To prevent residents of the Vitebsk microdistrict Bilevo-3 from having to walk 750 meters to the nearest bus stops, it was decided to change the route of bus No. 45.

In order to revive the historical and heraldic traditions of the Vitebsk region, the President established official heraldic symbols of the administrative-territorial and territorial units of the Vitebsk region: the coats of arms and flags of the Vitebsk region, the city of Lepel, the urban-type settlement of Bogushevsk of the Sennensky district, the village of Perebrody of the Miorsky district, the flags of the city of Senno and the Sennensky district, as well as the cities of Disna, Miory, Novolukoml, Postavy, Chashniki, the urban-type settlement of Rossony. Provisions on the listed official heraldic symbols, their descriptions and images have been approved. The decree also sets out in a new edition the Regulation on the coat of arms of the city of Vitebsk, its description and image, as well as the description and image of the flag of the city of Vitebsk, approved by the Decree of the President of February 9, 2004 No. 60.

In the Berezwetscha concentration camp in the Glubokoye region, fascists tortured and shot 27,000 Soviet prisoners of war. This place in the Glubokoye district is first mentioned in chronicles in 1596, when Russian troops passed through it on their way to Vilnius and Minsk. However, according to some sources, here, in Berezwetscha, as early as the beginning of the 16th century, the Holy Anufriyev Hermitage operated, founded by Saint Anufriy, a man who settled in this quiet place, among lakes and birch groves. It is said that the name originated from here.

The Belarusian team of amateur ornithologists 'Bulbashy', which included Valery Kovalyonok from Sharkovshchina, achieved an undisputed victory in the prestigious birding rally 'Geese-Swans-2015', held in the National Park 'Smolenskoye Poozerye' (Russia).

Vitebsk honored the region's best women. A ceremonial reception with the participation of 33 residents of the region took place at the regional executive committee, reports a BELTA correspondent. As noted by the Chairman of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee, Alexander Kosinets, women make a significant contribution to the socio-economic development of the region, are heads of enterprises and organizations, and active public figures.

Meetings with passengers in the "Open Dialogue" format will become a regular practice of the Belarusian Railway. This was announced to journalists by Sergey Lyadenko, head of the passenger department of the Vitebsk branch of the Belarusian Railway, who took part in the first event of this format at the Vitebsk station on January 21.