The resource is a combined database and is the result of the implementation of a joint project by the State Institution "Vitebsk Regional Library named after V. I. Lenin", the Vitebsk Regional Organization of the Public Association "Belarusian Union of War Veterans in Afghanistan", and the Vitebsk City Museum of Internationalist Soldiers.

The long-term photo exhibition "Vitebsk: A Portrait Against the Backdrop of Time" has opened at the Vitebsk Regional Museum of Local Lore. As reported by the institution, over 200 works featuring views of Vitebsk from the second half of the 19th to the beginning of the 21st century are on display here.

The State Automobile Inspectorate of the Vitebsk region is organizing an open-air public reception. On Lenin Square in Vitebsk, the acting head of the traffic police department of the Vitebsk region internal affairs directorate, Vladimir Bonadysenko, and heads of departments will answer citizens' questions within their competence.

The enterprise "Sweet Country", located in the Orsha district, will become a branch of the Vitebsk confectionery factory "Vitba" this year. The corresponding decision was made by the regional executive committee. "Sweet Country" released its first batch of products in September 2014. This is the only specialized producer of Swiss rolls and pastries in the republic.

In mid-February, law enforcement agencies received a report from a healthcare facility stating that a 14-year-old teenage girl had sought medical attention for a chemical eye burn.

The admission campaign in Belarus continues. The next stage (after the centralized testing) is the time for submitting documents to universities. Applicants can collect their CT certificates at the testing centers where they took the exams in academic subjects on the main or reserve day.

On Victory Square in Vitebsk on May 3, hundreds of young townspeople gathered to participate in a cheerful celebration dedicated to the World Clown Therapy Day – "Red Nose Day". Volunteers of the regional organization of the Belarusian Red Cross Society did their best to ensure as many smiles as possible on this day.