BELARUSTV — broadcast 20260818 015000 UTC 441 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. [00:16:39] Evening primetime and this is Panorama, with you Tatyana [00:16:42] Korol. Hello, let's sum up the results of this [00:16:46] day together. The battle for the harvest is proceeding at a steady pace. [00:16:50] Livestock farming is also under control. Important figures for the country's [00:16:53] food security were reported to the President by the Minister of [00:16:57] Agriculture. Don't miss all the details in our [00:17:01] topical interview. The European Garden of Eden is literally [00:17:04] burning. Forest fires are destroying the harvest. [00:17:37] year, the loading of processing enterprises, the demand for Belarusian [00:17:41] products on foreign markets, as well as the preservation of livestock and [00:17:45] the sale of butter. Today, the Minister of Agriculture and [00:17:49] Food reported to the President on the most [00:17:52] important issues of the agro-industrial [00:17:54] complex. More than 8 million tons, including rapeseed, have already [00:17:58] farmers. In parallel, fields are being prepared for winter [00:18:01] crops, and fresh bread is already being baked [00:18:04] from the flour of the 2026 harvest. We will tell [00:18:08] you more about the most responsible aromatic companies of this [00:18:11] summer in the Panorama [00:18:14] material. Potato harvesting has started in the north of the country. [00:18:17] Is the yield good, and what modern approaches [00:18:20] are farmers using to preserve tubers? We will tell you in a [00:18:24] report from the Tolochin district. The transformation of schools is in full [00:18:28] swing. Preparation for the new academic year is underway throughout [00:18:31] the country. More than 95% of schools have already [00:18:34] received their readiness passports. We will find out about how the [00:18:38] repairs are progressing and what new things have been done in schools [00:18:41] and gymnasiums of the capital [00:18:43] in the material. Today, the President heard [00:18:47] the report of the Minister of Agriculture and Food, Yury Gorlov. [00:18:50] The main topics were the progress of harvesting and sowing, [00:18:53] milk and meat processing, the dynamics of food product [00:18:57] sales, and measures to ensure the safety of livestock. [00:19:00] The harvesting of grain and leguminous crops is in the [00:19:03] final stage. Farmers expect a significant increase [00:19:07] in the harvest even to the high base level of last [00:19:11] year. The grain harvest, including rapeseed, is expected [00:19:14] to be around 9 million tons, including a record [00:19:18] rapeseed harvest of about 1.5 million tons. Good [00:19:21] prospects for the corn harvest, which still needs [00:19:25] to be harvested from the fields. Thus, the total weight [00:19:29] of the harvest, including rapeseed and corn, will be about [00:19:32] 11.5 million tons. As minister, how do you assess the [00:19:35] current campaign, its peculiarities, what challenges [00:19:39] do you face, perhaps difficulties, because the weather is changeable, [00:19:42] it was hot during the weekend, tomorrow the temperature will drop, [00:19:45] it will rain, how are we coping? Taking into account [00:19:49] today, we have 7% of the grain and leguminous [00:19:52] crop areas left to harvest. As of today, [00:19:55] more than 8.2 million tons of grain, [00:19:58] including rapeseed, have been threshed. This work [00:20:02] continues, and we literally, taking into account the current [00:20:05] weather conditions, expect to finish [00:20:09] harvesting grain and leguminous crops by the end [00:20:12] of this week, beginning of next week. The weather [00:20:16] this year is favorable for farmers, because, [00:20:19] as our Head of State noted, the weather [00:20:23] is ideal this year, because all crops are developing, [00:20:26] taking into account grain and leguminous crops, rapeseed, [00:20:30] buckwheat and millet, taking into account our farmers, [00:20:33] who are also harvesting grain and leguminous crops, rapeseed, [00:21:20] we plan to reach 83% of the [00:21:23] planned areas. As for the situation in animal husbandry, [00:21:26] the focus is on compliance with technological [00:21:28] and executive discipline. This year, the dynamics [00:21:32] of preserving the cattle population