Thousands of people gathered at the spot in the Belarusian capital, Minsk, where a protester died in clashes with police. Alyaksandr Taraykouski, 34, died on August 10. The protests began after President Alyaksandr Lukashenka claimed he had been reelected in a vote widely considered to have been rigged. | Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Belarusians living in Ukraine and wider Europe have gone to Kyiv to help defend the country against the Russian invasion. Every day up to 20 new Belarusian fighters join a distinct squadron that is working alongside the Ukrainian Army and Ukrainian Territorial Defense units. Jan Derbeiko, 26, who was educated as an aviation engineer and had to leave Belarus in 2020 due to his participation in the anti-presidential protests, lives in Ukraine. When Kyiv was attacked by Russian forces, Derbeiko joi

10K views · 476 reactions | Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Minsk in the latest mass demonstration against the Belarusian government. | DW News | Facebook

55K views · 1.5K reactions | Belarusian police are "in control of the situation" amid opposition protests, according to the country's state-owned media. | DW News | Facebook