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to China Aleksandr Chervyakov, the heads of diplomatic missions of SCO member states, observers, and dialogue partners also took part in the celebration...

April declared month of business tourism in Belarus
The campaign is meant to demonstrate the potential of business tourism in the country...

Tickets for Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk to be available from 2 April
Ticket sales will start in Vitebsk on 2 April. The Vitebsk Culture Center reminds that the box office in the Summer Amphitheater is closed for repairs, and the nearest ones are located in Dukhovsky Kruglik and the Vitebsk Concert Hall. They will be open from 10:00...

Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk 2025 scheduled, visas waived for participants, guests
An original ticket or a digital ticket to the festival events, which are held in the Summer Amphitheater or in the concert hall Vitebsk, can be used to cross the state border without visas...

Logo of 80th anniversary of Victory in Great Patriotic War approved
The logo designed by Maksim Shnip and Kristina Pochebut won the competition announced by the Culture Ministry...