A pensioner from Polotsk sustained serious burns as a result of a gas-air mixture explosion. The accident occurred early in the morning on May 27. The 75-year-old homeowner wanted to turn on the stove (bottled gas is used in the house). A gas-air mixture explosion occurred.

On International Bird Day, celebrated on April 1st, new birdhouses, titmouse houses, and owl houses appeared in the forest park area near the Summer Amphitheater. They were hung by employees of the regional committee for natural resources and environmental protection, students of Vitebsk State University named after P. Masherov, and third-graders from Secondary School No. 31 in Vitebsk, who are members of the 'Winged Watch' club.