public utilities work 24/7 to ensure the comfort and coziness of our citizens. in the year of quality, the emphasis is on prompt responses to citizens’ requests. every year, more than 4 million people call 115 with requests for help. the most problematic issues of repair, operation and maintenance of the housing stock. for western christians, today is palm sunday. the holiday is accompanied by traditional lighting.

whenever we will come to the rescue of christ, not only the one who died for us, but also the one who grew up for us, from childhood a pleasant memory, probably of easter , faithful sunday, when we ourselves collected willows, waited for the first leaves to appear, i really want our son to grow up too, he had the same pleasant feelings that we have preserved some traditions that were in our childhood. tomorrow , catholics and protestants will begin the strictest week of lent, holy... for orthodox christians, palm sunday will begin on april 28. next, sports news, we will update the information at 3:00 pm. stay on the first button. victoria azarenka moves on, and arina sabalenka leaves the prestigious bta thousand series tournament in miami. in the third round match, azarenka defeated the seventh racket of the world, chinese jen tiin, in two games 64-75.

good afternoon, central region news is on air. we, olga medved and sergey lugovsky, will tell you about the main events of the week and the life of the minsk region. so, look, today's program. a fiery wound for the entire country. and our historical memory. the tragedy of khatyn is like a terrible lesson. the weather is good. more than half of the region's districts have begun sevuerov. let's talk about our food security in 2024. and also. let's try the vitamin fresh of the new harvest. forestry enterprises are actively harvesting birch sap. let's go to the best plots. and let us enjoy spiritual food. together we will hear music on the strings of the belarusian soul. let's get acquainted with the colorful team of balolaechka novodvorskaya school. a fiery wound that still burns with pain in our hearts today. the tragedy of khotyn was remembered in belarus. 81 years

after the terrible events. on march 22, 1943, a punitive detachment destroyed the village. 149 residents were shot or burned alive, including 75 children. in memory of the peaceful victims of the war , thousands of visitors visit the memorial complex. official delegations, work collectives, families, youth. about historical memory and emotional unity.

go, came here and my head just exploded, i’m in shock, my soul trembled, my heart began to clench, i understand how difficult, painful and serious this is, march 22... 943 a punitive detachment arrived, ashes were left, 149 residents died, in including 75 children, the youngest was not even two months old, 81 years after the tragedy, we keep the memory of the peaceful victims. in addition to the fact that we came to honor the memory of those who died for our homeland, for those thanks to whom we now live peacefully on our land, of course, this is to turn something around in our heads . once again i will emphasize to myself how valuable our life is to us. every belarusian, especially modern youth , must remember what kind of sky we live under, why it is so peaceful and how we achieved, and we need to honor the memory. khatenia is silently screaming today, but to hear and

feel this pain, you need to turn on your heart. so the pupils of the zhdanovichi special school of the boarding school came on an excursion, the whole story is in sign language. so that we all remember that. this is not only khatyn, this is a lot of human grief. we visit regularly, but in certain groups, in honor of the memory of what happened here, so that children know, children see it, children feel it. among the visitors to the memorial complex olga pashinina and tatyana dumcheva, a resident of the moscow region, they are also colleagues, friends , are relaxing in a belarusian sanatorium, they included stories in their mandatory program... iconic places, being nearby and knowing that this place was here, well, it was impossible not to come here, can you imagine the people who lived here, it’s very hard, in general it’s just overwhelming, and the chime here is somehow

a very difficult place, a mournful place, foreign guests , labor collectives, representatives of government and public organizations, families, all the roads the vlagoya region was kept in memory to prevent oblivion. minsk. and at the eternal flame there are flowers and moments of silence. for the first time in this holy place of memory, for the first time in murmansk - a hero city, one of thirteen cities, minsk - a hero city. i think that everyone should remember, this is the second time i’ve been here. we would very much like to convey a deep bow from all russian people, everyone who remembers, who knows who honors the memory of that tragedy, the tragedy

of the belarusian people, that belarus remembers, reads in a new look khatynia recreated a 15th century church, repaired monuments, landscaped. territory. the large-scale reconstruction of the memorial complex symbolically began in the year of historical memory and already in 2023 one of the key openings took place. this is a new interactive museum. let me note that in the year of peace and creation alone, khatyn was visited by more than half a million people, and employees conducted over 6,000 excursions. from the beginning of the war and occupation to the halls of eternity and memory, the museum route is about emotional immersion. the museum is truly fascinating. everything is so thought out, done in detail, you are also immersed fully into this story, it just conveys the sensations, yes, that were in those days, and plus everything here is done quite modernly. the history of this place touches

absolutely every string of the soul; the most interesting and exciting was the hall where the imitation of a barn was burning. there was a hall of memory, which made us understand that our people are united, they were able to stop after the events that our ancestors experienced. khatyn through the prism of generations, the fiery tragedy was also reflected in exhibitions of children's creativity. 10 works presented here students of gymnasium number 75 named after maslennikov. i would like to draw your attention to these two works. you can see the deep meaning.

