Belarusian women with many children honored with Order of Mother

    For bringing up five and more children 14 women from Vitebsk Oblast, Gomel Oblast, and Grodno Oblast were honored with the Order of Mother. Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko signed a corresponding decree on 9 December.

    Among the awardees are nurse at the Dokshitsy central district hospital Irina Mikhalevich, lawyer at OAO Kombinat Vostok, Gomel District, Yekaterina Myakshinova, and stock breeder at the agricultural company Khvinevichi, Dyatlovo District, Anna Mukha.