BELARUSTV — broadcast 20260813 015000 UTC 628 transcript segments Google Cloud Speech-to-Text API (Chirp) + Gemini 2.5 Flash Non-Thinking Data courtesy of The GDELT Project (https://www.gdeltproject.org/), from the Internet Archive TV News Archive. Machine transcription. Treat it as a searchable index of what was broadcast, not a verbatim quotation record. [00:00:02] breed, for example [00:00:05] so [00:00:07] we love [00:00:10] your own slaughter, [00:00:11] forgetting [00:00:15] your own, glory [00:00:19] to the land, our bright [00:00:22] name, glory [00:00:26] to the people of the grader union. [00:00:31] Our beloved [00:00:34] mother, homeland, [00:00:38] eternal [00:00:39] our great [00:00:42] Belarus, our [00:00:46] beloved mother, [00:00:50] native, eternally [00:00:53] living [00:00:56] Belarus, friendship. The strength [00:01:00] of peoples, the strength [00:01:02] of peoples, our victorious, [00:01:06] logical [00:01:10] path, our mountains, [00:01:13] нашы, [00:01:15] earthy [00:01:18] was, faithfully, devoutly, [00:01:22] rejoicing, [00:01:25] glory to our land [00:01:29] light. your name, [00:01:32] glory to the people [00:01:35] of the proper union, [00:01:39] our beloved [00:01:43] mother, [00:01:45] native, eternal [00:01:47] living [00:01:50] Belarus, our [00:01:54] beloved mother [00:01:57] native. [00:02:30] Hello, without slowing down, our agrarians continue [00:02:33] the battle for the harvest. As of today, on dairy and grain with rapeseed taken into account, [00:02:37] it's over seven million thousand tons. News from the peaceful front on [00:02:41] our air. Cosmic triumvirate - a unique [00:02:44] parade of planets, the peak of the Perseid meteor shower, literally in these [00:02:48] minutes, a total solar eclipse. Several celestial [00:02:51] wonders are being observed today by the inhabitants of Earth. Procurement [00:02:55] as a development tool, where is the line between justified and [00:02:58] unjustified intermediation? The guests of the Economic [00:03:01] Wednesday project will answer the most pressing questions. My [00:03:04] colleagues will complete the picture The country's grain growers are accelerating [00:03:08] the pace of harvesting and working around the clock, doing everything to make the total [00:03:12] loaf even more substantial. Technology, quality and [00:03:15] discipline. Report from the fields of Mogilev [00:03:17] region. [00:03:20] We keep our finger on the pulse of the country. An open dialogue, where there were no closed [00:03:23] topics, took place in Lida together with the Minister of Culture Marat Markov. [00:03:27] What worries Belarusians today, will tell. in [00:03:30] panorama. [00:03:32] The search continues in Kyrgyzstan for three missing climbers, two of them [00:03:36] Belarusians, one a Lithuanian. Rescue operations use drones with thermal imagers [00:03:40] and a helicopter. The only problem is the weather conditions. [00:03:43] What is known by this hour, we will tell in more detail in the [00:03:46] story. [00:03:48] Smart algorithms for the city and forest. Neural networks [00:03:52] compile transport schedules and recognize bird voices. We will talk [00:03:55] about the latest developments in our [00:03:58] material. More than 200 years [00:04:02] (2.5 trees per hectare). A young gardener [00:04:05] grows Belarusian apples, how a hobby became a business, [00:04:09] where products are exported, we will tell in the [00:04:12] material. [00:04:15] Creation of a tourist brand, opening of information centers for [00:04:18] travelers, dialogue with investors on the ground, how the Vitebsk [00:04:22] region will develop the tourism industry, what has [00:04:25] already been done and what remains to be done, we will tell in the [00:04:28] report. [00:04:31] Our agrarians continue the battle for the harvest, a peaceful front, [00:04:35] as the harvesting season is called, when food security is at stake, [00:04:39] and victory is called an achievement in the grain field, [00:04:43] new hectares processed per day, thousands of tons [00:04:46] of grain dried per day. According to operational [00:04:49] data, as of August 12, twenty- six on threshed grain including [00:04:52] rapeseed, 7 million 165. Tons, [00:04:56] and this is more than one and a half million more than in... [00:05:02] Brest region has overcome the milestone of one and a half million, [00:05:06] the Grodno region will soon reach the same mark, the score [00:05:10] of the grain growers of Minsk region... 