Daytime protests in Minsk end without incident

Protesters at the rally in Minsk by 18.00 began to disperse from the residence of President Alexander Lukashenko. His press service, like a week ago, published a photo of Lukashenko in a bulletproof vest and with a weapon.

What happened in Minsk

Sunday, August 30 (coincidentally, Lukashenka's 66th birthday), was the third consecutive day of mass protests in Belarus, which started at 14.00. Before that, the press services of the presidents of Russia and Belarus reported that Lukashenka and Putin had agreed to meet in Moscow.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the republic does not give estimates of the number of protesters, alternative sources write that there are no fewer of them than during the record protests on August 16.

Compared to previous actions, proactive actions of the security forces were noted today: cordoning off the main avenues, separating protesters and mass (at least 125 people) detentions. There was a redeployment of military equipment (BMP) during the protests and its concentration near the Palace of Independence in the capital of Belarus, where Lukashenko was. In Minsk, was reduced . the speed of mobile Internet connection

The protests began on Independence Avenue blocked by the security forces, but then moved to the Minsk Hero City stele and Lukashenka's residence. The President did not come out to the protesters, spoke to the protesters. his assistant Mykola Latyshonok

According to the pro-government Telegram channel Pool of the First, a new picture of Lukashenka with a machine gun was taken at around 4 p.m. today.

Almost the only violation of the peaceful nature of the protests in Minsk was a broken police car. The Belarusian Foreign Ministry reported that three people were detained for this, two of them are “a football coach and a member of the fan movement of a famous football club.”

By 18.00, heavy rain began in Minsk, the protesters began to disperse.