The hunting season for beaver and otter continues, which will last until March 31, 2024. According to Vyacheslav Soldatov, a senior state inspector of the state control department of Vitebsk Regional Inspectorate for the Protection of Fauna and Flora, the permitted methods are rifle hunting from the approach, from ambush, from the approach on small boats (without engine or with the engine off), on burrows. The rifled weapon must have a muzzle energy of the...

Since January 1, 2024, two bus flights between Vitebsk and Smolensk have been canceled due to the expiration of the international license for passenger transportation issued to the Belarusian carrier JSC "Vitebskoblavtotrans". In accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation, in order to carry out international passenger transportation, the carrier must obtain the appropriate license from the Ministry of Transport of Russia. JSC "Vitebskoblavtotrans" sent an application for...

Oleg Butkevich was ordained a priest in 2000 after graduating from the Higher Theological Seminary in Grodno. He performed the duties of vicar and rector in the parishes of Novopolotsk, Miory, Beshenkovichi and Ulla, St. Anthony of Padua in the regional center, and headed the deanery (an integral part of the diocese) of Vitebsk-northern. In 2013, the then Bishop of Vitebsk Vladislav Blin resigned for health reasons, and Pope Francis appointed Oleg Butkevich as the new head of the...

– City residents have no choice but to learn how to store apples and pears in their apartments. This is the easiest way, but in this case it is important to choose the right container and place it in a cool place, most often a glazed balcony is used for this. You can store fruit in a clean wooden box with holes, a basket or a plastic box with grooves, advises Valentina Poddubnaya, an experienced gardener from Chashnik. – The bottom and walls of the container are covered with...

“For us, this is a cutting-edge project, the first in Belarus,” Rustam Khaidarov emphasized, noting the high level of UNICEF’s partnership with the leadership of the Vitebsk region and the focus on expanding cooperation. During the meeting, the results of work in 2023 in various areas supported by UNICEF were discussed. One of the most relevant is the “Family for Every Child” program. Its goal is to return children with disabilities and developmental disabilities who are...