The Minsk Courier
Market10 Aug 2026
Pavel Tarletskiy agrees terms with Orsha
The clubs have settled the fee and he has settled his wages. What remains is a medical and a photograph, and around Minsk people have started saying his name in the past tense.
Market10 Aug 2026
Minsk say no — this time
The offer from Atlantas for Artem Turich was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Minsk
Daouda Natama and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Door shut on Zsombor Gruber
Minsk asked and Ferencvaros said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Match8 Aug 2026
A bad afternoon for Minsk against Smorgon
0‑2 to Smorgon, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
Market10 Aug 2026
BATE join the queue for Ilya Dubinets
Add another name to the list: BATE have asked the question everybody in the game has been asking about Ilya Dubinets. The answer from Minsk has not changed — yet.
Market10 Aug 2026
Minsk promote Ivan Dragun from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Ivan Dragun has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
Alexandr Gutor gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Vladislav Shabunya signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Vladislav Shabunya commits to Minsk for another 3 years.
In brief
- The dugout The manager’s verdict
- Transfer targets Minsk ask about Filip Novaković
- Player ratings Daouda Natama beats them one at a time