are positive. [00:21:35] In Belarus, 528 [00:21:38] calf nurseries are still under construction, which [00:21:41] should be completed by October 1. Of course, this [00:21:45] will contribute to more comfortable conditions for keeping not [00:21:49] only young cattle, but also for the work of the [00:21:52] staff itself, because being under a roof [00:21:56] today, all conditions will be created [00:21:59] for washing dairy equipment, [00:22:03] heating milk, and carrying out all technological [00:22:06] issues. Therefore, taking this into account, [00:22:09] we expect that we will still finish [00:22:12] this year better than the [00:22:15] previous one in terms of livestock mortality. As of [00:22:19] today, for 7 months, unfortunately, we are seeing [00:22:22] a positive dynamic, which is slightly more than 100 [00:22:26] head, but at least as of today, we see that we [00:22:29] are already reducing mortality compared to last [00:22:33] year, and by September 1 and beyond, we will [00:22:36] already see a significant decrease in cattle mortality [00:22:40] compared to last year. Of course, this year, [00:22:43] as you know, the January frosts had an effect, [00:22:47] January-February had such a significant impact on... [00:23:20] noted that interest in Belarusian products in many countries remains [00:23:24] high. Interest in Belarusian [00:23:27] products is very significant almost all over [00:23:29] the world. Our business trips, which [00:23:32] are carried out with the head of state, and separately, [00:23:36] when our department visits, it [00:23:39] is absolutely clear, obvious that the quality of [00:23:43] our products no longer needs to be proven abroad, [00:23:47] how high it is. Products are [00:23:50] in very, very high demand, so in order for us to [00:23:54] earn even more, and as we already said, last year [00:23:58] we had a record foreign exchange revenue from the sale [00:24:01] of our products, that is, we need to produce more, [00:24:04] and accordingly sell more. Well, we earned more than [00:24:08] 10 billion dollars last year from the export [00:24:11] revenue of our products, that is, today the [00:24:14] rate of foreign exchange revenue from sales [00:24:17] is more than 125%. And this indicates [00:24:21] that we should reach 11 billion by the end [00:24:24] of this year. I will note that earlier, the [00:24:27] head of state criticized the insufficiently high [00:24:30] sales rates of Belarusian butter abroad. According [00:24:34] to the minister, this year there has been a significant [00:24:38] decrease in the amount of remaining products. Since [00:24:41] June, warehouse stocks have decreased by about [00:24:45] 10,000 tons. Now, butter sales volumes [00:24:48] So, the progress of harvesting and milk [00:24:52] and meat processing, sales dynamics, and measures [00:24:55] to ensure the safety of livestock. Details of [00:24:58] the report to the President, watch today right after [00:25:01] Panorama in the topical interview. And, of course, the main summary of the [00:25:05] harvesting progress in [00:25:08] figures: 8,215,000 tons. Today, the 2026 [00:25:12] harvest weighs almost 1.5 million more than on [00:25:16] the same day last year. Grain and leguminous [00:25:19] crops, including rapeseed, excluding corn, have [00:25:22] been harvested from 91% of the areas. The [00:25:25] Minsk region has [00:25:27] 2,222 tons of bread. The Grodno and Brest [00:25:31] regions harvested just over 1,600,000 [00:25:33] tons each. Gomel 1,27. [00:25:37] Tons, another 44. And the Mogilev region [00:25:41] will have its own million. The contribution to the harvest [00:25:44] of Vitebsk is 739 tons. The [00:25:47] state order for food grain has been fulfilled [00:25:50] by 63%. [00:25:52] Belarusian farmers use every clear hour to [00:25:56] harvest the 2026 crop as quickly as [00:25:59] possible. And while combine operators set personal [00:26:03] threshing records, their experience is being adopted by [00:26:07] youth crews. Bread from this season's flour of [00:26:10] various types is already appearing on the shelves. [00:26:14] The grains of winter wheat are in ideal [00:26:18] condition, with a moisture content of only 10%. Now they [00:26:21] are in my hands, in the hands of Belarusian farmers, the food [00:26:25] security of the whole country. The weather allows us to [00:26:28] complete