86 thousand [00:05:12] tons [00:05:14] of new harvest. Contribution to the common loaf of Gomel and Mogilev [00:05:18] regions - 937 and [00:05:21] 796 thousand tons. In the Vitebsk [00:05:24] region, almost 600,000 in total, grain with [00:05:27] rapeseed, excluding corn, has been harvested from [00:05:30] 80% [00:05:31] of the areas. [00:05:34] Every day, the common loaf becomes heavier thanks to [00:05:37] the hard work of grain growers. Many are still in [00:05:40] the fields at these minutes. The rows of mechanized detachments have been strengthened, and the tactics [00:05:44] of redeploying equipment also help. Andrei [00:05:47] Yastrebov talks about the atmosphere of the grain campaign. He studied, [00:05:51] returned to his small homeland and continued the dynasty of grain growers, that's how simply [00:05:55] the young machine operator Ivan Zdorovikov talks about himself, he understood the main thing, that one needs to approach [00:05:59] field work with soul, then the land [00:06:02] will repay, as this time with a good harvest. My parents, [00:06:05] it turns out, also [00:06:08] work in agriculture, my father on a combine, I started as his assistant [00:06:12] and now I decided to do it myself. This year I got a new combine, our [00:06:16] domestic mash, [00:06:20] we work hard, and in this season we have already threshed almost [00:06:23] 3,000, the weather helps us this summer, so [00:06:26] I think we will cope quickly, the drying complexes [00:06:29] of the farms do not stop for days, so that the grain goes into the bins [00:06:32] of good quality, and this is both bread and feed, which should always be [00:06:36] in abundance, the harvesting of spring barley is ending, per [00:06:39] day we process about a thousand tons. The humidity [00:06:43] is good now, up to 15%, which [00:06:46] allows to save gas, reduce the cost of grain [00:06:49] harvesting and quickly process it. A strategically important company [00:06:53] for the country is under the control of the head of state, including the harvest, [00:06:56] the president discussed with the leadership of the Council of Ministers the day before, how [00:07:00] things are in the fields, how much grain we can put into the bins, the [00:07:03] relevant minister personally answered the question. In general, for grain [00:07:07] we plan to reach [00:07:09] 11.5 million tons. Harvesting is underway. [00:07:44] Work for one, common result, Belarusian tradition, by the way, Mogilev [00:07:47] region is preparing to replenish the ranks of millionaires in terms of threshing. Over [00:07:51] forty additional crews in the form of mechanized detachments have been sent to [00:07:55] farms in Mogilev region, another tradition is to cope yourself [00:07:58] and help your neighbors, the redeployment of equipment has begun to where [00:08:02] it is necessary to speed up the pace. Such support was received by the grain growers of the production [00:08:06] giant, the Vender Shmogilevsky district branch. The grain wedge here is under [00:08:09] 4.00 ha, not counting corn, it's still to come. The [00:08:12] combines are currently filling their bunkers with winter crops. The yield is very [00:08:15] good this year, the year was [00:08:19] favorable for the formation of the harvest of both [00:08:23] rapeseed and grain, spring and winter crops. At the moment [00:08:26] we are harvesting wheat, the yield is about [00:08:30] 40-43 centners per hectare. We need to harvest quickly [00:08:33] and prepare for sowing winter grain. We came from Kirovsky [00:08:37] district. This is not the first business trip, it's already [00:08:40] the fourth, probably, the weather at first let us down, then everything was good, [00:08:44] they met us also perfectly, I have been working since eighty- [00:08:47] fourth year, I started before the army, then the army, [00:08:51] all the time in short, a business trip on the new r4 [00:08:54] combine, the fourth in a row, the lunch is tasty, good, by the way, and [00:08:58] food, the main requirement is that it be tasty, satisfying [00:09:01] and balanced field farm Lux Agra, for [00:09:04] agrarians both first and second everything to restore strength, [00:09:07] the food is varied, it does not repeat itself during the week, [00:09:11] there are different soups. pickles, borscht, and [00:09:14] cabbage soup, and pea, bean, well, a large variety [00:09:18] of soups, also main courses, everything is organized at the highest level, [00:09:22] there is enough food, [00:09:24] rich, cooked like home, this is the seventeenth harvest for [00:09:28] Alexander Kukharev, in ordinary life he is a driver, a forester, but as [00:09:31] soon as the season begins, he steers the combine, he says the time [00:09:35] chose us, I myself work in the farm and I was [00:09:39] sent on a business trip to [00:09:41] they send me. It's interesting to harvest grain, to thresh more, [00:09:45] fewer stones and less rain. Work for the grain growers of Klimovichi district does not [00:09:49] stop even after sunset, combines make their way in the [00:09:53] light of headlights. At the moment we are on the field [00:09:56] of triticale, the average yield for this [00:09:59] field is 25 centners, 2,800 ha, at [00:10:03] the moment 50% has been harvested. The grain is dry, we immediately [00:10:06] harvest, process and deliver it to the elevator. The local KHP only manages to [00:10:10] receive grain trucks, it's mandatory. [00:10:16] The laboratory assistants joke, the country must have bread. The very first main [00:10:19] task is to correctly take samples, [00:10:22] to assess the quality of the batch. we became [00:10:55] witnesses