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Belarus, U.S. hold Holocaust commemorative event in Minsk Today the world remembers the tragedy of the Holocaust. In Israel, the commemoration of Holocaust Remembrance Day begins with a ceremony at Yad Vashem, Israel's official memorial to victims of the Holocaust. In Minsk, the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the United States Department of State held a joint event to commemorate the victims ...

International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day on April 26 Today is the 33rd Anniversary and the International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day. One of the biggest nuclear catastrophes in human history has changed the lives of many Belarusians dramatically. The disaster affected ...

"Remembrance Day" action to be held in "Khatyn" memorial complex Belarus remembers a sad date today. On March 22, 1943, the village of Khatyn was burned with all of the residents. After 26 years, a memorial was opened at the site of the ...

Name of 771th Belarusian immortalized on Island of Courage and Sorrow memorial The memory of the Soviet soldiers, who died in combat operations in Afghanistan, was honored on the Island of Courage and Sorrow in Minsk. 30 years ago, the nine-year war ended, which claimed the lives of 15 thousand Soviet soldiers. Representatives of government agencies, the Belarusian army, veterans of the Afghanistan war, mothers and widows of the fallen took part in a solemn ceremony. The name of the 771th Belarusian...

Belarus pays tribute to the heroes fallen during the Soviet-Afghan war. Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko addressed veterans of war and peacekeeping soldier. The head of state noted that Belarus will always remember soldiers and officers who showed selflessness and courage in the hot spots of the planet and who took upon themselves the first blow of international terrorism. Traditionally, on February 15, in memory of the victims their relatives, friends and colleagues gather on the Island of...