Dear residents of the Vitebsk region! In these July days, we are celebrating a significant event – the 1025th anniversary of the Baptism of Rus'. In the tenth century, Saint Equal-to-the-Apostles Prince Vladimir adopted the Christian faith, making a spiritual and civilizational choice that determined the future destiny of the Belarusian, Russian, and Ukrainian peoples, and contributed to the unity of the Eastern Slavs.

Your arduous work, thanks to which food security is ensured, is worthy of high praise and the most sincere words of gratitude.

The corresponding Decree No. 54 "On providing one-time financial assistance" was signed by the President of the Republic of Belarus.

Not every higher education institution can boast its own media outlets, but VSU named after P. Masherov has two of them: a multi-issue newspaper and TVU – the television of Vitebsk University.

This was the main topic of discussion at the meeting of the heads of enterprises in the Vitebsk region, initiated by the Employers' Union. The management corps is interested in solving the complex problems that time poses to economic entities. Nothing surprising: their successful development and competitiveness in the market largely depend on this.

Religious processions, glorifying the holy patroness, will begin after the Divine Liturgies at the walls of St. Sophia Cathedral, the Cathedral of the Epiphany, the churches of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos, and the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos (village Bogatyrska).

The shopping and entertainment center on Moskovsky Avenue in the Bilevo microdistrict in Vitebsk became one of the notable objects following the results of the competition "For the Best Achievement in the Construction Industry of the Republic of Belarus for 2014".

In Vitebsk, a man who attempted to rape a minor girl has been sentenced to 9 years and 6 months of imprisonment, reported Dmitry Orekhva, Deputy Prosecutor of the city of Vitebsk.

In Vitebsk, three drug addicts brutally beat acquaintances with baseball bats with whom they had jointly used drugs. This was reported by the Investigative Committee Department for the Vitebsk Region.

The Belarusian Athletics Federation has published a list of the 9 best runners in the history of our country. All of them are exclusively representatives of the fair sex. Among others, the list includes Alesya Turova from Dubrovno and Alina Talay from Orsha.

The main theme of the event will be the measures taken by the customs service to increase the transit attractiveness of Belarus and reduce the customs clearance time for goods. Specialists from enterprises and organizations, including carriers and residents of the FEZ "Vitebsk", will receive information on the conditions for obtaining the status of "Reliable Foreign Economic Activity Participant", and on the advantages of preliminary information and electronic declaration of goods.