Minsk News
Drug Market Owner Arrested for Involvement in 2020 Protests
A 21-year-old Minsk resident, the owner of an online store, was detained for selling narcotics.
Igor Zur detention prohibited substances criminal case protests Minsk 10 October 2024
Minsk resident received her deceased husband's pension for several years
A Minsk resident received her late husband’s pension for several years and even managed to issue a power of attorney on his behalf after his death.
Igor Zur criminal case spouses pension bank card Minsk 9 October 2024
66-year-old female courier detained in Minsk
A 66-year-old woman from Minsk agreed to work as a courier for telephone scammers, but managed to complete only one task.
Igor Zur criminal case internet fraud pensioners detention Minsk 8 October 2024
A serious accident occurred on the Minsk ring road: four cars collided at once
In the area of the 25th kilometer of the inner ring of the Moscow Ring Road, two Mercedes cars, as well as Geely and Skoda cars, collided.
Kurchev Anton Minsk MKAD road accident Minsk 5 October 2024
Two cars collided in Minsk: what is known about the consequences of the accident
On the afternoon of October 4, a traffic accident occurred at the intersection of Perekhodnaya and Soltysa streets in the capital of Belarus.
Kurchev Anton Minsk road accident cars GAI | State Traffic Inspectorate Minsk 5 October 2024
Sentence passed in case of terrorist attack at Machulishchi military airfield
The perpetrator of the terrorist attack at the Machulishchi airfield, Ukrainian citizen Shvets N.V., was sentenced to 25 years of imprisonment.
Igor Zur Prosecutor General's Office terrorist attack Machulischi Minsk 4 October 2024
A call from a “mobile operator” cost a Minsk resident almost 130,000 rubles
Telephone scammers posing as representatives of a mobile operator, law enforcement agencies and the National Bank swindled almost 130,000 rubles from a Minsk resident.
Timur Khomichev Minsk fraud telephone fraud telephone scammers Minsk 2 October 2024
In Minsk, a child got stuck in a mud hole: the Ministry of Emergency Situations was called
An 11-year-old boy was looking at his phone, tripped and fell into a mud hole.
Timur Khomichev Minsk child dirt Ministry of Emergency Situations | Ministry of Emergency Situations Minsk 30 September 2024
Comply with standards. Sanitary and Epidemiological Service on water samples after an accident on water supply networks in Minsk
All drinking water samples taken after the accident in the water supply networks in Minsk comply with hygienic standards.
Timur Khomichev Minsk accident water Minsk City Center of Hygiene and Epidemiology Minsk 30 September 2024
New fraud scheme: 10 Minsk residents fell victim to scammers in a week when applying for jobs online
All the victims wanted to find employment in an online casino or a home goods store.
Timur Khomichev Minsk fraud internet fraud cyber fraud Minsk 30 September 2024
A 19-year-old guy who “mined” government institutions in Russia was detained in Minsk
A criminal case has been opened against the young man.
Timur Khomichev Minsk Russia News of Russia mining detention Minsk 30 September 2024
A Minsk resident linked someone else's card to a car sharing account and became a defendant in a criminal case
The man paid for car sharing services with someone else's card more than 15 times.
Timur Khomichev Minsk bank card criminal case Minsk 29 September 2024
Chemical composition is normal. Sanitary and Epidemiological Service examines water samples after accident in Minsk
All water samples taken after the accident in Minsk comply with hygienic standards for safety indicators and chemical composition.
Timur Khomichev Minsk accident water Minsk City Center of Hygiene and Epidemiology Minsk 29 September 2024
A Minsk resident received a voice message from a “friend” and transferred money to scammers
Cybercriminals tricked a Minsk resident out of 300 rubles by posing as his friend.
Timur Khomichev Minsk fraud cyber fraud cyber fraudsters Minsk 28 September 2024
In Minsk, a guy took someone else's money from an information kiosk and became a defendant in a criminal case
The guy thought the equipment had made a mistake and took the money for himself.
Timur Khomichev Minsk money theft criminal case Minsk 28 September 2024
Colleagues' names were mentioned in conversations. Minsk resident believed scammers and lost 250,000 rubles
A criminal case has been opened on fraud on an especially large scale.
Timur Khomichev Minsk fraud telephone scammers telephone fraud Minsk 27 September 2024
A Minsk resident lost more than 23,000 rubles after believing promises of easy money on the Internet
Fraudsters, under the pretext of investing in bonds, swindled more than 23,000 rubles from a Minsk resident.
Timur Khomichev Minsk fraud internet fraud Minsk 27 September 2024
A Minsk resident became a victim of extortionists while trying to find a job: the task of the “employers” turned out to be a trick
After logging into the corporate ICloud, a Minsk resident lost access to his smartphone.
Timur Khomichev Minsk extortion part-time job internet fraud Minsk 24 September 2024
A Minsk resident wanted to protect his savings and transferred 41,000 rubles to scammers
Telephone scammers posing as representatives of a mobile operator and the State Security Committee swindled 41,000 rubles from a Minsk resident.
Timur Khomichev Minsk fraud telephone scammers telephone fraud Minsk 24 September 2024
Belhydromet checked the state of atmospheric air in Minsk
The survey was conducted on September 20 and 22 as part of the environmental campaign “Car-Free Day “Belarus for Clean Air!”
Timur Khomichev Minsk air checking Car Free Day Minsk 23 September 2024