Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya Holds the Largest Rally in the History of Brest (Online, Video)

(Updated) Over 20,000 people gathered in the Internationalist Warriors Park.

Candidate for presidency Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya with representatives of the staff Marya Kalesnikava and Veranika Tsepkala held a campaign meeting in Brest.

The largest rally in the history of the city was held in the Internationalist Warriors Park (Moskovskaya St.) and gathered more than 20 thousand people.

16.30 online broadcasting is over. Thank you for staying with us! Brest, you're great! Long Live Belarus!

16.28 The team of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya announced a big rally on August 6 in the Peoples' Friendship Park, Minsk. It starts at 5 pm.

16.25 The rally hit the record high in Brest with over 20 thousand people there.

16.24 Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya with her team is heading to the car. People created a corridor, enthusiastically chanting "Sveta! Sveta! Sveta! Sveta!"

16.20 Together with the presidential candidate and the team, people chant "We believe! We can! We win!"

16.17 The Belarusian version of the anthem Ave Maria plays.

16.15 Pianist Kanstantyn Haryachou and the famous opera singer Margarita Levchuk perform at the rally in Brest. "The evil will be defeated. God will hear our prayers", says Marharyta Levchuk.

16.13 Look at the incredible atmosphere at the rally in Brest!

16.10 It's fantastic! There are more than 20,000 people at the rally in Brest.

16.09 Amazing video of the rally of 20,000 people shot by a drone in Brest.

16.08 Walls Will Crumble plays.

16.07" There will be a new chapter in the history of Belarus: in August 2020. When your grandchildren ask you what you were doing, you will say you were voting for Sveta. Friends, I believe on August 10 we will pour glasses of liquor, champagne or other drink, look at the sun and see the light," says Veranika Tsepkala. People chant "Sveta!"

15.57 "Lukashenka is afraid of all strong people," says Veranika Tsepkala. People chant "We believe! We can! We win!"

15.56 Look at the incredible sea of people gathered in Brest!

15.55 Veranika Tsepkala takes the podium. People greet her with applause and chant "Veranika!"

15.53 People chant along with Marya Kalesnikava: "Suppress! Suppress! Suppress this power!"

15.47 More than 15,000 people have already gathered in the Internationalist Warriors Park in Brest. People are coming.

15.45 "Together we will put an end to the show called elections by the authorities. Let the elections of August 9 be the last fake ones in the history of Belarus," says Marya Kalesnikava. People rejoice.

15.44 Look at the sea of people who welcomed Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya on stage.

15.43 Emotions run high in Brest!

15.42 Marya Kalesnikava takes the floor. People greet her with applause and chant "Masha! Masha!".

15.38 Sviatlana congratulates paratroopers on Paratroopers' Day. "You say there are paratroopers and they have no impossible tasks to accomplish. The people of Belarus face one task and we will accomplish it," says the presidential candidate. People chant "We believe! We can! We win!" and "Sveta! Sveta! Sveta!"

15.33 "Siarhei Tsikhanouski says Brest is his people, Brest is power! He was always amazed and excited after a meeting with Brest residents. Siarhei is in prison, as well as two decent people from Brest - Aliaksandr Kabanau and Siarhei Piatrukhin. Kabanau did his best to support me when Siarhei was arrested. He was talking to me for hours on the phone and said: Sveta, we have not given up for years, and you will not! That's why I still stand my ground. Thank you, Aliaksandr Kabanau!" says Tsikhanouskaya. People chant "We believe! We can! We win!"

15.30 People meet Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya's speech with applause. "For the last 2 years, you have been an example to the whole country. You, ordinary citizens, stood up to protect your children and families from the battery plant. Everyone looked at you with hope. Thank you for that!" says Sviatlana. People applaud.

15.29 The host made a mistake and called Sviatlana president. People rejoice.

15.28 Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and the team are already on stage! People greet them with furious applause and chant "Sveta!" The applause continues for several minutes.

15.27 Despite the provocation and the cut wheel in the car, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and her team arrived at a rally in Brest. People greet them with enthusiastic applause.

15.24 Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya's team reported a provocation committed against them on the way to Brest: a car tire is slashed, one cannot drive it.

15.20 "We love! We can! We win!" All sorts of people came to the rally, unified by a common idea. The photo set by Radio Svaboda.

15.17 "The system is about to collapse. It's time to change it. That's why I support Tsikhanouskaya. She promises free elections in six months. I'll vote for Babaryka then. Now let Sviatlana break this system", says a resident of Brest.

15.15 While waiting for Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya people chant "Long Live Belarus!" The mood is festive.

15.13 There are a lot of paratroopers at the rally in Brest. They stand for changes!

15.12 Belarusian musician Isaiah came to the rally.

15.10 Many people came with children. The atmosphere is very emotional.

15.07 There is a sea of people in Brest!

15.04 Brest stands for freedom! Belsat has published vivid photos from the rally.

15.02 The atmosphere is amazing! There are so many people in front of the stage and among the trees that it is difficult to even count them.

14.57 Bres resident Volha came to the rally with a gift for Sviatlana - a reproduction of the Eva painted by her 12-year-old son Matvei. "It took 2.5 hours. We studied the portrait and I offered him to try", she says.

14.51 "I'm so glad to see so many people! Many military men do not support the regime and want changes. I have met with many colleagues, they want a power change. People are in a cherry mood. Sviatlana hasn't even arrived yet, but it's felt like people support her," says a paratrooper who came to the rally with a white-red-white flag.

14.46 The popular song "I was born here" plays.

14.45 It is no longer a river of people, but it's the sea!

14.30 "It feels like a sea of people floating here", says a resident of Brest.

14.27 Thousands and thousands of people keep joining the rally. The atmosphere is amazing!

14.24 The river of people keeps flowing into the park for the rally! Video from Nasha Niva.

14.20 "I'm excited about this rally. Brest will rock," says the rally participant.

14.18 The human flow does not stop! The rally host calls to break the record high of the mass rally in Minsk, where 70 thousand people came to the Peoples' Friendship Park.

14.17 At least 8 thousand people have already joined at the rally.

14.12 There are many paratroopers at the rally. "I came here for my children, I want changes. We are positive. We can win only standing together. People I know share my views", says a paratrooper from the 38th Brest Brigade.

14.10 "When I came here, my first thought was like "wow!". It's the first time when so many people come together in Brest! Even the coolest football match cannot compare to it", says Brest resident. People are in cherry and combative mood.

14.07 There are huge lines of people near several checkpoints.

14.05 The popular band - "Razbitae sertsa patsana" (The guy's broken heart) - performs at the rally.

14.03 A participant of the rally says that there are three times more people than there were at the first picket, without the participation of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya. It will be recalled that 5 thousand people came then. People keep heading to the park.

13.57 The area in front of the stage is full of people; there are already several thousand people in the park.

13.50 Before the rally started, there are more than a thousand people in the park.

13.30 A huge number of Brest residents are already joining the rally of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya. It will be hot in Brest today, in all senses.