Bolesty [bɔˈlɛstɨ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bielsk Podlaski, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south-west of Bielsk Podlaski and 43 km (27 mi) south of the regional capital Białystok.