Press releases

17th-century stone cross uncovered in Vitebsk District
The cross was discovered during excavation work near a road at a depth of 1.5 meters by employees of the Vitebskvodokanal company. It is so well preserved that the inscriptions are still visible on it, revealing that the cross once marked the grave of Gerasim Ignatovich Ushakovich-Korovchinsky came from a lineage of armored gentry, and their names were recorded in written sources from the 16th–17th centuries...

President’s team takes lead in RHL finals
The team of the head of state defeated the Minsk Oblast team 6-3 (3-2, 1-1, 2-0) in the first game in the Olympic Arena in Minsk on 31 March...

Belarus to hold national subbotnik on 18 April
The funds raised from the spring subbotnik will be used to create a permanent exhibition at the National History Museum of Belarus, which is currently under construction, and to finance other related work...

Belarus Events Calendar: APRIL 2026
Holidays, festivals, exhibitions...

Khandoshka claims silver at Artistic Swimming World Cup in Paris
On the final day of competition, soloists determined the winners in the Women’s Solo Free. Khandoshka scored 268.54 points to take second place among 19 competitors, trailing only Germany’s Klara Bleyer (276.89)...

Sabalenka wins Miami Open for second time
In the final, the Belarusian faced world number four Coco Gauff of the USA, and secured victory in a three-set match, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3. The Belarusian recorded three aces and did not commit a single double fault. The decisive match lasted 2 hours and 10 minutes...

Sabalenka, Gauff set up Miami Open final
The reigning Miami Open champion will defend her title in a final match against the world's No.4 Coco Gauff of the United States...

Belarus wins nine medals at SCO Youth Delphic Games
All Belarusian contestants finished the competition with medals: three gold, three silver, and three bronze...

Belovezhskaya Pushcha records rise in bison population
A total of 784 bison were counted, 58 more than at the beginning of 2025...

Sabalenka advances to Miami Open semifinals
The Belarusian defeated world number 45 Hailey Baptiste of the USA in the quarterfinals, 6-4, 6-4...

Lukashenko watches HC Dinamo Minsk vs HC Dynamo Moscow game in Minsk Arena
The game was dedicated to the 35th anniversary of the National Olympic Committee. NOC President Viktor Lukashenko dropped the puck to start the game...

Sabalenka reaches Miami Open quarterfinals
In the round of 16, the defending Miami Open champion faced China’s Zheng Qinwen (world No. 26) and won in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4...

Sabalenka advances to Miami Open round of 16
In the third-round match, the world’s top-ranked player defeated world number 72 Caty McNally of the USA, 6-4, 6-2...

Belarus president’s team book spot in RHL final
Today, on 21 March, at the Olympic Arena in Minsk, the head of state’s squad defeated the Brest Oblast team in the semifinals, 3-1 (2-1, 1-0, 0-0)...

Sabalenka kicks off Miami title defense with victory
In the round of 32, the reigning Miami Open champion and world No. 1 defeated American Ann Li (world No. 39) 7-6 (7-5), 6-4...

HC Dinamo Minsk claim first-ever second-place finish in KHL regular season
Previously, the highest position for the Minsk team in the Western Conference at the end of the regular season was fourth, a spot Dmitry Kvartalnov’s squad achieved a year ago...

Belarusian delegation returns from Winter Paralympics
Competing on the track in Tesero were Lidziya Loban, Valiantsina Biryla, Darya Fedzkovich, and Raman Svirydzenka, who won gold in the sprint and silver in the 10 km individual race...

Sasnovich wins first round in Miami Open qualifying
In the first round the Belarusian defeated Türkiye’s world number 269 Ayla Aksu, in two sets, 6-4, 6-4...

Was Ilya Muromets a Bykhov hero? Historian on 19th century folk legends
Speaking about the great Belarusian archaeologist, ethnographer, and folklorist Evdokim Romanov, who lived and worked in the second half of the 19th and early 20th centuries, Igor Marzalyuk noted that Evdokim Romanov preserved several versions of a legend about Ilyushka that existed in Bykhov Uezd...

Minsk International Book Fair kicks off on 17 March
The exhibition will feature about 500 exhibitors from 23 countries. Participating countries will be allocated exhibition space to showcase significant publications, photographs of landmarks, monuments, and other sites. A separate booth will be dedicated to the Year of Belarusian Woman...