On November 24, a match will take place at the Vitebsk Sports Palace between the Vitebsk region team and the team of the President of the Republic of Belarus as part of the Seventh Republican Ice Hockey Competitions among Amateur Teams

Modern equipment has helped to reach a qualitatively new level of medical care for specialists. The latest generation operating ophthalmic microscope and phacoemulsifier were delivered to the hospital at the end of last year.

On the eve of City Day, children from Vitebsk Art School No. 3 "Maladzik" made a pleasant gift to the zoo: they painted the aviary where the peacock and chickens are kept with bright colors.

The Standing Committee of the Union State has announced the annual competition of journalistic works on integration topics "Belarus - Russia. A Step into the Future". It is held to attract the attention of periodic print and electronic publications of Belarus and Russia to the topic of the Union State and to inform the public about specific events held within the framework of the Union State.

A monument to His Holiness Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Alexy II was unveiled in Vitebsk, a BELTA correspondent reports.

At a recent exhibition in the regional center, the Vitebsk enterprise presented for the first time a prototype of a promising development – the "Vityaz 32LCD861 — 7DC Smart" television.

The incident occurred on June 25. In the evening, the Vitebsk Regional Emergency Situations Department received a report from the duty paramedic about a drowned girl found on the bank of a reservoir 2 meters deep.

This acknowledgment was made at a meeting with young athletes, dedicated to the Year of Youth, by the multiple world champion in Greco-Roman wrestling and silver medalist of the 1980 Moscow Olympics, Igor Kanygin.

This year, by decision of the regional executive committee, more than 4,000 university students, vocational and secondary specialized education students will go to agricultural enterprises to harvest potatoes, vegetables, and flax.

The multi-genre mythology festival "Visiting the Lepel Dragon" will expand its format this year and offer guests a special attraction – a ride on a 30-seat wooden boat, reported Violetta Grudskaya, director of "RaidoTour" LLC, a representative of one of the organizers.

During the festival days - from July 7 to 15 - public transport will operate until 3 a.m. on some routes in Vitebsk. These include buses No. 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 26, 34; trolleybuses No. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10; and trams No. 1, 2, 7, 8.