Press releases

Fountain season kicks off in Minsk
Traditionally, the season begins on the last Friday of April and continues until the last Friday of September. The main operating hours for the fountains are from 10:00-11:00 until 21:00-22:00...

Alina Shauchuk takes silver at European Wrestling Championships in Tirana
In 2025, at the European Wrestling Championships in Slovakia, Alina Shauchuk won the gold medal. She is also the current European champion among juniors and youth wrestlers...

Sabalenka opens Madrid title defense with win over Stearns
On 23 April, in the round of 32, Aryna Sabalenka defeated American Peyton Stearns, ranked 43rd in the WTA rankings, 7-5, 6-3. The match lasted 1 hour and 35 minutes...

Historian explains what made Spiridon Sobol’s primer unique
Book printer Spiridon Sobol, a native of Mogilev, was the first to publish a Belarusian primer...

Sabalenka begins quest for fourth Madrid crown
In the second-round match on 23 April, the world number one will face U.S. Peyton Stearns (world No. 43)...

Belarus finish runners-up at UEFA U16 Development Tournament in Serbia
In the decisive encounter, Dzmitry Chaley’s team lost 1-3 to their Serbian counterparts, who eventually won the tournament...

Belarus’ Daniil Ostapenkov advances to Challenger Shymkent quarterfinals
In the second round, the Belarusian defeated Belgium’s Buvaysar Gadamauri in a three-set match, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4...

Sabalenka crowned Sportswoman of the Year at Laureus Awards in Madrid
The world’s No. 1 ranked player received yet another well-deserved award in Madrid that is hosting the 2026 Mutua Madrid Open, a tournament she has won three times previously...

Belarusian chess player Venskaya becomes U14 world champion in rapid and blitz
The chess tournament featured players aged 8 to 18. Team Belarus’ tally includes two gold medals, two silver medals, and one bronze...

Opinion: Belarusians will find original Cross of Euphrosyne of Polotsk
The Cross of Euphrosyne of Polotsk was made in 1161 by the goldsmith Lazar Bogsha on her orders. The relic disappeared at the beginning of the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945)...

Belarusian State University’s R&Ds top scientific competition in St Petersburg
In total, BSU submitted nine developments to the competition, and all received high praise...

Minsk to host circus art festival on 17-20 September
Preparations for the festival are underway alongside the summer circus program, which is set to launch on 14 June...

Belarus holds nationwide community clean-up day
Today citizens were encouraged to take part in planting greenery, beautification, and bringing to proper condition various facilities and areas of populated localities, landmark sites, historical and cultural values, memorial complexes, places of military and combat glory, and graves of soldiers and partisans dating back to the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945...

Nationwide clean-up day in Belarus raises over Br18m
The funds earned from the spring community clean-up day will be channeled toward the creation of a permanent exhibition at the National History Museum of Belarus, which is currently under construction, as well as other related work...

Reviving historical Belarusian wedding traditions in Grodno Oblast
Plans are underway for a grand Belarusian wedding in the traditional style, which will bring together “newlyweds” from every district of Grodno Oblast during the Festival of National Cultures in June in Grodno...

Shymanovich books spot in 2026 Rouen quarterfinals
In the second round, the Belarusian world No. 184 battled past world No. 35 Hailey Baptiste of the USA in a three-setter – 6-3, 5-7, 6-3...

Polesie State Radioecological Reserve sees strong interest from foreign visitors
The tourist routes in the Polesie State Radioecological Reserve attract hundreds and thousands of visitors every year...

Polesie State Radioecological Reserve draws over 3,100 tourists in 2025
There are always plenty of people eager to tour the reserve, from Belarus and abroad alike...

Expert explains why Mstislavl is worth visiting
Located in Mogilev Oblast, Mstislavl has long been known for its churches, miracle-working icons, and prominent political and public figures...

Shymanovich reaches round of 16 at 2026 Open de Rouen
In the round of 32 on 14 April, the Belarusian defeated Linda Fruhvirtova of Czechia (No. 143) in two sets, 6-3, 7-5, in an hour and a half...