The Ambassador of Belarus to Slovakia Igor Leshchenya supported the participants of peaceful protests in his homeland. He stated this in a video address published in Telegram by the publication Nasha Niva. Dmitry Babenko Leshchenya became the first of the current Belarusian ambassadors to support the protests. He said he was shocked by stories of beatings and torture of detainees in Belarus. "Unfortunately, there were prerequisites for this. 15 years ago, we opened the Stalin Line.

Alyaksandr Lukashenka said that he would not allow a “human chain” action from Vilnius to Kyiv to be held. “There are few caring people with flowers and chains on the avenue in Minsk… They already want to set up from Vilnius to Kyiv and gather more than 300 thousand people there,” Tut.by quotes Lukashenka’s speech at the General Staff.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko ordered the transfer of an airborne brigade from Vitebsk to Grodno, on the country's western border, Interfax reports . “We cannot calmly observe what is happening in these territories. Our military is also concerned about this problem. Therefore, I will additionally ask, since the situation is tense on the western border, to transfer the airborne brigade from Vitebsk to Grodno,” Lukashenka said. His words are quoted by Interfax .

What happened on the seventh day of mass shares in Belarus Valery Sharifulolin / TASS / Scanpix / Leta In Belarus, there are new mass actions demanding the review of the election and resignation of President Alexander Lukashenko. Promotors went to city and regional administrations and demanded a meeting with officials. Officials did not come to people.

The authorities of Belarus accused the Open Russia employee Artyom Vyzhenkov of participating in the riots, but suddenly released five days after a hard detention. We tell how it was Artyom Vyzhenkov page on Facebook Speaking on Friday August 14, 2020 about the foreigners "who came in Belarus" - including "open Russia" - Alexander Lukashenko, most likely, had in mind the Russian Artem Vyzhenkov, an activist of Open Russia.

Subscribe to our YouTube attention! The video shows the death of a person, do not watch him if this is unacceptable for you. Associated Press published a video that shows the moment when Alexander Taraykovsky, who died on August 10 during the protest in Minsk, is mortally wounded. Taraikovsky has nothing in his hands. The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus claimed that Taraykovsky was holding a home -made bomb in his hands, which exploded.

After the match CSKA - Tambov (2:1) at least 15 CSKA fans were detained in Moscow. Lawyer Leonid Solovyov, who provides legal assistance to the detainees, reported this to TASS. According to him, the reason for the detention was the chants of “Long Live Belarus,” which CSKA fans began chanting after the team’s striker Ilya Shkurin scored the second goal against Tambov. “The police regarded these chants as a political slogan,” Solovyov explained.

Artyom Vazhenkov, coordinator of Open Russia, was released in Belarus, who was suspected of participating in mass riots. This is reported by Novaya Gazeta. “Vazhenkov is now at the Russian embassy. We haven’t been in touch with him yet,” Anton Gashinsky, a lawyer for Pravozashchita Otkrytka, told Meduza. Vazhenkov was detained on August 9, when the presidential elections were held in Belarus. He came to Minsk as a blogger and independent observer.

Bellingcat "Mazai", aka Konstantin Pikalov, "curator" from Evgeny Prigozhin in Africa On August 14, 2020, the Bellingcat investigation group in cooperation with journalists from the German edition of Der Spiegel and the Russian The Insider published the first part of the large material about the Kremlin Priest Primozhina.

Update: Belta has corrected the news. Now it says that Russia will provide assistance "in the event of external military threats." President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said at a meeting at the General Staff of the Belarusian Armed Forces that Russia is ready to provide "comprehensive assistance to ensure the security of the Republic of Belarus" at the request of Belarus.

The telegram channel Euroradio published a video showing how Alyaksandr Taraikouski was killed during the protests in Minsk. The Belarusian Interior Ministry claimed that he tried to throw an explosive device at law enforcement officers. It is clear from the video that he did not have any bomb in his hands. 34-year-old Alexander Taraikovsky died on August 10 near the Pushkinskaya metro station in Minsk.

Actor Mikhail Efremov was discharged from the Botkin hospital, where he was taken on August 11 from the courtroom. His lawyer Elman Pashayev told TASS that the actor was at home. According to Pashayev, he does not know what diagnosis was made to Efremov during hospitalization. On August 10, on the eve of the actor's hospitalization, the lawyer said that his client had heart problems. Pashayev later claimed that Efremov had been diagnosed with a stroke.

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko came to a meeting at the General Staff of the Armed Forces and said that threats were being received against military personnel and members of their families. “So I just want to ask them like a man: don’t do this! You don't have to play with fire! Our military has enough resources to protect themselves, their families and ensure security in the state,” Lukashenka said.

Valery Tsepkalo, an unregistered candidate for the presidency of Belarus who was forced to leave the country, has been prosecuted under the article on accepting a bribe. Tsepkalo's spokesman Alexei Urban told Meduza about this. The article of the Belarusian Criminal Code on accepting a bribe provides for punishment of up to 15 years in prison.

Some people from the entourage of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko contacted their "contacts in the Kremlin" to discuss the possibility of fleeing to Russia in the event of the overthrow of the Belarusian authorities. This is reported by Bloomberg, citing two sources in Moscow who are familiar with the content of such conversations. On August 14, Lukashenka dismissed suggestions that he might leave the country.