In A Remote Village In The Gomel Region, Apartment Buildings With Elevators Are Being Built
3- 24.09.2026, 15:05
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The reason may not be random at all.
A second apartment building is currently under construction in the village of Lyaskovichi in the Petrikov District, according to "Flagstok" from published procurement notices. The first building was completed in March 2026, and a similar 24-unit building is now under construction: a three-story building with two entrances and even an elevator—which is extremely rare for low-rise buildings.
This is a unique case—Lyaskovichi may be the only village where new apartment buildings are being constructed, while the general trend of villages dying out continues everywhere. Even in the outlying town of Vasilevichi in the Rechitsa District, a similar building constructed in the 1990s had to be demolished.
Interestingly, both buildings were constructed on land designated for estate development, according to the Lyaskovichi master plan. As noted in the construction project, the construction of a residential building on this plot is possible only after the master plan has been amended. The design specifications were approved by the Gomel Regional Executive Committee.
The fact is that this is no ordinary village. Alexander Lukashenko’s Polessye residence is located nearby, which is why Lyaskovichi has been undergoing development for many years in an effort to make it look like a model village.
In addition, Lyaskovichi serves as the center of the “Pripyat” National Park, which is directly subordinate to the Presidential Administration and generates revenue through hunting and other paid services.
It was the employees of “Pripyat” and the “Agro-Lyaskovichi” farm who moved into the first apartment building. The regional executive committee’s newspaper reported that young specialists from the national park became the owners of 12 well-appointed rental apartments. At the time, it was reported that the construction of housing in Lyaskovichi represented “not only a strengthening of the national park’s workforce and an influx of young professionals, but also a prospect for the dynamic development of the agricultural town.”
It is likely that a new, similar building is also being constructed for employees of the “Pripyat” National Park and the local agricultural enterprise.
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