Lukashenka flies to Sochi to play hockey

The Belarusian head of state has left for holidays again.

Lukashenka heads a Belarusian ice hockey team at the Russian Ice Hockey Festival among amateur teams which will be held in Sochi on May 3—10, news.sport-express.ru reports.

Belarus received an invitation to the tournament from Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu, who recently visited Minsk.

Lukashenka's team is expected to play with Moldova's Platina and teams from Serbia and Canada at the group stage.

The last time when Lukashenka visited Sochi was in February 2013. According to official information, it was a working visit that, however, included hockey playing and skiing. Lukashenka even managed to fall down when skiing during his latest visit.