Photo by the State Traffic Inspectorate of the Main Directorate of Internal Affairs of the Minsk City Executive Committee, October 25, Minsk . In Minsk tonight, the driver of a BMW lost control and crashed into a pole and a nearby car, the State Traffic Inspectorate of the Main Directorate of Internal Affairs of the Minsk City Executive Committee told BelTA. According to preliminary information, t...
October 24, Minsk . The Vitebsk prosecutor opened a criminal case for abandonment in danger in defense of the rights and legitimate interests of a 61-year-old local woman, a third-degree disabled person whose son had driven her to exhaustion, BelTA reports, citing the information service of the Vitebsk Regional Prosecutor's Office. According to the case file, the 61-year-old woman was unable to mo...
October 23, Minsk . Since the beginning of 2025, 340 children have been injured in road accidents in Belarus, according to Vasily Demidovich, Deputy Head of the Department for the Organization of the Work of Juvenile Inspectorates of the Prevention Department of the Main Directorate for Law Enforcement and Prevention of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, told BELTA. The deputy head noted that road ...
23 октября, Минск. Суд Советского района Минска вынес приговор по уголовному делу об истязании беременной женщины. Об этом сообщает БЕЛТА со ссылкой на пресс-службу Минского городского суда.Обвиняемый систематически, с 13 июня 2024 года по 18 апреля 2025 года, будучи нетрезвым, наносил побои сожительнице, которая была беременна. Женщина из-за отсутствия личного заработка находилась в зависимом от ...
October 23, Minsk . A drunk Pinsk resident stole a car, BELTA learned from the Brest Regional Executive Committee Department of Internal Affairs. The Pinsk City Police Department received several reports of the driver damaging cars parked in a courtyard and fleeing the scene. Police officers immediately responded to the scene. A 21-year-old unemployed Pinsk resident was detained in a forest belt, ...
October 23, Minsk . The Ministry of Emergency Situations' nationwide campaign "For Safety Together" kicks off in Belarus on October 25 , BelTA reports, citing the ministry's press service. The nationwide preventive campaign will run from October 25 to November 2. As part of the preventive measures, representatives of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, internal affairs agencies, labor and social...
October 22, Minsk . During the OSVOD Republican Council meeting to summarize the 2025 swimming season, Andrei Chernyavsky, Chairman of the OSVOD Republican Council, discussed who is most at risk of drowning, BelTA reports.More than half of the deaths in water are caused by swimming in a state ofAlcohol intoxication . Tragic incidents often occur in areas not equipped for swimming. People also die ...
October 22, Mogilev. In Bobruisk, a 16-year-old teenager is in a stateA drunk driver stole a car, BelTA learned from the Mogilev Regional Executive Committee's Department of Internal Affairs. The young man, a resident of the Gomel Region, was passing by the car with a friend and, noticing the abandoned keys, decided to take the Ford for a spin, finding the keys in the ignition of a parked car. He ...
October 22, Mogilev. A special preventative event, "House Without Fire," is underway in the Gorki District. This was reported to BelTA by Inessa Yelfimova, official spokesperson for the Mogilev Regional Department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations . Ministry of Emergency Situations personnel visited villages in the Gorki Village Council today. They inspected the condition of stove heating sy...
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News of the topic, October 17, Gomel. The Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of the Gomel Region has established the circumstances of the illegal activity of a 26-year-old resident of Mozyr and his 22-year-old friend in the illegal trafficking of psychotropic substances, Maria Krivonogova, official spokesperson for the Investigative Committee of the Gomel Region, told BelTA. T...
October 17, Minsk . A man died of acute alcohol poisoning in Vawkavysk, the State Forensic Examination Committee told BelTA. The 69-year-old resident of the district center was found at his place of residence with no signs of foul play.Law enforcement officials determined that the man lived alone and abused alcohol. According to forensic experts, the cause of death was acute ethyl alcohol poisonin...
Photo by the State Forensic Expertise Department for the Gomel Region, October 16, Gomel. A man in Mozyr was poisoned by lidocaine, Anna Kodolova, official spokesperson for the State Forensic Expertise Department for the Gomel Region, told BelTA. An ambulance received a call about a man lying unconscious on the ground in the district center. An ambulance crew immediately dispatched to the address,...
October 16, Minsk . Targeted instructions, personal protective equipment – what safety measures should be observed during the national cleanup day, the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection told BELTA. A national cleanup day is scheduled for next weekend, and the Ministry of Labor has issued a reminder of the steps to take to ensure the event is as safe as possible. If work is carried out dire...
