Press releases

Feast your way through Belarus: A guide to authentic food festivals
December has been declared the month of gastronomic tourism in Belarus...

Belarus President’s Team draw with Brest Oblast Team in RHL match
The Belarus President’s Team drew with Brest Oblast Team, 5-5 (2-1, 1-2, 2-2), in the Republican Hockey League (RHL) second match at the Olympic Arena in Minsk on 27 December...

Father Frost’s residence opens at Stalin Line complex
Participants will receive special cards granting access to explore the residence’s secret facilities. The bravest and quickest-witted guests will be rewarded with a personal audience with Father Frost, where they can chat, recite a poem, take photos, receive personalized wishes, and a healthy dose of New Year’s spirit...

Indian priest conducts Christmas service at Catholic parish in Brest Oblast
Harald Jude Menezes, born into a Catholic family in Central India, dreamed of becoming a priest from childhood. Following his studies, he was sent to serve in Russia...

Fifth edition of Belarus’ Red Data Book launched in Minsk
The Red Data Book serves as the fundamental document that compiles information on the current status of rare and endangered species of plants and animals. It forms the basis for developing scientific and practical measures aimed at their protection, reproduction, and sustainable use...

Belarus win bronze at Games of the Future 2025 in Abu Dhabi
In the bronze-medal match, the Belarusians defeated the North Macedonian team EFP, 2-0...

Grodno's Franciscan church unveils unique mechanical batleika ahead of Christmas
The batleika from the Franciscan Church depicts the traditional biblical story of the birth of Christ. At its center is a manger with the infant Jesus, surrounded by figures of Mary and Joseph bending over him. Around them, figures of performers and musicians move about, who, according to the design, are glorifying the birth of the Savior...

BelTA turns 107
The agency’s history began on 23 December 1918, with the opening of the Belarusian Bureau of the Russian Telegraph Agency under the All-Russian Central Executive Committee in Minsk. In the following years, it was renamed several times until it received its current name, the Belarusian Telegraph Agency (BelTA), on 7 March 1931...

Belarus’ Maikov, Boreiko win gold at International Spartakiad of Martial Arts
The competition in Ufa, Bashkortostan, featured participants from 13 countries...

He served on five fronts and became Hero of the Soviet Union. The remarkable story of veteran Ivan Lebedev
Veteran of the Great Patriotic War Ivan Lebedev marched four times in parades through the center of Moscow. Nevertheless, he viewed the legendary, very first Victory Parade to be the most vivid event of his life. On that day, 24 June 1945, the 29-year-old Hero of the Soviet Union Ivan Lebedev carried the Banner of the 3rd Ukrainian Front across Red Square...

Smolski wins Commonwealth Cup pursuit
A total of seven Belarusians started in Saturday’s pursuit...

Belarusian State University ranks among BRICS top universities
BSU noted that the BRICS ranking was launched for the first time in 2024 to objectively assess universities based on three key criteria: education, research and societal impact...

Tourism exports in Belarus may surpass pre-pandemic level in 2025
The Russian Federation remains the leader in terms of the number of tourists visiting Belarus. The most popular types of tourism among Russians traditionally include health resort visits, agro-ecotourism, and tours to industrial enterprises...

What will Belarus nominate for UNESCO heritage list next?
The following sites from Belarus were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List: Belovezhskaya Pushcha National Park (a natural heritage object), 1992; Mir Castle Complex (located in the town of Mir, Korelichi District), 2000; Architectural, Residential, and Cultural Complex of the Radziwill Family at Nesvizh, and the Struve Geodetic Arc (located in Brest Oblast and Grodno Oblast), 2005...

Sabalenka repeats as WTA Player of the Year in 2025
Sabalenka received nearly 80% of the votes. This season, the 27-year-old Belarusian tennis player reached the finals of nine tournaments, winning four of them...

Threads of memory. How Negliubka textile tradition captivated the world... and UNESCO
Recently, the Negliubka textile tradition of Vetka District has been added to UNESCO's List of Intangible Cultural Heritage. BelTA’s correspondents visited this remarkable place, met the bearers of this authentic tradition, and uncovered some of the secrets behind the Negliubka style...

‘Zhukov was about 20 meters from me, Rokossovsky even closer’. Belarusian signalman's memories of 1945 Victory Parade
The composite regiment of the Karelian Front was the first to march in the Victory Parade in Moscow on 24 June 1945. Among its ranks, in the third row, Sergei Tsarev, a 28-year-old Belarusian radio operator, marched in the third row. Despite the precision of his actions, the veteran recalled that he was unable to contain his excitement...

Belarusian Aviation Academy graduates get first ever commercial pilot licenses
The solemn ceremony took place in the building of the former passenger terminal of the now defunct airport Minsk 1 – Belarus’ first airport...

IOC allows Belarus to host international events
Under the latest IOC recommendations, young athletes from Belarus will now be able to compete and represent Belarus at international competitions in individual and team sports, including the upcoming 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Dakar...

Budslav to become more visible to tourists
The church in Budslav will be presented at international tourism exhibitions alongside other spiritual centers of Belarus. Furthermore, the restoration of the church will be continued following the fire. Plans are in place to organize conferences, readings, exhibitions, and other events in the church...