Be vigilant on the water

According to operational data from the Ministry of Emergency Situations as of May 28, 2026, 50 people have drowned under various circumstances in the republic, including 3 minors. In the Vitebsk region, 11 people have drowned.

It is prohibited

– swimming in prohibited areas, including flooded quarries, melioration canals, dug ponds, industrial water bodies, in areas of ports, dams, dikes, locks, other hydraulic structures, as well as at night;

– consumption of alcoholic and low-alcohol beverages on beaches;

– swimming while intoxicated by alcohol and (or) under the influence of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances, their analogues, toxic or other stupefying substances;

– swimming beyond the boundaries marking the beach area;

– swimming on sports equipment, boards, loungers, logs, inner tubes, inflatable mattresses, and other objects;

– jumping into the water from vessels, floating objects, as well as bridges, piers, dams, dikes, other hydraulic structures.

– organizing games in the water involving diving and grabbing a swimmer, as well as performing other actions that may cause an accident;

– underage children visiting the beach without adult supervision;

– leaving underage children unattended;

– giving false alarm signals, etc.