The selection of skiers took place in "Raubichi" as part of the Olympic Days of Youth of the Republic of Belarus. In the group of participants born between 1998 and 2000, 71 boys and 42 girls competed.

Vladimir Terentyev conveyed greetings from the Chairman of the Regional Executive Committee, Nikolai Sherstnev, and a certificate for 1 billion rubles to strengthen the material and technical base of the institution. The Chairman of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus, Vladimir Andreichenko, also sent congratulations on his 65th birthday.

Traditionally, on these winter days in Vitebsk, events are held dedicated to the memory of Anatoly Ispenkov – our countryman, commander of the electrical engineering division of the submarine "Komsomolets", which sank in 1989 in the Norwegian Sea. Relatives of the hero and former colleagues, who come from all corners of the former Soviet Union, take part in these events.

Nikolai Sherstnev continues to form the director corps of the region's enterprises from among people capable of working in the current economic situation, seeing development prospects, and ensuring positive results of economic activity.

Local entrepreneur Alexey Zakrizhevsky and his wife Ekaterina bought the premises of a former factory canteen 2 years ago, so its previous specialization has not changed. The cuisine is versatile: there are both national Belarusian dishes and dishes of other peoples. The owners' special pride is their own pizza. For its preparation, they acquired, of course, an Italian oven.

On January 29, the State Automobile Inspectorate is holding a unified road safety day – “We remember, we know, we comply!”.

The renovated treatment building is designed for 79 beds. The four floors will house the admission, isolation, pediatric respiratory departments, departments for intestinal infections for children and adults, as well as a high-tech PCR laboratory. The possibility of isolated admission of patients with various infectious pathologies has been ensured.

The Vitebsk region has expanded the geography of its export supplies to 77 countries. In January-November 2015, it shipped products to the markets of eight states for the first time.