{"id":161418,"date":"2025-10-24T17:10:42","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T14:10:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/161418\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"lukasenka-takes-viciebsk-officials-to-task-over-regions-poor-performance","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/161418\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0141uka\u0161enka takes Viciebsk officials to task over region\u2019s poor performance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/lukashenko_vitebskaja_oblast_soveschanie_1128x752.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/lukashenko_vitebskaja_oblast_soveschanie_1128x752.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/lukashenko_vitebskaja_oblast_soveschanie_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/lukashenko_vitebskaja_oblast_soveschanie_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/lukashenko_vitebskaja_oblast_soveschanie_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/lukashenko_vitebskaja_oblast_soveschanie_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Belarusian leader&#039;s press office)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>October 24, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka held today a major conference in Viciebsk\u2014attended by about 300 local officials\u2014to discuss strategies for revitalizing the region\u2019s struggling economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI will do my best to make you work. No excuses will be accepted,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u0141uka\u0161enka devoted much of his address to the region\u2019s recent setbacks, noting that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Viciebskdre\u016d, the region\u2019s last woodworking company, suspended operations in February amid heavy debts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Over the past four years, local enterprises have received government aid 1,285 times.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cattle production has fallen by six percent, while cattle mortality rose by 40 percent in the first nine months of 2025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Up to 70 percent of agricultural equipment has been in use for more than ten years.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Creameries are operating at 60 percent of their capacity, and meat-packing plants at 49 percent.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The region\u2019s debt has surged to 1.6 billion rubels, with nearly 950 million due for repayment within the next five years.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Several promised projects remain unimplemented, including the Vusci red-cow farm, a vaccine manufacturing plant and a meat-packing plant in Or\u0161a.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u0141uka\u0161enka said these trends show that local officials are \u201csimply irresponsible people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/vagony_grodhim_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/vagony_grodhim_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/vagony_grodhim_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/vagony_grodhim_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/vagony_grodhim_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/vagony_grodhim_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u042d\u043a\u043e\u043d\u043e\u043c\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">\u042d\u043a\u043e\u043d\u043e\u043c\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">\u0141uka\u0161enka irritated by Belarusian Railway\u2019s request for assistance<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">October 23, Pozirk. Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka convened a meeting with government officials today to discuss a request for financial support from Belarusian Railway (BR). Quotes from his press office suggest that he was irritated by the company\u2019s appeal. BR attributed its &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/161244\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October 24, Pozirk. Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka held today a major conference in Viciebsk\u2014attended by about 300 local officials\u2014to discuss strategies for revitalizing the region\u2019s struggling economy. \u201cI will do my best to make you work. No excuses will be accepted,\u201d he said. \u0141uka\u0161enka devoted much of his address to the region\u2019s recent setbacks, noting that: \u0141uka\u0161enka [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":161400,"template":"","rubric":[21],"class_list":["post-161418","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-economy"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>\u0141uka\u0161enka takes Viciebsk officials to task over region\u2019s poor performance | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"October 24, Pozirk. 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