Lukashenko changes command of Belarusian special operations forces and operational commands

Lukashenko changes command of Belarusian special operations forces and operational commands
Lukashenko changes command of Belarusian special operations forces and operational commands

Personnel decisions in the military hierarchy

Self-proclaimed Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko made changes to the leadership of the country's armed forces. The relevant information was published by the state agency BELTA.

New leadership of the special operations forces

Colonel Volodymyr Safonov took the post of commander of the Special Operations Forces (SOF). Colonel Dmytro Voroshyliv became the chief of staff and first deputy commander of the SOF.

Rotation at the head of operational commands

Colonel Oleksandr Illiukevich, who previously commanded the special operations forces, will now lead the Western Operational Command. Major General Andriy Kravchenko was appointed chief of staff and first deputy commander of the troops of this command. Previously, he served as deputy chief of the General Staff.

Major General Oleksandr Lavrenov headed the North-Western Operational Command. Prior to his new appointment, he held the position of chief of staff of the Western Operational Command.

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