Lukashenko appoints top officers in Defense Ministry, Armed Forces
10:00, 14 October
Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko has made personnel appointments in the leadership of the Defense Ministry and the Armed Forces. The head of state signed the relevant decrees on 14 October, the press service of the Belarusian leader told BelTA.
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Major-General Vadim Surov has been appointed Deputy Defense Minister. He has been relieved of the post of Commander of the Western Operational Command of the Armed Forces.
Major-General Vladimir Kupriyanyuk has been appointed First Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces. He has been relieved of the post of Chief of the Main Intelligence Directorate, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces. Colonel Aleksei Khuzyakhmetov has been appointed to the corresponding post.
Colonel Sergei Tomchik has been put in charge of the Main Military Inspectorate of the Armed Forces.
Colonel Andrei Folynskov has been appointed First Deputy Chief of Armament of the Armed Forces, Chief of the Armament Staff.
Apart from that, in accordance with a presidential executive order Police Major-General Sergei Doroshko has been discharged from service in law enforcement agencies due to his age while keeping the right to wear the established uniform and insignia.
