Up to 200 thousand people gathered at a rally against Lukashenko in Minsk

In Minsk, near the stele "Minsk - Hero City" is the most massive opposition rally in all the time of the protests. According to various estimates, at the rally - from tens of thousands to 200 thousand people. Some of the protesters are heading to the House of the Government of Belarus on Independence Square, where Alexander Lukashenko spoke in his support at a rally this afternoon.

The actual organizers of the rally - the Belarusian telegram channels led by NEXTA , which broke the bar of 2 million subscribers today - announced in advance that it would become the largest in the history of Belarus, and it seems they were not mistaken.

People gathered at the stele starting at 14:00. At 15:00, the RBC correspondent estimated the number of protesters at several tens of thousands of people, at 15:40 the correspondent of MBKh Media - more than one hundred thousand . At 16:30, the Belarusian edition of Tut.by counted 200,000 people at the stele. A little later, RIA Novosti estimated the number at several dozen people. There are no official estimates of the Belarusian Ministry of Internal Affairs.

to the protesters and called on factory workers, state media employees and officials to join the protest. turned No speeches were planned at the rally, and the stands were not built, but Maria Kolesnikova, the head of the headquarters of candidate Viktor Babariko, who was not admitted to the elections,

At 16:30 NEXTA published a new plan for the protesters to go to Independence Square at 17:00, where the Government House is located, there “to celebrate another victory over the dictatorship”, and then disperse and continue celebrating on the streets of the city.

After 17:00 people really lined up in a column and marched to Independence Square and by 18:00 concentrated near the Government House.

on Independence Square took place In the afternoon , the first rally of Lukashenka's supporters during the protests , at which the president addressed the people for the first time. According to the official estimate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, 65 thousand people took part in it, according to Tut.by , 30-32 thousand people took part.

After the rally, Lukashenka said goodbye to the audience and went to the Government House. Whether he is still there is unknown.