Photo by the Prosecutor General's Office, October 16, Grodno. Prosecutor's office officials conducted raids in the Volkovysk and Zelva districts and demanded that the rights of children in families of alcoholic parents be protected, the information service of the Grodno Region Prosecutor's Office told BelTA. The Volkovysk District Prosecutor's Office, together with the district inspectorate for mi...
October 13,Vitebsk . The Dubrovensky District Prosecutor's Office filed a lawsuit to terminate parental rights for a seven-month-old girl belonging to a woman who abuses alcohol and leads a dissolute lifestyle, BelTA learned from the Vitebsk Region Prosecutor's Office. The decision was prompted by the results of extensive work with the family. In March of this year, the Commission on Minors' Affai...
October 13,Vitebsk . The Vitebsk Regional Prosecutor's Office has sent a criminal case to court against a 58-year-old man , who is charged with torture, causing less serious bodily harm, threatening to kill, and murder with particular cruelty. The Vitebsk Regional Prosecutor's Office told BelTA. According to the case file, the man has been in a state of hostility for a month and is in a state ofWh...
Screenshot from a video released by the Mogilev Regional Executive Committee Department of Internal Affairs on October 14, Minsk . Representatives of a church located in the agro-town of Dashkovka, Mogilev District, contacted the Mogilev Regional Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) to report the loss of a box containing parishioners' donations and a coin box totaling over Br2,......
October 12, Minsk . A drunk taxi driver with a blood alcohol level of over two ppm was detained in Vitebsk, the Ministry of Internal Affairs press service told BelTA. In the morning, a Vitebsk traffic police crew noticed a Volkswagen that was clearly speeding along the central avenue. Officers signaled the driver to stop, which he ignored, and a pursuit ensued. The driver ignored repeated requests...
October 10, Minsk . On Mental Health Day, Oksana Shilova, a psychiatrist and narcologist of the highest qualification category, leading researcher at the Republican Scientific and Practical Center for Mental Health, PhD in Medicine, and Associate Professor, discussed how children's mental health develops, BELTA reports. "The mental health of different categories of people, as well as the provision...
October 10, Gomel. Bystanders rescued a 58-year-old fisherman in the Dobrush district, the Gomel regional branch of the OSVOD organization told BelTA. The man was fishing on a lake in Igovka. At one point, he lost his balance and fell into the water. Bystanders rushed to the fisherman's rescue. They helped him out of the water and called an ambulance. The victim was hospitalized. OSVOD reminded ev...
October 10, Grodno. The Oktyabrsky District Court of Grodno sentenced a resident of the regional center who tortured his ex-partner, BelTA learned from the court. According to the court, the Grodno resident, while in a state ofWhile intoxicated , he tortured the victim, his former partner, in an apartment from June 29 to 3......
October 8, Brest. A 40-year-old man choked on a piece of raw meat and died in the Pinsk district, BelTA reported, citing Tatyana Kotok, spokesperson for the State Forensic Expertise Committee for the Brest Region. The man returned home drunk and demanded dinner from his wife. There was no ready-made food at the time, leading to an argument between the couple. "The man demonstratively took a piece ...
Screenshot of the Ministry of Internal Affairs video from October 8, Minsk . In the Molodechno district.Law enforcement officers have shut down a mini-factory producing strong liquor, the Ministry of Internal Affairs press service told BelTA. The illegal production of alcoholic beverages was discovered during raids in the village of Zabolotye, where a mini-factory for alcohol production had been s...
Photo from the Minsk Investigative Committee, October 8, Minsk . An intoxicated man in Minsk struck a teenager and threatened a passerby with a knife. This was reported to BelTA by the Information and Public Relations Team of the Minsk Investigative Committee. The Partizansky District Department of the Investigative Committee of Minsk is investigating the circumstances of this particularly malicio...
October 7, Minsk . Snezhana Kavrigo, head of the Minsk City Health Center, reminded patients of the importance of proper nutrition, a BELTA correspondent reports. "I urge our patients to watch what they buy. No matter where you are, something can spoil. As a consumer myself, I constantly watch and try new things, but it's the human factor," urged Snezhana Kavrigo. She noted that this advice also a...
Topic News : How are ATM cash collections performed and how much do cash bags weigh? Vasily Agarelik, senior cash collector in the Collection and Transportation Department of Minsk Regional Administration No. 1, shared this and more in the "Honest Story" project. " As an operator, I am responsible for ATM cash collection. I work with a team leader, who is primarily responsible for security and, of...
October 7,Vitebsk . Since September 1, drivers of personal mobility vehicles (PMVs) have committed 59 traffic violations in the Vitebsk region, the Vitebsk region prosecutor's office told BELTA. Amendments to the traffic regulations came into force on September 1 of this year, paying special attention to regulating the movement of PMVs and bicycles. These modes of transport are currently enjoying ...