On January 19, 2024, the Vice-Rector for International Relations and Organizational and Legal Work of VSMU Denis Lits, together with the Chief of Civil Defense Staff of VSMU Vasily Dudarev, visited the Vitebsk Regional Department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations. The head of the Vitebsk regional department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, Sergei Meleshkin, received congratulations on behalf of the rector and staff of the educational institution “Vitebsk State Order of Peoples' Friendship Medical University” on the Day of the Rescuer of the Republic of Belarus and the 25th anniversary of the emergency authorities of the Republic of Belarus.

 “We highly appreciate the dedication of those who are constantly on duty and are willing to risk their own lives to save others. Courage and readiness for self-sacrifice are the hallmarks of many generations of rescuers. During your service, which was fraught with anxiety and danger, you have repeatedly demonstrated endurance, perseverance and courage,” the congratulatory note noted.