The "Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk" festival will be held from July 13 to 17. A portion of tickets will go on sale on February 17 and will be available only at the ticket offices in the city of Vitebsk for the first three days. From February 20, tickets can be purchased from online operators. A special offer from the Festival Directorate includes gift certificates, sales of which also begin at the end of February. Another surprise is a season ticket for all events of the young performers' competition. It includes a bonus visit to the semi-finals. Currently, the Summer Amphitheater program includes 17 events, but there may be more concerts. Work on forming the program is ongoing.

The leadership of the Presidential Administration is holding outreach receptions across the country today on the implementation of the provisions of Decree No. 3 "On the Prevention of Social Dependency." In Vitebsk, the Assistant to the President of Belarus - Chief Inspector for the Vitebsk Region - Alexander Poznyak met with citizens. He noted that this form of work allows us to hear the problems of ordinary people and respond to them in a timely manner.

The first "Paris – Mosar" tractor rally took place in the Vitebsk region. The off-road race route ran through the territories of Postavy and Glubokoye districts.

To ensure the accessibility and high quality of medical care under conditions of limited budget financing. This is the task facing the healthcare system of the Vitebsk region this year. The results of the implementation of the state program "People's Health and Demographic Security of the Republic of Belarus" last year and the tasks for the next 5 years were considered at the regional executive committee meeting.

Optimal organization of agricultural production, increase in cattle population, and improvement of the employee remuneration system. At a regular meeting with the Chairman of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee, Nikolai Shersnev, the state of livestock breeding in Ushachi, Tolochin, and Senno districts was analyzed. The situation in these regions is not the best. Milk production, its quality, and the number of livestock decreased in 2016. Specialists are addressing how to overcome the agricultural crisis at the local level today.

The urban settlement of Ruba must be put in order within the next two years. This task was set for the local authorities by the Chairman of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee, Nikolai Shersnev, at a meeting of the working group on issues of improvement and order in the settlement. All main efforts will be directed towards social infrastructure facilities. Reconstruction has begun at the Palace of Culture and Technology. The School of Arts will be located in the former House of Services building, and repairs will be carried out in the school and kindergartens.

The 25th international freestyle wrestling tournament in memory of our compatriot, Captain Third Rank Anatoly Ispenkov, and the fallen crew members of the nuclear submarine "Komsomolets" was held in Vitebsk. The competition brought together about two hundred and fifty athletes from Russia, Latvia, and regions of Belarus. For several days, young men and women competed for 20 sets of awards.

The development of the mineral and raw material base, the collection and disposal of solid municipal waste, and the preservation of the biological and landscape diversity of the Vitebsk region were discussed at the final meeting of the board of the Vitebsk Regional Committee for Natural Resources.

The measures taken in the country to financially rehabilitate agricultural enterprises are yielding positive results, noted the Prime Minister during a working trip to the Gluboksky district.