of a triumvirate of cosmic wonders. Immediately [00:10:58] three rare astronomical phenomena coincided on one calendar [00:11:02] day. Dawn began with a unique parade [00:11:05] of planets. At night, the sky will be illuminated by the peak of the famous Perseid [00:11:08] meteor shower. But the main and most anticipated [00:11:12] event remains the total solar eclipse. Right [00:11:15] now, residents of Northern Spain and [00:11:19] Iceland are observing the eclipse in its full glory. Here, the solar [00:11:22] disk was completely covered by the lunar shadow. And if [00:11:26] in Spain the eclipse will reach its peak in the coming minutes, [00:11:29] then in Reykjavik the sun begins to gradually shed the shadow [00:11:33] of the Earth's satellite. These unique futuristic shots are already [00:11:37] spreading across all channels and social networks. Let's take a look. [00:11:50] A few minutes ago, the sun became almost [00:11:53] invisible, or rather, turned into a black disk, [00:11:56] framed by bright rays, in many other [00:12:00] regions of Western Europe, however, here the eclipse [00:12:03] is still not total. In London, [00:12:06] Edinburgh, Dublin and Zurich, the lunar shadow [00:12:09] covered nine-tenths of the solar disk. Slightly less [00:12:13] impressive was this rare phenomenon in the lands located [00:12:16] further east, in Rome and Berlin, the moon eclipsed the sun [00:12:19] by only 3/4. Across Europe, the eclipse is nearing its [00:12:23] finale, in the next 40 minutes to an hour the sun [00:12:26] will slip out of the darkness, to again plunge into it, now [00:12:30] having set behind the horizon. In the United [00:12:33] States, the eclipse will be visible in a few hours, but [00:12:37] it will be partial: the solar disk will be covered by the shadow [00:12:40] by only a quarter, and somewhere even by [00:12:43] 1/2. [00:12:46] To observe cosmic phenomena, millions of [00:12:49] tourists arrived in Iceland and forest-fire-stricken [00:12:52] Spain. Was Europe ready for a spectacular [00:12:56] astronomical show? Oleg [00:12:58] Romanov found out. A real astronomical show in three [00:13:02] acts for Earth dwellers. Early in the morning, even before sunrise, [00:13:06] a parade of planets, lined up in a perfect line, unfolded over the horizon. [00:13:09] Such an event is extremely rare due to the difference in orbits and [00:13:13] velocities of celestial bodies, but the main thing is that seeing such a parade [00:13:16] with the naked eye is an extremely rare [00:13:18] stroke of luck. [00:13:55] It's a misconception that eclipses are extremely rare events, they [00:13:58] happen, say, once every 50 or 100 years, but that's not true, [00:14:02] they just all happen in different places, the moon's trajectory [00:14:06] changes, it passes through your area, so for us [00:14:09] residents of Pennsylvania, a beautiful eclipse like the one that happened [00:14:13] 2 years ago, won't happen until 2099, [00:14:16] but somewhere on Earth solar eclipses happen frequently, [00:14:20] and you can go there to see them, people take [00:14:24] cruises, [00:14:41] Iceland and Spain. Hotels in Valencia, Bilbao and Reiky [00:14:44] Ovika were booked 100% a year ago. [00:14:48] And housing prices on the Iberian Peninsula soared by [00:14:51] 300-400%. [00:14:55] The main country that will observe the eclipse is only a small [00:14:58] part of Iceland and a small part of Greenland, and the weather [00:15:02] will likely be bad in most [00:15:04] places. I'm going to Tarragona, I have a friend [00:15:08] there on the coast, I'm going to watch the eclipse from about [00:15:11] 4 degrees from the sea, it should be wonderful, I mean [00:15:15] to see the whole ring, to see everything, I'm so [00:15:18] excited. [00:15:20] I'm looking for a place where I could watch the eclipse not far from [00:15:24] Madrid. I'm not going far, because according to the news, it's complete [00:15:28] madness what's happening on the coast. From an economic [00:15:31] point of view, an unprecedented financial boom is being recorded, [00:15:34] however, for local authorities, such an influx of people has turned into a serious headache. [00:15:38] Southern Europe is now in flames of forest fires. In Spain, in [00:15:42] some areas, evacuation of the population is underway. 