Lukashenko appoints new chiefs of Belarusian army’s special operations, operational commands
09:00, 23 October
Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko has made personnel appointments in the Armed Forces. The head of state signed the relevant decrees on 22 October, the press service of the Belarusian leader told BelTA.
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Colonel Vladimir Safonov has been appointed Commander of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces. He has been relieved of the post of Chief of Staff, First Deputy Commander of the Special Operations Forces. Colonel Dmitry Voroshilov has been appointed to this post.
Colonel Aleksandr Ilyukevich, who has been the chief of the Special Operations Forces until now, has been appointed Commander of the Western Operational Command. Major-General Andrei Kravchenko has been appointed Chief of Staff, First Deputy Commander of these forces. He has been relieved of the post of Chief of the Territorial Defense Office, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces.
Major-General Aleksandr Lavrenov has been appointed Commander of the Northwestern Operational Command. He previously held the post of Chief of Staff, First Deputy Commander of the Western Operational Command.
