Throughout the festival's history, the intrigue surrounding the Belarusian participants has never lasted this long. The concert date was already known – July 14th, ticket prices were no longer a commercial secret, but the names of the concert participants were still unknown. However, the festival (aptly its 21st edition), like an experienced player in "twenty-one," hit a blackjack and immediately revealed its hand.

August 3, Vitebsk /Olga Bogacheva - BelTA/. A large ammunition depot has been neutralized in the Vitebsk region, the press group of the KGB Directorate for the Vitebsk Region informed a BelTA correspondent.

In the future, we will seek additional funding opportunities for these areas if necessary, the governor added.

Currently, the relevant equipment is installed only on Victory Square in the regional center. However, law enforcement agencies insist that these measures should be used much more widely, which will help in addressing issues of crime prevention and investigation. It is better to prevent a problem than to 'deal with' its bitter consequences. Moreover, citizens will feel more protected.

At the end of last year, the Republican Confederation of Entrepreneurship summed up its activities for three years. On the eve of the business circles assembly, where the National Platform for Business is approved, the main areas of activity and problematic issues that most concern private business people today were identified.

The wintering of wild animals in the Vitebsk region passed calmly, as reported to a BELTA correspondent by Vasily Kirpichenok, Deputy Head of the State Control Department for the Protection and Use of Land, Forests, Fauna and Flora, Specially Protected Territories, and Waste Management of the Vitebsk Regional Committee for Natural Resources and Environmental Protection.

Vitebsk Airport has received over 2,000 passengers since the beginning of the year. This was announced to journalists by Sergey Ruris, head of the Vitebsk branch of the state enterprise "Belaeronavigation," after the grand opening of the renovated runway.

Mobile post offices will travel to sparsely populated villages in all districts of the Vitebsk region this year. This was announced by Ekaterina Zinkevich, Deputy Director of the Vitebsk branch of the Republican Unitary Enterprise "Belpochta".

On May 17, 2014, from 9:00 PM to 1:00 AM, the Vitebsk Regional Museum of Local Lore invites citizens and guests of Vitebsk to take part in the international event "Museum Night", which this year is held under the motto "Museum Collections Unite".

On September 20, 2014, a "direct line" with Vladimir Vladimirovich Terentyev, Deputy Chairman of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee, will be held.

A Vitebsk resident won an award at a prestigious song contest in Spain, the Vitebsk Culture Center informed a BELTA correspondent.