3,500 [00:15:45] police officers are on duty on the roads. It is feared that [00:15:48] the influx of tourists who came to watch the eclipse in rural [00:15:51] areas will provoke new fires. Completely different, [00:15:55] but no less severe challenges face Iceland, another key [00:15:58] point on the map where a total eclipse can be observed. Here, in the area [00:16:02] of the Ovika River in the Western Fjords, a flood of travelers has poured in, [00:16:06] many times exceeding. The difference [00:16:40] between a partial eclipse of 99.9% [00:16:44] and a total eclipse of 100% is a completely different feeling, it's [00:16:47] magnificent, it's amazing, there are no words for it, so [00:16:51] we decided to fly here from the USA to Iceland. [00:16:55] The excitement led to unforeseen problems, so the British [00:16:58] faced a severe shortage of protective optics, special [00:17:01] glasses are no longer available, and they were necessary to [00:17:05] always look. [00:17:37] to hear the eclipse, because nature sort of slows down, and then you [00:17:41] look up and it's incredibly moving to see the pitch [00:17:44] black moon in the sky, surrounded by this beautiful [00:17:47] aura, the solar corona. Every time I see it, I get [00:17:51] goosebumps, a lump in my throat, and I cry uncontrollably, [00:17:55] it's unlike anything else. [00:17:57] The eclipse is the perfect time to distract from the mundane and think [00:18:01] about the eternal, especially since we usually do it very rarely. Oleg [00:18:04] Romanov, Olga Davidovich, First Informational. [00:18:09] Although the full phase of the eclipse passed through Spain, Iceland and [00:18:12] Greenland, literally half an hour ago in Belarus it was also possible [00:18:16] to observe, but only as a partial solar eclipse. For [00:18:20] our latitudes this is a rather rare phenomenon, and therefore the interest in [00:18:23] it was considerable. Our correspondent Andrey Kozlov witnessed [00:18:27] this unusual spectacle and will tell how [00:18:30] Belarusians prepared [00:18:31] for it. [00:18:35] Yes, actually, it's a big deal to catch this moment of the eclipse right [00:18:39] now, these last moments when we can see it, show it beautifully in [00:18:43] our news, and we can even pay attention right now, you know, many people [00:18:47] also want to capture it, come here and show it on social networks, [00:18:50] Instagram, TikTok, and also, you know, so that this moment [00:18:54] is remembered, because it's indeed such an unusual [00:18:58] moment of a natural phenomenon, and even here we meet different people [00:19:01] who want to see it, for example, we managed to catch a young [00:19:05] man, Zhenya, who explain to me what you were doing with this [00:19:09] floppy disk, which, probably, our operator's generation remembers, I don't remember [00:19:12] either due to youth, what does it allow you to do? Well, [00:19:16] to see, it covers the sunlight, here if you move it away, it will be like a film for [00:19:20] photographs, so it darkens like sunglasses, [00:19:23] just to avoid retinal burns, and [00:19:26] we darken the sun and see the moon, which [00:19:30] covers the sun, so let's take a closer look - [00:19:33] let's do this, this is here, right, to see this moment. [00:19:38] Aha, and such a red dot, right, here it turns out, then you [00:19:42] see this moment, thanks to just such a floppy disk, how did you know about [00:19:45] this? Everything through the internet, of course, well, in childhood [00:19:48] sometime, sometime long ago in physics at some school [00:19:52] we watched a solar eclipse, I don't even remember when that [00:19:55] was, using floppy disks, now I found out from the kids, I work at school, [00:19:58] I found out from the kids that it will happen, I think, oh, great, I have a whole folder [00:20:02] of them in my office, a whole folder, and why is it important for you [00:20:05] to see this, you know, is it visible? We see you, yes, girls are coming, [00:20:09] sitting beautifully, it's clear, this is such a romantic evening for some, yes, [00:20:13] to see, you know, while we observe the last moment, why is it [00:20:16] interesting to you? Well, an unusual natural phenomenon, [00:20:20] let's say, an interesting phenomenon, when something [00:20:23] unusual, everyone wants to see it, so that later they can tell everyone, here it's the same [00:20:27] situation, and you saw the solar, and I saw the solar [00:20:30] eclipse, or even cooler, go up to someone and ask to say that I saw [00:20:34] the solar eclipse, and did you watch then? Good [00:20:38] story, keep watching, while the last minutes, I'll end [00:20:42] our broadcast here, in general, you see, these last moments, so beautifully [00:20:45] there beyond the horizon, beyond Minsk, towards the other side of the planet, [00:20:49] for me it will be full, for us it's not quite full, but nevertheless for [00:20:52] other inhabitants of our beautiful earth this natural phenomenon can be seen, well, from [00:20:56] Minsk, as we see, including how beautiful it is in our [00:20:59] summer city? Thank you, footage of the solar eclipse on our [00:21:03] air together with the residents of Minsk, Andrey Kozlov tried to capture. [00:21:06] The event literally flooded [00:21:10] social networks, users massively publish photos and videos of the eclipse, creating [00:21:14] the effect of a cosmic flash mob. By the way, [00:21:16] this is the first total solar eclipse over the cone. [00:22:00] Alas, not everywhere on the planet it was possible for the celestial [00:22:03] luminaries to put aside earthly worries. In Colombia, [00:22:06] a three-day mourning period has been declared. The country continues to eliminate [00:22:10] the consequences of the earthquake. The natural disaster caused the death of at [00:22:14] least 250 people. The exact number [00:22:17] of victims is still unknown, because without... [00:22:26] caused colossal destruction, water and [00:22:29] electricity supply are still not restored everywhere, bodies of the dead remain [00:22:33] under the rubble, still miracles [00:22:35] happen, a woman who spent [00:22:39] 36 hours [00:22:42] in captivity was rescued from under the concrete [00:22:55] rubble. Rescuers work around the clock, from time to time minutes of silence [00:22:59] are announced here, but the chances of hearing calls for help [00:23:02] from under the rubble are becoming increasingly [00:23:05] ghostly. [00:23:07] The Lithuanian government will allocate 50 million euros [00:23:10] for digging anti-tank ditches along the borders of Belarus and Russia. [00:23:14] Each trench will be 20 meters wide, but [00:23:17] in some places they plan to make them 150. [00:24:20] amendments sending them to the trenches to certain death. Support [00:24:24] for deportation is closely linked to political [00:24:26] affiliations, with the majority of right-wingers and a minority of left-wingers supporting such a measure. [00:24:30] Due to the fact that nationalism is flourishing in Poland [00:24:34] in increasingly radical forms, as a result, 2/3 [00:24:37] of citizens support expulsion. In the EU, [00:24:40] denial of the right to protection for Ukrainian men has already become [00:24:43] a reality. In most EU countries, legalization [00:24:46] for those liable for military service requires presenting [00:24:50] an exemption from [00:24:51] mobilization. [00:24:58] Establish facts, find meanings, verify trends. The new information [00:25:02] marathon "Pulse of the Country" continues to travel across different regions [00:25:06] of Belarus. This unique project allows ordinary Belarusians [00:25:09] to directly ask questions of interest to representatives of the authorities, [00:25:12] analysts and scientists. Today such [00:25:15] a dialogue about important and high matters took place in the current capital of Belarusian [00:25:19] writing. [00:26:02] youth, I very often like to communicate with them, because I myself [00:26:06] have a teenage son, a teenager, he likes heavy [00:26:09] music, and thus I support his [00:26:13] hobby, but as a mother I keep a close [00:26:16] ear out so that he doesn't go somewhere [00:26:20] antisocial, therefore now for me the issue of youth [00:26:24] is always very acute, the rules of etiquette, the psychology [00:26:27] of style, social networks, external image [00:26:31] portrait, why do we lead? [00:27:02] in my opinion, you understand that you did not come here in vain, and that this [00:27:06] event, which, well, let's not hide it, is organized and specifically organized [00:27:09] to feel the pulse of the country, and in different [00:27:12] regions, not only in large cities, but in [00:27:15] any, and you know that it is planned [00:27:18] to continue, including down to the district level [00:27:21] and so on, questions of national and demographic [00:27:25] security, the military-political situation on the Belarusian border, [00:27:28] and the socio-economic situation in the country concern the residents of Polotsk, with [00:27:31] representatives. [00:30:04] I note that about a month remains until the start of the fourth session, [00:30:08] now the parliamentary corps is actively forming a portfolio of documents, [00:30:11] among the bills that parliamentarians plan to consider are a block [00:30:15] of issues in the agricultural sector, in industry, as well as documents [00:30:18] concerning the digital ruble and the ratification of a number [00:30:22] of international agreements, [00:30:24] our scientists are keeping their finger on the pulse, it is thanks to their efforts at the [00:30:28] United Institute of Informatics Problems of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, neural networks [00:30:32] are mastering new areas, one of the developments is compiling [00:30:36] schedules for transport, algorithms analyze [00:30:38] passenger traffic, traffic jams, and weather, so that buses [00:30:42] run exactly on schedule. Another [00:30:45] neural network recognizes bird voices, how technology [00:30:48] firmly enters our lives, Kristina Sushenya will tell. Our application [00:30:52] recognized that there are pigeons here, which are basically present almost [00:30:56] everywhere, and a siskin. For the neural network [00:30:59] to learn to distinguish birds, it was fed thousands of. [00:31:15] different sound fingerprints. The creation of the application generally [00:31:19] lasted not only the application, mainly the entire [00:31:22] system, it generally lasted for 5 years, [00:31:25] where the first 3 years were dedicated [00:31:29] to collecting audio recordings, some audio recordings were taken from [00:31:33] open sources, then they were annotated [00:31:36] by specialists ornithologists, [00:31:38] then processed and prepared for training [00:31:42] the model. A kind of dictionary of bird language, forest, park, even [00:31:46] a balcony, just press record and the neural network will tell you who is nearby, [00:31:49] plans to replenish the database, so that the algorithm recognizes even [00:31:53] more species, when a person goes to the dacha in the [00:31:57] forest hears the singing of some birds, and he becomes interested, what [00:32:01] kind of birds are these, that is, in the application [00:32:04] you can click on the microphone [00:32:07] button, that is, it will record your [00:32:11] surroundings then. [00:32:24] artificial intelligence solved another problem, we are not here by accident near a bus [00:32:28] stop, and it's not by chance that public transport arrives exactly at the designated [00:32:31] time, coincidence, neural networks don't think so, [00:32:34] routes, passengers, everything is under the control [00:32:37] of algorithms, the task is not easy, you need to take into account [00:32:40] passenger traffic during peak hours, the number of cars on the line, [00:32:43] traffic jams, weather and also... [00:33:15] we are engaged in such algorithms, they are called algorithms [00:33:18] from nature, they work in such a way that there is one [00:33:22] schedule, for example, there is another schedule, these are [00:33:26] mom and dad, then part we take from one schedule, part from another, [00:33:29] then we get a third schedule, these are descendants, then we cross [00:33:33] these descendants, well, each time we evaluate, [00:33:37] which one is better, we choose the best one, this is optimization [00:33:40] of routes and resource savings, for the passenger, this means [00:33:43] predictability, the bus arrives on time, the intervals of movement [00:33:46] are stable, and behind this artificial intelligence. thousands [00:33:50] of calculations in seconds, and these are only two examples out of dozens, which [00:33:54] are being developed at the United Institute of Informatics Problems. Neural networks [00:33:57] do not replace humans, they become their assistants, remove [00:34:01] routine, so that scientists can solve problems that change [00:34:05] the world for the better. Kristina Sushchenya and Anatoly [00:34:08] Dalatovsky, First [00:34:09] Informational. [00:34:12] Procurement as a tool for developing competition with... [00:34:16] How to find the line between justified and unjustified [00:34:20] mediation, which industries require increased attention, and [00:34:23] which innovations in self-funded procurement should now be taken [00:34:27] into account. Legislative changes came into force in July. Guests [00:34:31] of the Economic Wednesday project will answer the most pressing questions [00:34:35] from the procurement sphere. Don't miss it, tonight after Panorama on Belarus [00:34:39] 1, as well as on our website newsby and multimedia portal [00:34:43] videobel. [00:34:47] Billions under control, [00:34:49] transparency, economy and fair competition, [00:34:53] the regulatory acts that are currently in force, they are indeed [00:34:56] structured in such a way that this balance is [00:34:59] achieved, how procurement increases the efficiency [00:35:02] of the economy, when there is guaranteed demand, then [00:35:05] supply is formed quite actively, when mediation [00:35:08] is justified, they buy furniture, yes, [00:35:12] we start to figure out, and roughly speaking, the old one can [00:35:15] still serve, and what has changed in the order of acquisition through [00:35:19] own funds, the most important step towards [00:35:22] transparency, towards efficiency, [00:35:25] towards moving away from corrupt components. We will dispel the main myths [00:35:28] in the economic environment after [00:35:31] Panorama. [00:35:40] In Kyrgyzstan, the search for missing climbers on Kurumdy Peak [00:35:44] continues. Among them are Belarusians Maksim Polyansky and Nikolay Sviridov, as well as [00:35:48] Lithuanian citizen Sergey Rubtsov. The rescue [00:35:51] operation has been going on for over a week, the location of the group [00:35:54] is still unknown. The search is complicated by difficult terrain [00:35:58] and severe weather conditions, however, today the weather was [00:36:01] favorable and an EMERCOM helicopter was involved in the rescue [00:36:05] operation. A guide and high-precision [00:36:08] video equipment are also involved in the search. Local emergency [00:36:11] services and experienced climbers are helping to find [00:36:15] the missing. All details of the rescue operation in Sergey [00:36:18] Ladosev's report. We will be ready to leave on August 4 at [00:36:22] 10:00 AM. This is the last message that the group was able to send [00:36:25] via satellite communication. The climbers reached the summit of Kurumdy Peak [00:36:29] on August 1, its height is 6,614 [00:36:33] m. This is one of the dangerous expeditions in the Pamir- [00:36:36] Alai region. The route is technically difficult and belongs to the highest [00:36:39] category of difficulty. On August 2, messages came from the climbers, [00:36:43] and 2 days later they were supposed to return to base camp, [00:36:46] but they