A Russian citizen attempted to import tablets into the Vitebsk region for illegal sale, as reported by the Information and Public Relations Department of the Internal Affairs Directorate of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee.

Today, Vladimir Izopolsky, Honored Coach of the USSR and BSSR, celebrates his 80th birthday. During his coaching career, Vladimir Nikolaevich trained over 60 Masters of Sport. His legacy is continued today by his most talented student, multiple world champion and silver medalist of the 2015 Moscow Olympics, Igor Kanygin, who heads the regional martial arts center.

Relatives of the deceased did not manage to discover the disappearance: a 48-year-old thief was detained by operatives. At the Smolensk market, she tried to sell a Canadian spruce and three thuja trees. The unemployed woman was immediately suspected of theft: she had previously been caught stealing artificial flowers from graves in the village of Tarny.

A mass event with a water show and rescue demonstrations is being prepared in Vitebsk for Children's Day as part of a republican preventive campaign, the regional Emergency Situations Ministry department reported.

Just over a month remains until the celebration of the leaders of this year's harvest, "Dazhynki-2015", in Tolochin. Financing issues for the preparation of this settlement for the traditional festive events were the focus of attention of the regional Council deputies at an extraordinary session held on August 14.