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PHOTO FACT: How Minsk's Lighting Looks from Space Compared to Neighboring Capitals

Following Lukashenka's statement that there is too much street lighting in Belarus, efforts began nationwide to reduce it. How does Belarus appear against the backdrop of neighboring countries and Europe as a whole?

Night image of Earth from January 9. Photo: VIIRS/Suomi NPP platform/earth.nasa.gov

Night images from space show that Minsk is lit more brightly than Vilnius, but less brightly than Warsaw and, especially, Moscow.

And here's how all of Europe looks:

Night image of Earth from January 9. Photo: VIIRS/Suomi NPP platform/earth.nasa.gov

Here it is visible that Belarus, overall, is rather dimly lit against the backdrop of Western Europe, especially when compared to Italy or Turkey.

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  • скопления
    15.02.2026
    из единичных городов в Европе больше всех Москва, зато в Бенилюксе и северной Италии целые агломерации светятся. Я и раньще знал, что Сев. Италия промышленная, при поездке в Миланский аэропорт видел бесконечные здания разных фирм
  • Тутэйшы
    15.02.2026
    У Беларусі добра з асвятленнем, свеціць амаль як Чорнае мора
  • SK
    15.02.2026
    Масква, як ракавая пухліна, высмоктвае ўсё навокал і нават сьвет.

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