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Head of the Belarus President Administration Dmitry Krutoi took part in a flower-laying ceremony at the Piskaryovskoye Memorial Cemetery, BelTA has learned.

Belarus is dealing well with the aftermath of the recent storm, Emergencies Minister Vadim Sinyavsky told the media following his report to President Aleksandr Lukashenko, BelTA has learned.

Since 1 January 2026, Belarus has welcomed 169,338 travelers from 38 countries included in the visa-waiver program. The majority of travelers came from Lithuania, Latvia and Poland, BelTA learned from the State Border Committee. 

In Belarus, the needs of the regions for schools are analyzed annually, Belarusian Education Minister Andrei Ivanets said on the air of the ONT television channel, BelTA has learned.

Several scenarios are being used during a snap inspection of the combat readiness of the 7th Separate Special Police Brigade of the Internal Troops of the Belarusian Internal Affairs Ministry stationed in Vitebsk, BelTA learned from the information the Internal Affairs Ministry released after Internal Affairs Minister Ivan Kubrakov hosted a conference on the implementation of the president’s instruction.

In line with the concept formulated by the president, State Secretary of the Security Council of Belarus Aleksandr Volfovich has handed an instruction to Internal Affairs Minister Ivan Kubrakov to put on combat alert the 7th Separate Special Police Brigade of the Internal Troops of the Internal Affairs Ministry, BelTA has learned.

One of Belarus’ oldest educational institutions, Germanovichi Secondary School in the Sharkovshchina District, opened its doors to dozens of students after the summer break. Igor Sergeyenko, Chairman of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus, the president’s authorized representative in Vitebsk Oblast Igor Sergeyenko attended a ceremony marking the start of the new academic year, BelTA has learned.

Belarus raised all categories of labor pensions: old-age, retirement, disability, and survivor pensions on 1 September 2026, BelTA learned from the press service of the Labor and Social Protection Ministry of Belarus.

Schools across Belarus are holding a single-theme lesson titled Knowledge Today, the Strength and Prosperity of Belarus Tomorrow!, BelTA learned from the press service of the Education Ministry of Belarus.

Education Minister Andrei Ivanets spoke on Belarus 1 TV channel about the measures being taken to retain young teachers in the regions.