According to preliminary estimates, the device was a cardboard or plastic tube filled with 50-70 g of pyrotechnic mixture and placed in a metal can with a capacity of 0.25-0.33 l without striking elements. It was activated by fire (by ignition)," the committee explained.

The experience of the best work collectives in working with indebted parents will be disseminated in the Vitebsk region, Tamara Olekhnovich, Deputy Chairman of the Commission for Juvenile Affairs of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee, told a BELTA correspondent.

From June 12 to 16, the festival-reconstruction of an early 20th-century city festival called "HAPPY THIRTEENTH" was held in Moscow. The organizers (the festival was held on the initiative of the Museum of Moscow), without much thought, chose a date exactly a century ago, i.e., 1913 – a year of economic and cultural prosperity for Moscow and the Russian Empire, a favorite starting point for Soviet statistics.

This year's traditional event will take place on May 18 and will last from 6 PM to 11 PM. As usual, participants can expect many surprises. Residents and guests of the northern capital should primarily note that the main events will take place at

The author of the exhibition is the young artist Tamara Prokofieva. The idea for the exhibition came to her on a train on her way to Minsk, where the young woman is studying for her master's degree at BNTU.

The Vitsyebsk Regional Library named after Lenin has equipped a workstation for blind and visually impaired people for the first time, which is currently the only one in the region's library system. The special complex is located in the hall

Physics students Sergey Buinitsky and Artem Morozov are working on a project to visualize the city's past in different eras through computer 3D reconstruction.

On Saturday evening in Vitebsk, on 1st Proletarskaya Street, a fire broke out in an apartment. Upon arrival at the scene, heavy smoke and fire were observed in a two-room apartment located on the second floor.

According to the regional committee for natural resources and environmental protection, 123 parking lots, 132 toilets have already been equipped, 151 information signs have been installed, and 245 containers and bins for waste collection have been provided. In addition, the regional organization of OSVOD has received 106 applications for cleaning the bottom of the water areas adjacent to the beaches.

The "Tsvetsinskiye Prismaxi" National Cuisine Club in Miory district hospitably welcomes guests.

The final stage of the republican competition of fashion designers and clothing designers "Fashion Silhouette" was held in Minsk. The competition was attended by fashion designers and clothing designers working in the consumer services organizations of the republic, as well as those engaged in individual entrepreneurial activities in the service sector, creative teams of consumer services organizations of the republic, and students of educational institutions.

The financial police have stopped the operation of an illegal scrap metal collection point in Orsha. This was reported by the Department of Financial Investigations (DFR) of the State Control Committee for the Vitebsk region.

The main events of the eco-festival will take place in the city park (starting at 3:00 PM). Several thematic zones will be organized here. Experts will help everyone determine the nitrate levels in well water and talk about ways to prevent water pollution. Schoolchildren will learn to build houses for the common goldeneye duck, draw an energy-efficient school, and solve environmental riddles during an interactive quest game. And those who can't put down their tablets or smartphones will be able to protect nature with the mobile game Ecokids.