this harvest as efficiently as possible, and also [00:26:35] to prepare for next year. 8,215,000 tons [00:26:39] of grain, including rapeseed. This is a worthy result [00:26:42] for Belarusian grain growers today, but we cannot [00:26:46] slow down. We must thresh from dawn to dusk while it [00:26:49] is dry, in order to harvest the last hectares of golden [00:26:53] wheat ahead of schedule. The leading workers of the Minsk [00:26:56] district from the Gostelovskaya farm work in this mode. Here, [00:27:00] they harvest over 100 [00:27:03] centners per hectare. This is the best indicator in the country. [00:27:06] Now the harvesting of winter grain is almost finished. [00:27:10] In 2 days, the harvest will be completed. This year, [00:27:14] we have winter wheat. This is winter wheat. [00:27:17] Look, we see that the grain is full. The [00:27:20] gluten, you see, it even has such a color. The [00:27:24] gluten content is quite high, and what is important [00:27:27] for us is the vitreousness, because we are fulfilling [00:27:31] a state order for BNBC. The record yield in the [00:27:33] farm is the merit of professionals. For combine operator Denis [00:27:37] Melishkevich, this is his twelfth harvest. The combine [00:27:41] operator continued the family dynasty in his time, following [00:27:44] in his father's footsteps. Experience gives a stable [00:27:48] result in threshing from season to season, about 3,000 [00:27:52] tons. Now is the most crucial moment, not to miss [00:27:55] a single grain until the rains come. My father [00:27:59] used to take me on combines since childhood. [00:28:02] He ensures that water is brought on time [00:28:06] and controls everything so that [00:28:08] no one is left without food at lunchtime. The mood [00:28:12] is more infectious than at the beginning of the [00:28:16] harvest. Everything is coming to an end, and I want to finish [00:28:20] harvesting faster. The main resource in the fields in [00:28:24] the fight for the harvest is people, experienced machine [00:28:28] operators for whom harvesting bread is their life's [00:28:31] craft, and also female crews who work in the [00:28:34] fields of the Slutsk and Stolbtsy districts, and of [00:28:38] course, young people helping professionals. There are 29 [00:28:40] of them in the central region. This steppe ship [00:28:44] of the Krutogori Petkovichi farm is under the management [00:28:47] of the young tandem of Evgeny Khalimonchik and [00:28:51] Lyubov Nevmerzhytskaya. The 2026 harvest is their first. [00:28:55] Evgeny maintains a steady course, Lyubov is in the [00:28:59] role of navigator's assistant, and also takes [00:29:03] care of the technical comfort of the combine, and monitors [00:29:06] the minimization of losses. My whole family is involved [00:29:09] in agriculture, my grandfather was a machine operator, [00:29:13] my mother's brother, my mother worked as a weigher [00:29:16] on the farm, a dormitory commandant, my father was [00:29:20] a doctor, that is. I went purposefully and consciously [00:29:23] to work in the agro-industrial complex, a childhood habit, [00:29:27] yes, I always rode with my dad constantly, [00:29:30] now I'm in my second season, and 6 years [00:29:34] ago I also worked as an assistant, then [00:29:37] my soul still lies with technology and I [00:29:41] returned. For Ivan Ogorodnikov, this harvest is his debut. [00:29:45] The task is to maintain the brand. In one trip, his [00:29:48] truck takes on board 22 tons of grain. The [00:29:52] weather is good, which means he makes 15 [00:29:56] trips per shift. By the way, the guy got [00:29:58] a legendary car. Before him, his older brother [00:30:40] Vadim set records on it, a bread family [00:30:43] contract, there is a plan, I want to transport, [00:30:46] break the record of my brother, who transported 500 tons [00:30:50] last year, simultaneously farmers process fields for a new [00:30:54] harvest, they have already started sowing winter [00:30:57] rapeseed, sowing must be completed promptly before [00:31:01] possible frosts on September [00:31:15] nights, so as not to violate technology and make a confident [00:31:19] start for 2027. Another important type [00:31:22] of work in the country's farms is filling storage [00:31:25] funds with vegetables. They have already started [00:31:29] harvesting potatoes. The next phase is harvesting [00:31:32] sugar beets. We already know what [00:31:36] kind of potatoes the consumer wants, [00:31:40] red-skinned or cream-skinned, or lighter or yellow. [00:31:43] Accordingly, we are already approaching [00:31:47] it systematically. According to the dynamics, [00:31:51] we see today that sugar beet is actively [00:31:54] developing. We will start digging it in the [00:31:57] nearest first days of September for the [00:32:01] early group. While it is a busy time [00:32:05] in the fields, the bakeries have already [00:32:08] started baking bread from the flour of [00:32:11] the 2026 harvest. Before fluffy bread [00:32:15] is prepared from fresh ingredients, the ingredients [00:32:18] need to settle, and then masters [00:32:22] bake hundreds of types of products around the [00:32:26] clock. For example, the Molodechno bakery [00:32:29] offers more than 70 types of bread products. [00:32:33] In a month, almost 800 tons [00:32:37] of aromatic products are baked, depending [00:32:40] on which bread is baked in which process, [00:32:44] which dough is kneaded for which bread, that [00:32:48] is, flour is supplied to the dough mixing department through four [00:32:52] lines, where the dough is mixed. [00:32:55] From classic rye to modern fitness varieties, [00:32:59] cereals with carrots and linen seeds [00:33:03] for industrial scale. By the new academic [00:33:06] year, the production of products that will [00:33:10] form the basis for delicious breakfasts and snacks [00:33:13] is being launched. We [00:34:24] can confidently say that there will be bread [00:34:27] for every taste from the fresh harvest on the [00:34:30] tables. At the end of August, a new [00:34:34] baked product will be released, it will be [00:34:37] grain bread. Today, we are starting sales [00:34:40] of hamburger buns, for burgers, that [00:34:43] is, everything that our youth loves, the trends [00:34:47] they set for us. In the coming days, [00:34:51] you will be able to familiarize yourself with these [00:34:54] products in branded stores, prepare new [00:34:57] delicious breakfasts for your children. By the [00:35:01] way, aromatic products have gained recognition [00:35:04] far beyond Belarus, all thanks to the [00:35:07] introduction of modern shock freezing [00:35:10] technologies, this allows you to appreciate the [00:35:13] taste of our baked goods even thousands [00:35:17] of kilometers from Belarus. Ilya Tsvetkov and [00:35:21] Timofey Gomzunov, First [00:35:24] Information. Yes, now independence is largely [00:35:27] about food security. Heat and drought are disrupting [00:35:31] the autumn sowing season in the EU. The harvest [00:35:34] of winter crops is under threat. Farmers [00:35:38] are forced to reduce areas and postpone [00:35:41] the sowing of rapeseed, wheat, and rye. Stock [00:35:46] exchanges immediately reacted to the deficit. Wheat [00:35:50] futures in Paris and Chicago jumped by almost [00:35:53] 20%. The crisis is hitting. In [00:35:57] Ireland, farmers are suffering huge losses [00:35:59] due to feed shortages. In the Netherlands, [00:36:02] farmers have taken to the streets in protest. [00:36:06] The EU's damage from the current [00:36:09] drought is already 180 billion euros. [00:36:13] In France, the lowest corn harvest in the [00:36:17] last half-century. And the grain shortage [00:36:20] in Germany will exceed 3 million tons. [00:36:24] Europe continues to be plagued by forest [00:36:28] fires due to the historic shallowing of [00:36:30] rivers and reservoirs. [00:36:33] Firefighting helicopters and vehicles simply [00:36:36] have nowhere to get water for extinguishing. [00:36:40] And in the forests of Belgium and Germany, [00:36:43] due to severe overheating in the ground, [00:36:47] shells from the Second World War began to [00:36:50] detonate en masse. Equipment cannot approach [00:36:54] the epicenters. Emergency services are [00:36:58] powerless. In Lithuania, the head [00:37:01] of the country's border service resigned. The [00:37:16] reason for the dismissal is not given, but [00:37:19] numerous scandals involving this person are clearly [00:37:23] involved. European money for strengthening [00:37:27] the eastern borders and combating illegal [00:37:30] migration flowed through the chief border guard [00:37:33] for years. Also, under his leadership, [00:37:37] schemes with migrants, and then cigarette [00:37:40] smuggling, flourished. It is unlikely that [00:37:44] his departure means significant changes in [00:37:47] Lithuania's policy, but Lyubaevas himself [00:37:50] was a supporter of ending all contacts [00:37:53] with Belarus in resolving border [00:37:57] issues. Spanish. [00:38:01] illegal immigrants, the city beach turned into [00:38:04] an arena of mass riots, migrants [00:38:08] set up camps and demand to be [00:38:12] granted refugee status. Local authorities [00:38:15] accuse Madrid of inaction, the [00:38:18] police block the roads. [00:38:21] No, no. [00:38:24] It's Spanish. [00:38:36] illegal immigrants, the city beach turned [00:38:39] into an arena of mass riots. [00:38:42] Migrants set up [00:38:56] camps and demand to be granted [00:39:00] exit from the coast so as not to allow illegal immigrants to break into [00:39:04] the city center. Ceuta's city services are overloaded, [00:39:07] outbreaks of various infections are recorded, and this is already [00:39:10] Germany, as Bild writes, the country failed the plan to [00:39:14] increase the number of deportations of illegal immigrants. In the first [00:39:17] half of the year, the authorities managed to expel just over 9,500 [00:39:21] foreigners. Last year there were more than 11 [00:39:24] thousand. Why the world... [00:39:58] mutiny on the ship. The White House is forced to withdraw the aircraft carrier from [00:40:01] the Middle East. Tired sailors began to throw themselves overboard. [00:40:05] This ship will soon set sail, another, very [00:40:08] similar one will be sent in its place. Turkey, Pakistan and [00:40:11] Saudi Arabia guarantee mutual assistance, following the example of Article [00:40:15] five of the North Atlantic Alliance. Who benefits from [00:40:18] Sunni NATO? As it seems to me, this is a reflection [00:40:21] that the idea of security guarantees from [00:40:24] the US is no longer as attractive and reliable [00:40:28] as it used to be. Trends of the new world order, events that [00:40:31] make us keep our finger on the pulse of time. What should each of us [00:40:35] pay attention to? Let's figure it out [00:40:37] together. [00:40:45] Citizen safety instead of pan-European [00:40:47] solidarity. MEP from Poland Torczyński [00:40:51] again spoke harshly against the admission of illegal immigrants. [00:40:55] Answering a journalist's questions, he stated that he only thinks about [00:40:58] citizen safety and family protection. Poland [00:41:01] increasingly ignores the rules of political correctness for the sake of internal [00:41:05] stability. [00:41:08] This position causes sharp alive, not raped and [00:41:11] killed. Is such an explanation sufficient? A weighty reason. [00:41:15] We are not afraid, we are smart, we are brave people. Look at [00:41:19] me, I'm not afraid of anything. We don't adhere to [00:41:21] political correctness. We don't care about that, we care about our [00:41:25] families. [00:41:28] rejection in Brussels. In [00:41:31] the European Parliament, Warsaw is accused of selfishness and [00:41:34] violating pan-European solidarity. Torczyński [00:41:38] is criticized in his homeland. Many supporters of the Tusk government [00:41:42] accuse MEPs of cheap populism for the sake of [00:41:45] party ratings, and that such a position could deprive [00:41:48] Poland of billions in subsidies [00:41:50] from the European Union. [00:41:57] Monday, time to expose fakes or, conversely, help [00:42:01] understand the issue. The story of the large family of Senko. [00:42:04] In September last year, their farm burned down, [00:42:07] 28 cows burned alive. People lost [00:42:11] their farm and main income, the investigation continues, along [00:42:14] with it the farmers' war with their neighbor, the family assures [00:42:18] he does not let them live and work, what is really happening [00:42:22] and what does land grabbing have to do with it, [00:42:25] answers today in the new episode of the project, on Monday it will reach [00:42:29] Lukashenka on Belarus-1 in the evening broadcast tomorrow at [00:42:33] 10:10 and 19:30 on the first [00:42:36] news channel. [00:42:40] We had a terrible fire, someone set fire to our [00:42:43] barn along with living cows, calves, heifers, everything [00:42:47] burned down, calves, heifers, all burned [00:42:50] alive, these were their most beloved children, they