The Youth Forum "#WEARETOGETHER35" was held at VSU named after P.M. Masherov. The forum was attended by the Deputy Chairman of the Regional Executive Committee Anzhelika Nikitina, the Prosecutor of the Vitebsk Region Andrey Skurat, the Head of the Ministry of Taxes and Duties Inspectorate for the Vitebsk Region Valery Lobatsevich, and representatives of other government bodies.

Today, the international press center of the arts forum officially began its work in Vitebsk. More than 550 journalists from nine countries, in addition to Belarus, will cover the events of the "Slavianski Bazaar" this year.

An agreement on cooperation for 2025-2028 was signed by the Vitebsk Regional Organization of the Belarusian Trade Union of Healthcare Workers and the Main Department for Healthcare of the Regional Executive Committee. The document includes commitments concerning all areas of joint work. The agreement was sealed by the signatures of the Chairman of the Regional Organization of the BTPHW, Vladimir Plytkevich, and the Head of the Main Department for Healthcare of the Regional Executive Committee, Mikhail Vishnevetsky.

One of the traditional and favorite fairs of the festival, the 'City of Masters', has opened on Pushkin and Tolstoy streets. Our correspondents from 'VV' found out what the artisans are surprising visitors with and what they have brought to the festival city of Vitebsk.

Alexander Subbotin at a press conference dedicated to the opening of the XXXIV International Festival of Arts "Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk":

<p> Which Belarusian city can compete in loudness even with the capital? Popular Belarusian bloggers and thousands of viewers of the "TikTok Stars" concert unanimously decided – it's festival Vitebsk. Moreover, they tested this in practice, having a test drive of the new venue of "Slavianski Bazaar". </p> <br> <br> <p> </p>

In Gorodok, Liozno, Orsha, and Tolochin districts, almost 460 hectares of winter rapeseed have been harvested. In total, this cruciferous crop occupies over 2 thousand hectares in the Vitebsk region.

Climbing as many steps as possible with their loved ones in their arms, finding the "key to family happiness" in a smoke-filled room, and demonstrating erudition in folk wisdom about family values – these and other endurance and ingenuity tests were passed by rescuers with their wives and girlfriends. Vitebsk had never celebrated Family, Love, and Fidelity Day so creatively before.

The International Arts Festival "Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk" has become a meeting place for creative people for the thirty-fourth time. Participants, who have just been accredited, shared their first impressions and expectations.

According to Elena Leonovich, chief physician of the Vitebsk Regional Clinical Maternity Hospital, a total of 10 babies were born in the Vitebsk region on Independence Day – 7 boys and 3 girls. Three of them were born in this healthcare facility.

<p> The I. E. Repin Museum-Estate "Zdravnevo" near Vitebsk hosted a Kupala celebration – a bright, lively event steeped in the spirit of ancient rituals. Festival guests immersed themselves in the atmosphere of summer magic, where folk traditions and modern music intertwined. </p> <br> <br> <p> </p>

The Mound of Friendship for the 66th time became the venue for the annual international meeting of veterans of the partisan movement who fought against the Nazi invaders during the Great Patriotic War, on the border of the three republics of Belarus, Russia, and Latvia.