"This year's harvest campaign is taking place in difficult weather conditions. We need seven good days to complete the harvest campaign, and then a significant contribution will be made to the Vitebsk region's harvest," said Alexander Kosinets.

Based on the decision of the operational group of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee, the phased activation of heating in kindergartens, schools, and hospitals began in the region on October 8. As of today, by the decision of the chairman of the regional executive committee, universities, vocational education institutions, and their dormitories have also been included in the list of these facilities. "The activation of heating in accordance with the established procedure begins when the average daily air temperature is 10 degrees Celsius or below for five consecutive days. However, due to the severe cold snap, it was decided not to wait for this period," noted Anatoly Sudak.

In the Vitebsk region, over the past one and a half to two years, significant work has been carried out to modernize the material and technical base of boarding houses for the elderly, disabled, and children in need of state social care.

Law enforcement officers of the Vitebsk region have launched raids to identify the illegal sale of pyrotechnic products, Vladimir Pranko, Deputy Head of the Department of Public Order and Prevention of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee's Internal Affairs Directorate, told a BELTA correspondent.