The most massive protest in the history of modern Belarus was held in Minsk - and Lukashenko made a rally in his support. Report "Medusa" Tatyana Zenkovich / EPA / Scanpix / Leta On the afternoon of August 16, 200 thousand opponents of Alexander Lukashenko entered the streets of Minsk. And shortly before the most mass protest in the history of modern Belarus, the first a week before people, Lukashenko himself spoke.

Belarus, the eighth day of protests, the main thing Yauhen Yerchak / EPA / Scanpix / Leta The most massive protest in the history of modern Belarus was held in Minsk. According to TUT.BY, at least 200 thousand people came to it.

On the evening of August 16, an unverified Instagram account sergeyrumas posted a post in support of the protesters on behalf of former Prime Minister Sergei Rumas. “What is happening in Minsk is unacceptable in relation to the citizens of the Republic of Belarus. Violence in the 21st century should not be justified, all those responsible should be punished.

We tell how they cover the historic protests against Lukashenko and the rally of his supporters On August 16, the largest protest in the history of modern Belarus took place in the center of Minsk — more than 200 thousand people took part in it. Protests in other cities gathered tens of thousands of citizens.

In the past two days, on August 14 and 15, Alexander Lukashenko has spoken twice to Vladimir Putin about the unrest in Belarus.

The office of the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky called the decision of the Belarusian leadership to extradite the Wagner PMC fighters detained in the country to Russia irresponsible. “Official Minsk, unfortunately, has already demonstrated, by irresponsibly releasing the Wagnerites, that the historical closeness of our two peoples and the principle of mutual assistance of neighbors is worth nothing to him personally,” Zelensky’s administration said in a statement.

The head of Bashkiria, Radiy Khabirov, promised that limestone mining at Shikhan Kushtau would be suspended until a compromise was reached by opponents of the development of the mountain and representatives of the Bashkir Soda Company. This was reported by the correspondent of RTVI. Khabirov arrived at the camp of the defenders of Kushtau. He promised to remove equipment from the mountain and called on the activists to disperse. “BSC are leaving, you are leaving too.

The mayor of Brest went to the crowd of protesters and tried to talk to them. Watch this video to understand what is happening throughout Belarus right now TUT.BY mayor of Brest Alexander Rogachuk on August 16 went to the protesters. On this day, all Belarus was covered by shares against Alexander Lukashenko. A rally and a march in the center of Minsk gathered a record number of participants - at least 200 thousand people.

Aisultan Nazarbayev, the grandson of the first president of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, died at the age of 29. This information was confirmed by Aisultan's mother Dariga Nazarbayeva. “My family deeply mourns the death of our beloved Aisultan, and at this very difficult hour for us, we hope that the public will show understanding and respect for our irreparable loss,” said Dariga Nazarbayeva. Her words were published on the website of the Nursultan Nazarbayev Foundation, which she heads.

The head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus, Yuri Karayev, admitted that Alexander Taraikovsky, who died during a protest in Minsk, could have been shot with a non-lethal weapon. "Maybe they shot him with a non-lethal weapon. I don't know yet, I'm not an investigator. He died. How many people died during the riots in America? If it was a rubber bullet, it's not a firearm with steel-core bullets. But we didn't use firearms, only non-lethal ones," Karayev told Tut.by.

Sunday events in Minsk On August 16, two rallies took place in Minsk at once: first, supporters of Alexander Lukashenko came to the Independence Square-according to official figures, more than 70 thousand people, according to media estimates, no more than 30 thousand. Supporters of Svetlana Tikhanovskaya gathered at the Minsk-Hero Gorod. According to TUT.BY, at least 200 thousand people came to this action. The Ministry of Internal Affairs did not give their assessments.

In the center of Minsk, the largest protest in the history of modern Belarus was held - 200 thousand people participated in it. See how she looked In Minsk, an action was held against the results of the presidential elections (according to official figures, Alexander Lukashenko won for the sixth time) and against the violence of power structures in relation to the protesters. Prior to that, supporters of the president managed to commemorate the government at the Government House.

Your Browser Does Not Support the Audio Element. "It can be your sister, neighbor or mother." As a photograph of women at a street campaign in Minsk became a symbol of the Belarusian protest After the elections of the President of Belarus, which took place on August 9, protests began in many cities of the country, and they continue all week. Their participants do not agree with the results of voting, in which, according to official figures, Alexander Lukashenko won with a great advantage.

Sergey Gapon / AFP / Scanpix / Leta The first rally in support of the current president Alexander Lukashenko took place in Minsk. According to official figures, more than 70 thousand people came to him; According to media calculations, no more than 30 thousand. The participants of the event were brought from all over the country by buses, the rally completed the emotional performance of Lukashenko himself.

Over the past two days, August 14 and 15, Alexander Lukashenko telephoned Vladimir Putin twice. They discussed the situation in Belarus.