raised them from the very [00:42:54] beginning, everything happened right here, the barn [00:42:57] was here, how can I interfere with someone, I don't understand, [00:43:01] maybe someone else, maybe it was ordered somewhere, we can't say, we didn't catch anyone here, we didn't [00:43:05] catch a thief red-handed, here is our neighbor's house, here is our [00:43:08] property. [00:43:42] source of ignition, we are reviewing the entire spectrum of possible causes. [00:43:58] Belarusian schools must be fully ready to accept [00:44:01] students by August 20th. More than [00:44:04] 95% of educational institutions have already received [00:44:07] readiness certificates, comforts. [00:44:14] While students enjoy their holidays, Gymnasium No. 35 [00:44:18] is undergoing a major transformation. This summer, the school stadium's surface [00:44:21] was changed, two basketball and [00:44:25] volleyball courts were added, and most importantly, this was done so that [00:44:29] children could engage in their favorite sports outdoors. [00:44:32] Transformation inside and out, facades were plastered and [00:44:35] painted, new windows were installed, the food block was renovated, and [00:44:39] also. [00:45:10] favorable, safe conditions, and I think that their education [00:45:13] will be comfortable and successful. All educational institutions must receive [00:45:17] readiness certificates by August 20. [00:45:20] Priority tasks remain ensuring a high level of [00:45:23] comfort and comprehensive child safety. And currently, [00:45:26] control measures for acceptance are being carried out in more than [00:45:29] 2,500 schools and gymnasiums. If we talk [00:45:33] about repair work, then for these purposes, a little over 110 million [00:45:37] rubles have been allocated from the budget of the city of Minsk this year. This, by the way, is for... Partizansky [00:45:54] district and [00:45:55] also [00:46:00] a fully modernized interschool stadium of secondary schools No. 207 and [00:46:04] 215 in the Moskovsky district of Minsk will be put into operation. The capital's secondary school No. [00:46:07] 67 has already received a readiness certificate. During the spring-summer period here... [00:46:19] Naturally, repair work is carried out annually in classrooms, [00:46:22] as the walls and floor suffer somewhere over the course of a year. [00:46:26] Each institution has prepared a career guidance office, this is a thematic [00:46:29] office where students can learn about [00:46:33] professions, now there are many electronic [00:46:36] platforms where you can see. The process will be organized in safe [00:46:52] conditions at a modern level. Preparation is almost [00:46:56] complete and very soon we will step together into the new [00:46:59] academic year. Margarita Yuzufovich, Nikolai Pyatenok, [00:47:02] first informational. [00:47:04] These young Belarusians have already [00:47:07] made an important choice. At the training center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in [00:47:10] Gorany, a sports festival was held for new recruits of [00:47:14] the academy. Representatives of all faculties showed their first [00:47:17] steps towards their future profession, held football. [00:47:21] The new recruits have [00:47:54] 2 weeks ahead of them to hone their skills and become real cadets of [00:47:57] the Ministry of Internal Affairs academy. [00:48:00] Long years of prohibitions and lawsuits [00:48:03] are over, now all representatives of the Belarusian national team [00:48:06] in kayaking and canoeing will perform [00:48:09] from January 1 at competitions under [00:48:13] the auspices of the international federation of this sport with national [00:48:17] symbols. And another good news, the coach of [00:48:20] the women's canoe wing, Andrey Bogdanovich. [00:48:52] wants to return to sports, and so does my brother, the charges were dropped not due to [00:48:56] the statute of limitations, they did it with such a wording, due [00:48:59] to insufficient evidence. [00:49:02] I would like to note that rowing tournaments in kayaking and canoeing are mainly [00:49:06] held in EU countries, and previously, due to the ban on [00:49:10] entry into the European Union, many athletes missed [00:49:13] World Cup stages, World and European Championships, it is there [00:49:16] that Olympic licenses are played out. [00:49:20] лицензии.