Video messages began to circulate on social networks, in which Belarusian special forces threw uniforms and insignia into garbage cans, thus protesting against the dispersal of peaceful demonstrations in the country. Videos, in particular, are massively published by the popular opposition telegram channels Nexta Live and Belarus of the Brain. “I am very ashamed that I served in the troops, which are now beating and maiming people,” a former soldier says in one of them.

Nobel laureate in literature Svetlana Aleksievich spoke about the protests that began following the results of the presidential elections in Belarus and called on the leader of the state, Alexander Lukashenko, to resign. “I would like to repeat what journalist Svetlana Kalinkina said so beautifully: “Go away beautifully!..” But it won’t work out already, blood [was shed]. Get out before it's too late, before you throw people into a terrible abyss, into the abyss of civil war! Get out!

How the fourth (most calm) night of protests in Belarus went AP / Scanpix / Leta On the fourth day, protest promotions of disagreements with the results of the elections of the President of Belarus became more calm and small. The demonstrators slightly changed the tactics and form of protests, and the police and the military seemed less actively (especially in comparison with the confrontations of August 9 and 10 ) reacted to this.

Mikhail Metzel / TASS / Scanpix / Leta on the evening of August 12 in Moscow at the Embassy of Belarus on the Street of Maroseyka, a third consecutive was held by a joint of solidarity with the Belarusian opposition, protesting against the results of presidential elections in the country. About 400 people came to the diplomatic mission building. They lined up in a row with posters and burning candles.

Open Russia activist Artem Vazhenkov is in a temporary detention center in Minsk, facing up to 15 years in prison on charges of mass unrest. MBKH Media and RIA Novosti reported this with reference to lawyer Anton Gashinsky. “Vazhenkov is a suspect in a case of mass riots. The sanction under this article provides for from eight to 15 years in prison,” Gashinsky said.

At least ten people were detained in Moscow at a protest against the results of the presidential elections in Belarus, reports . OVD-Info According to the Avtozak Live telegram channel, on the evening of August 12, about 400 people gathered at the Belarusian embassy on Maroseyka Street. People lined up with burning candles. The police officers who arrived at the scene said that the action was not coordinated and asked the audience to disperse.

Several Belarusian journalists working for state TV channels immediately announced their dismissal. The hosts Yevgeny Perlin and Olga Bogatyrevich announced their departure from the ONT (National Television) channel. “Nobody influenced this decision, I made it myself. I hope that the same #MayaKrainaBelarus will return soon,” Perlin wrote on Instagram. “We are few, but we are,” Bogatyrevich said in turn. The host of the TV show Good Morning, Belarus! also resigned.

Dispute of American "realists" and "hawks" about Russia - in open letters Scanpix / Leta What they think in Washington about the future of the US relationship with Russia can be judged by two open letters published recently in the influential journal Politico. The authors of the first advocate interaction with the “Russia that is” - and among them there are many people working with Russia.

Leaders, employees and investors of Belarusian IT companies wrote an open letter calling on the authorities to stop violence against civilians, release all those detained during the protests and hold new presidential elections in Belarus, as well as ensure free access to information in the country. At the time of writing the Meduza news, the letter was signed by more than 500 people, including more than 170 employees of Game Stream (World of Tanks project).

The Russians from the Wagner PMC, who were detained in Belarus, will be handed over to Russia by the end of the week. This was reported by Interfax with reference to an informed source. “It is possible that the detainees will be handed over to the Russian side for further proceedings,” the source said, without specifying what kind of proceedings they are talking about. According to the interlocutor of the agency, it is assumed that the Russians "will leave Minsk by air." Updated.

In Belarus, street protests continue. Promotors - about why they are not stopped by detention and riot police Valery Sharifulolin / TASS / Scanpix / Leta Belarus protests the fourth day because of the official results of the presidential election , according to which Alexander Lukashenko remains the head of the country. His main rival Svetlana Tikhanovskaya left the country under pressure from the authorities.

Your Browser Does Not Support the Audio Element. About the future of Belarusian protests. What will be with them without a leader? What concessions will Lukashenko go? Why are his security forces so aggressive now? Protests in Belarus have been going on for the third day. People take to the streets in the largest cities of the country. They opposed the announced preliminary results of the presidential election. During the performances, one protester died.

Drivers of several cars began blocking traffic near Pushkinskaya metro station in Minsk. Judging by the video published on the Nexta Live telegram channel, drivers are driving at the speed of pedestrians, not letting other cars pass. Added at 20:28. According to the Yandex.Traffic service, there are no difficulties on the roads in Minsk. Also, the protesters who appeared on the city streets in the evening began to block the roads.

Recent events and what to expect: Belarus is witnessing its fourth day of mass protests, following Sunday’s presidential election. Since the weekend, police have arrested thousands of people in cities across the country. Most of the unrest has been in Minsk. President Alexander Lukashenko (Alyaksandr Lukashenka) has continued to insult demonstrators in public statements, while riot police have violently attacked protesters, sometimes even after they’ve been arrested.

A young man who was detained at a rally on August 10 died in a hospital in Homel, Onliner reports, citing sources. He was sent under administrative arrest, after the trial he became ill, and he was taken to the hospital. “Death came on the night of August 12th. According to preliminary information, it is not related to the detention, ”writes Onliner. Updated. According to the Belarusian Radio Liberty, the name of the deceased was Alexander Vikhor, he was 25 years old.