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In H1 2026, Grodno’s tourism exports doubled its pre-pandemic figures, ranking the city on the Neman River among the top three destinations in Belarus, Grodno Deputy Mayor Dmitry Mikhalsky told the media ahead of a tourism forum dedicated to Grodno City Day, BelTA has learned.

A double holiday is taking place in Grodno Oblast: the city of Lida is celebrating its 703rd anniversary and hosting the LIDBEER 2026 festival, BelTA has learned.

How the tourism infrastructure in the city of Grodno develops was sketched out by Chairman of the Grodno City Executive Committee Andrei Khmel at a meeting of Chairman of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus Igor Sergeyenko and members of the House of Representatives elected from Grodno and the oblast with the city’s leadership and activists, BelTA has learned.

Trade union organizations in Grodno Oblast continue to provide prompt support to healthcare workers whose property was damaged by recent severe weather and emergencies. The Grodno Oblast Organization of the Belarusian Trade Union of Healthcare Workers told BelTA how the social protection system and the principle of solidarity work in practice.

Belarus is implementing a project to digitalize mobile retail, BelTA learned from the Belarusian Ministry of Communications and Informatization.

Information Minister Dmitry Zhuk met with Grodno residents in what was an open and frank conversation that lasted about two hours as part of the national information and educational project Pulse of the Country: Facts, Trends, Meanings, BelTA has learned.

HC Neman, HC Shakhtyor, and HC Yunost have claimed victories in the group stage matches of the 2026 Ruslan Salei Cup, BelTA has learned.

State Secretary of the Belarusian Security Council Aleksandr Volfovich visited a number of agricultural organizations in Oshmyany District, Grodno Oblast on 4 August, BelTA has learned.

Chairman of the Grodno Oblast Executive Committee Yuri Karayev told the media how many negligent agricultural workers in Grodno Oblast are expected to be called up for military service, BelTA has learned.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko received a report from Grodno Oblast Governor Yuri Karayev on 3 August, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian head of state.