"The City Has Disappeared": Minsk Residents Share Photos Of An Unusual Morning

• 15.09.2026, 12:51

A thick fog has blanketed the capital of Belarus.

This morning was unusual and atmospheric for Minsk residents. A thick fog enveloped the capital of Belarus.

Minsk residents are sharing photos and comments on social media. The website Charter97.org features some of them:

- I look out the window—the city has disappeared; everything is shrouded in fog.

- So how am I supposed to get to work now?

- Minsk is shrouded in fog.

- It’s been a long time since we’ve had such an atmospheric morning.

Some Minsk residents suggested that the poor visibility wasn’t caused by fog.

“Fog rises from the ground. This isn’t fog. The same thing happened last fall all over the world. Videos were posted all over social media. They’re spraying chemicals,” writes superdeutsch_mit_ludmila.