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Shklov District is playing host to the Kupala Night Festival (Alexandria Gathers Friends) for the 16th time. Located on a picturesque bank of the Dnieper River, Alexandria has turned into a festival town with streets lined up with entertainment venues and vendors selling delicious treats and souvenirs. The place is bustling with activity and visitors are obviously enjoying its vibrant and crowded atmosphere. After all, the festival is not only about the cultural heritage of Belarusians, it also highlights their hospitality. BelTA has visited the festival and here is what we have seen.

The exposition of the Mogilev Oblast Glory Museum shows the centuries-long and difficult struggles that Belarusians faced in their quest for independence, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at the inauguration ceremony for the Mogilev Oblast Glory Museum. The museum was built in Mogilev District next to the legendary Buinichi Field that saw the fiercest battles taking place at the initial stage of the Great Patriotic War, BelTA has learned.

Independence Day signifies peace for a majority of Belarus’ residents. Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko made the statement during a ceremony held in the Mound of Glory memorial complex on 3 July on the occasion of Independence Day, BelTA has learned.

The State Security Committee of Belarus (KGB) conducted a multi-stage special operation called «Harpoon», which disrupted plans for an attack on Belarus using strike drones, BelTA learned from the ONT TV Channel.

Nearly 81,000 foreign nationals from 57 countries vacationed in health resorts of Minsk Oblast in 2024, Head of the Minsk Oblast Office of the Belarusian national center of health resort treatment and recuperation Irina Yevseeva said at a press conference held during the media tour «Discover Minsk Oblast: The Future Begins Here!» in Myadel District, BelTA has learned.

In his video address to the participants of the 12th Forum of Regions of Belarus and Russia, which is running in Nizhny Novgorod, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko emphasized the special role of the young generation in shaping the future of their countries, BelTA has learned.

Peoples of Belarus and Russia have strong kinship ties, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a video address to the participants of the plenary session of the 12th Forum of Regions of Belarus and Russia on 27 June, BelTA has learned.

There are currently nearly 600 cooperation agreements in effect between regions of Belarus and Russia, Chairwoman of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus Natalya Kochanova said, BelTA has learned.