Late in the evening on August 25, the Central Operations Department of the Gorodok District Emergency Situations Department received a report from a 29-year-old man stating that he and his mother, born in 1947, had gone into the forest to pick berries and at around 10:00 AM got lost in the area of the village of Verechye and could not find their way home on their own.

"Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk" is the only festival in the post-Soviet space where artists come with a sincere desire to share their creativity with the audience and communicate within their circle. It is here that the integration of Belarus and Russia takes place through culture. The festival contributes to the preservation and strengthening of fraternal relations between our peoples. This is very wonderful," said Lev Leshchenko. The artist also spoke about his warm feelings for Vitebsk: "I have read many times about the city, Marc Chagall, I know what tragic consequences the war brought: the city was practically destroyed, a huge number of people died. This heroic, stoic spirit is felt. I really like Vitebsk, its amazing atmosphere, cleanliness, and the hospitality of its people."

The 3D project competition was held in Moscow as part of the international educational forum "Be an Engineer".

Elegant sandals of the 'Antalya' model, size 37, turquoise color. This is how the 40 millionth pair looks, which has come off the conveyor belt of SOOO 'Belvest'. Its author is a young artist-designer, a graduate of the Vitebsk Technological University, Alesya Khamitsevich.

Chairman of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee Alexander Kosinets instructed to check the effectiveness of foreign business trips of district heads, and to recover from some of them the expenses for their business trips abroad.

In the Vitebsk region, 126 households may be in the flood zone. This was announced today at a briefing to journalists by the head of the Vitebsk regional department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, Vasily Chekan, reports BELTA correspondent.

On August 24, 2013, a "direct telephone line" with the residents of the region will be held by the Deputy Chairman of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee, Terentyev Vladimir Vladimirovich.

The State Enterprise "Vitebsk Regional Marketing Center", being the basic center for supporting entrepreneurship in the Vitebsk region, conducts free training events for small and medium-sized businesses.