never did. As of August 12, [00:36:50] the location of the missing is still unknown. Unfortunately, [00:36:53] information about the disappearance of the group of climbers was received only a few days after [00:36:57] they stopped communicating, which led to [00:37:00] the loss of precious time, since the specified group [00:37:03] was not officially registered. The Ministry will continue to monitor [00:37:07] the development of the situation and provide all possible assistance in the search [00:37:10] and rescue of our citizens. Among the missing are two Belarusians, [00:37:14] a forty-three-year-old design engineer from Minsk, Maksim Polyansky, and [00:37:18] a sixty-year-old resident of Salihorsk, engineer, candidate master of sports [00:37:22] Nikolay Sferidov. Together with them, thirty-seven-year-old [00:37:25] Lithuanian citizen Sergey Rubtsov disappeared. All professional athletes, [00:37:29] I note, our Belarusians have the title Snow Leopard, as climbers [00:37:32] who have climbed all 5-7 thousanders [00:37:35] of the post-Soviet space are called. The group has dozens of expeditions [00:37:39] to storm Kurumdy Peak. The athletes prepared for more than one [00:37:43] month. Nikolay completed this standard in 2020, [00:37:46] and Maksim a year [00:37:49] later, in 2021. So these are very experienced [00:37:52] guys, guys who can [00:37:55] survive, know how to survive. [00:38:27] We are studying the ascent route and the descent route in order to [00:38:31] determine the location of the climbers. After [00:38:34] determining the location of the climbers, the determination of the location of the climbers, [00:38:37] real rescue operations will begin. [00:38:40] Today, thanks to good weather, an EMERCOM helicopter was involved [00:38:44] in the rescue operation. A Swiss guide is also involved in the search, [00:38:48] high-precision video equipment helps. [00:38:51] Funds have been raised for the search. The main attention of rescuers is on the difficult ice [00:38:55] slope between the second and third camps, at an altitude of more than [00:38:58] 5,000 m. Also, a drone was sent up to survey [00:39:02] the area, with its help, the snow and ice ridge [00:39:05] and slopes at altitudes from 4,000 m [00:39:08] to 5.5 were inspected. Video materials have already [00:39:11] been sent to headquarters and are being analyzed. The recordings are run through computer [00:39:15] vision. So, above the first camp - that's 5.0 m, [00:39:19] let's say 5200, at this [00:39:21] altitude, with the help of a helicopter and [00:39:24] drones, fixed ropes were found. Well, it is [00:39:27] actively rumored that these ropes, that traces of [00:39:31] the expedition were found and these ropes belong [00:39:33] specifically to our Belarusians, this guy from [00:39:37] Lithuania, but I do not consider [00:39:39] this information plausible, because the mountain is difficult, [00:39:43] the ascent route is difficult, [00:39:46] and it is just as calmly, but also confidently possible [00:39:50] and necessary to assume that these, [00:39:53] fixed ropes were left by previous climbers. [00:40:57] fruit, but the real gold of gardeners. Belarusian [00:41:01] farmers have learned to grow apples that are not inferior in quality [00:41:05] to overseas ones. The heroes of our report started with 5 hectares [00:41:08] of land and a small orchard, now it is a large-scale [00:41:11] enterprise whose products are known and loved in our country [00:41:15] and beyond. Polina Beresneva learned [00:41:18] the details. If you thought that an apple is just [00:41:21] a fruit, then this is not entirely true. In this farm, it is a real [00:41:25] art object. Just look at its ideal form, uniform color, and [00:41:28] glossy shine. Such things can only be seen in pictures in textbooks, [00:41:32] but here it is not only grown by hand, [00:41:36] but also ours, Belarusian, and almost. [00:42:10] there was not even much to see, many mistakes were made, but they [00:42:13] all passed over time by selection methods by varieties, and then [00:42:17] a horticulture program began to operate in Belarus, financially supporting [00:42:20] it, at the beginning, well, from [00:42:23] the state, yes, from the state, [00:42:26] areas were allocated, but now it works. Igor has fifteen years of [00:42:30] experience, he not only continued his father's work, [00:42:34] but also created a modern apple paradise. Here, drip [00:42:37] irrigation, anti-hail systems, [00:42:43] and a method of feeding plants directly into the soil are installed, and [00:42:46] computer models help predict even the development of diseases, [00:42:50] infections, and the appearance of pests on trees. All [00:42:53] indicators are displayed on the smartphone screen. We [00:42:57] can set what kind of solution, what kind of EC, what [00:43:00] kind of pH, what volume of water we should pour, or how [00:43:04] long we should do it, it will pour itself throughout the garden, and [00:43:08] the main emphasis here is not just [00:43:10] a private storage complex with a controlled gas [00:43:14] environment, here the apple seems to fall asleep in [00:43:17] an atmosphere with minimal oxygen content and wakes up in the [00:43:20] spring, as if it had just been picked from [00:43:23] the tree. There is good modern equipment, [00:43:27] refrigeration, modern microclimate equipment, [00:43:30] the entire storage facility is computerized, we have a system [00:43:33] that understands the level of ethylene in the storage facility, [00:43:37] performs complete air exchange in the chambers four times a day, there is a whole [00:43:41] team of 100 people working here, and there is also their own equipment, [00:43:44] almost 20 units of domestic tractors with [00:43:47] trailers necessary for horticulture. The indicators of the [00:43:50] apple farm look like this: more than 200 hectares [00:43:54] of orchard, planting density 2,500 trees [00:43:58] per hectare, and apple yield 40-80 [00:44:02] tons per hectare. A well-thought-out comprehensive approach to horticulture is [00:44:05] a philosophy of quality and the basis of the country's [00:44:08] food security. [00:45:10] yes, and the United Arab Emirates, but the main priority is [00:45:13] the shelves of domestic stores. Polina Beresneva and [00:45:17] Viktor Borisov, First Information. [00:45:20] The realization of tourism potential is one of the priorities of the program [00:45:23] of socio-economic development of our country until the thirtieth [00:45:26] year. The industry should significantly increase its contribution to the economy [00:45:30] of Belarus, convenient logistics navigation, modern [00:45:33] infrastructure, diverse tourism products. The sphere should [00:45:36] undergo serious transformation, including digital. How these [00:45:40] tasks are being solved in the Vitebsk region, what has been done and what [00:45:44] remains to be done, Marina Romanovskaya found out. [00:45:47] Individual, group and thematic [00:45:50] excursions have been developed, you can choose for every taste, [00:45:54] you can independently create your own route, we can [00:45:57] help you with this. Try treats at the cherry festival in Glubokoe, [00:46:01] enjoy the aesthetics of two rivers in Dokshitsy, and also walk along [00:46:05] the old streets of Polotsk and be sure to visit the young [00:46:08] Novopolotsk. The information center in the Vitebsk region [00:46:12] offers various travel options, the task [00:46:15] of specialists is to help you decide on a choice among popular [00:46:18] destinations or to create an individual route. Its [00:46:22] main tasks are, first of all, to create some [00:46:25] unique tourist product, a product [00:46:28] that will allow tourists to stay in our region for at [00:46:32] least four days. Today, a tourist on average [00:46:35] stays in our region for 2 days, it will include [00:46:39] interregional routes, similar tourist information centers [00:46:42] will appear in all districts of the Vitebsk region, not only rest should be [00:46:46] comfortable, but navigation, a well-composed [00:46:50] route is important, because a tourist wants not only to get acquainted with the rich history, but [00:46:53] to visit cafes, restaurants, take home souvenirs, to become [00:46:57] a center of attraction, the region is set for comprehensive [00:47:00] work. We are all united by a common goal, to create [00:47:04] a high-quality, interesting product, new excursion [00:47:08] objects, new features, routes, [00:47:11] infrastructure are improving. The concept of secluded recreation [00:47:15] in nature, but with maximum comfort, among pine trees on [00:47:18] the shore of Lake Suya, forest houses with breakfast are located. [00:47:59] six investment projects are already being implemented, three tourist complexes will be built, [00:48:09] two hotels will be opened, the modernization of [00:48:13] the room stock of the existing hotel will be carried out, [00:48:16] the creation of a high-quality tourist product, its promotion [00:48:19] in domestic and foreign markets, modernization. [00:48:22] Tasks that need to be solved in the coming years. Belarusian [00:48:26] hospitality should show itself from a modern side, [00:48:30] among the novelties in the Vitebsk region is its own tourist [00:48:33] brand. Mishka the traveler, is ready to meet [00:48:36] tourists and make the image of the region more [00:48:39] recognizable. So that everyone can choose a trip according to their family's needs, [00:48:43] a tourist atlas of the Vitebsk region is being developed. The platform [00:48:46] will unite the entire potential of the northern region in the menu, specific [00:48:50] recreation options and... [00:48:53] routes. The digital Atlas will also be useful for investors. Tourism is also [00:48:57] a serious impulse for the development of the territory, and here joint [00:49:00] work of business and local [00:49:03] authorities is important to quickly move from idea to [00:49:07] implementation. Marina Romanovskaya, Mikhail Khristoforov, [00:49:10] First Information. [00:49:13] This is the information picture of August [00:49:15] 12.