brings down our farmers. more than half of the twenty-two districts of the minsk region have already begun sowing spring crops, wheat, oats, rye, and barley. and this is only part of the future grain field. 120 tons - malting barley, in agro-mathematical calculations of agronomists

of the agricultural enterprise krasnaya zvezda breeding plant, all formulas are tied to the precise implementation of technologies, time of entering the field, volumes and types of fertilizers, crop varieties, in in the case of sugar beets, every square root is verified, hence the sweet root crops have a good yield, we add about 80 tons of organic matter per hectare of beetroot. 300 and phosphorus 200, then before sowing for cultivation we apply half a ton per hectare of afk complex fertilizer, we are planning up to 700 centers, well, how will the weather conditions affect. now farmers are also busy sowing spring barley, the brovar variety, one of the most popular in the agricultural sector. the red star breeding plant is also an elite farm. brover is...

undoubtedly an investment in the future livestock breeding, a facility that

is being built here with the support of the minsk regional executive committee will celebrate a housewarming in april. and next in line is the dairy complex that is being built next door, a new building that provides optimal conditions for keeping animals, as well as the comfort of modern technologies for the workers of the complex. animal husbandry, white gold, milk, everyone knows this very well. at the moment, our organization’s gross production is 40 tons per day; with the support of the state , a dairy commodity complex for 800 heads is currently being built, plus at the same time, we are building dispensaries to house 300 animals. the leadership of the region provides colossal support , it’s like for the construction of a dairy complex, for the construction of a dispensary, it’s not for nothing that we have a year of quality in the republic, so the requirements for milk are very serious and taking into account the fact that... our agriculture is oriented for export, therefore, we cannot lose face and supply only high-quality

products that undergo a fairly serious selection. preparing for sowing spring and more northern regions of the minsk region, both seeds and equipment are available, including highly efficient sprayers. this spring, farmers of the cherven region will use completely new equipment, such a bison protects agricultural crops from... for successful spring sowing it is not enough to have reliable equipment, fertilizers and seeds are important

climatic factors, and this is the maximum of sunny days and plenty of rain, this combination is according to experts , will manifest itself in the remaining days of march, then it will be possible to begin mass sowing. alexei kondratenko, anatoly dolotovsky and viktor borisov, news, central region. well , now is the time not only to sow, but to collect the vitamin juice of the new harvest. collect and sell almost 400 tons of birch, this is the plan for the spring season. district centers, you can stock up on juice right on the plot. a suitable location will be provided directly by lishoz employees. from the places where

vitamin drinks are collected, report by ilya tsvitkov. a few precise blows directly to the target, to a section of the tree cleared of bark, and you can start tapping. forest area under soligorsk is filled with the sounds of chainsaws and the sound of hammers from the very morning. the birch harvest season has started, vitamin fresh is already sorting special containers. posochka is done, including, we trim the bark, this is the minimum trimming of the bark, we cut at 30°, does not exceed the height of 30-50 cm, the height from the blade, from the slot, drive in a groove, see if juice comes out, tie up the container, these are jars , container bags, everything we can and we sell to the population, work is in full swing in the birch groves, you need to get into a short

temperature corridor, the sap retains its taste qualities at temperatures from 5 to 7° c, such weather... lasts about 2 weeks on average. ideal conditions for sap flow are a temperature of no more than 10° and light , clear weather. if the temperatures do not exceed 10°, it’s like cloudy weather now, this period stretches out, it can be a week, two or three. if the temperature starts to rise above 10-12-15, the fermentation process immediately begins and the juice begins to sour. harvesting birch trees without harming the tree is not easy process, you need to know exactly which birch tree is suitable for collecting sap. forest workers identify areas in advance and go to the site early in the morning, so in the starobensky staircase they manage to collect more than 2 tons per day. you can stock up on juice right on the plot in the massif. forestry staff will provide a suitable location for collecting birch grass yourself, but

it is prohibited to prepare a medicinal drink without the knowledge of the forest guard. collecting juice in places where it is protected, as well as collecting juice without a permit in the case when its receipt is mandatory and entails a warning or a fine. the fine is up to twenty basic units per individual. real fresh birch should be transparent, as here, depending on the quality of the soil and temperature conditions, it can be supplemented with a slight tint, but most importantly , there should be no sediment left at the bottom. it’s worth remembering this before buying juice. fresh vitamin crops are brought straight from the forest to customers. juice is sold to the public every day. some take 5 liters for testing, others confident in the quality of the product, they purchase thoroughly and fill the trunks of their cars to the top. i repeatedly take sap from the starobinsky forestry, but i would like to try to see

what gifts our birches will give us this year. i usually take 40 liters. i make homemade kvass, well, as if for my own use, the standard recipe is raisins, sugar, and aging, accordingly, by the time the homemade kvass is ready by the summer, i add caramel, sometimes orange, lemon, as you like, depending on who you prefer, but in general there are even pure ones, just sugar and i roll up a lemon box, as you like, the family is large, so everything goes well if you buy it in the forestry, 46 kopecks for 1 liter, exactly... also at the retail outlet, there are people interested in the population who, for example, want to go to the cutting area , collect the juice yourself, it will already be 35 kopecks. the plans for the 20-24 season are to collect almost 4,000 tons of sap in the birch groves of the minsk region, this harvest is 500 tons more than last year. lishos products will not only be sent directly to

customers, but the bulk will be supplied to processing enterprises. ilya tsvetkov, andrey gorodoboev and alexander moguchiy. news, central region. music on the strings of the belarusian soul from childhood, the folk art of their ancestors is comprehended by students of the novodvorskaya school in the minsk region, from belarusian folk songs to modern soundtracks. the colorful group is conducted by balalaechka dmitry.