General Staff of the Armed Forces of Belarus
Highest rank officer of the Belarus armed forces
Chief of the General Staff | |
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Начальнік Генеральнага штаба Узброеных Сіл Рэспублікі Беларусь (Belarusian) | |
![]() Emblem of the General Staff | |
![]() Flag of the General Staff | |
Incumbent since 23 May 2024Pavel Muraveiko [be] | |
General Staff | |
Member of | Ministry of Defence |
Reports to | Minister of Defence |
Seat | Minsk, Belarus |
Appointer | President of Belarus |
Formation | 1991; 33 years ago (1991) |
First holder | Nikolay Churkin [be] |
Website | Official website |
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus is the central body of military management and operational control of the Armed Forces of Belarus. The Chief of the General Staff is appointed by the President of Belarus, who is the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. The General Staff is part of the Ministry of Defence of Belarus.[1]
The current Chief of the General Staff is Pavel Muraveiko, who also serves as First Deputy Minister of Defence.[2]
Structure
The following departments are under the control of the general staff:[3]
- Main Operations Directorate
- Main Intelligence Directorate
- Main Organizational Mobilization Directorate
- Main Ideology Directorate
- Main Policy Directorate
- Information-Analytical Department
- Department of Communications
- Department of Territorial Defense
- Department of Missile Forces and Artillery
- Department of the Engineering Troops
- Financial Department
- Department of Electronic Warfare
- Department of Radiation, Chemical and Biological Protection
- Navigational and Topographical Department
List of chiefs of the general staff
No. | Portrait | Chief of the General Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch | Ref. |
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1 | ![]() | Churkin, NikolayLieutenant General Nikolay Churkin [be] (born 1949) | 1992 | 1994 | 1–2 years | ![]() | - |
2 | ![]() | Maltsev, LeonidLieutenant General Leonid Maltsev (born 1949) | 1994 | 1995 | 0–1 years | ![]() | - |
3 | ![]() | Chumakov, Aleksandr PetrovichLieutenant General Aleksandr Chumakov (born 1941) | 1995 | 1996 | 0–1 years | ![]() | - |
4 | ![]() | Kozlov, Mikhail FyodorovichLieutenant General Mikhail Kozlov [be] (born 1949) | 1997 | 2001 | 3–4 years | ![]() | - |
5 | ![]() | Gurulev, SergeyLieutenant General Sergey Gurulev [be] (born 1953) | 2001 | 2009 | 7–8 years | ![]() | - |
6 | ![]() | Tihonovsky, PetrMajor General Petr Tihonovsky [be] (born 1958) | 2009 | 11 January 2014 | 4–5 years | ![]() | - |
7 | ![]() | Belokonev, OlegMajor General Oleg Belokonev (born 1965) | 11 January 2014 | 20 January 2020 | 6 years, 9 days | ![]() | [4] |
8 | ![]() | Volfovich, AlexanderMajor General Alexander Volfovich (born 1967) | 20 January 2020 | 11 March 2021 | 1 year, 50 days | ![]() | [5] |
9 | ![]() | Gulevich, ViktorMajor General Viktor Gulevich (born 1969) | 11 March 2021 | 10 May 2024 | 3 years, 60 days | ![]() | [6][7][8] [9] |
10 | ![]() | Muraveiko, PavelMajor General Pavel Muraveiko [be] (born 1971) | 23 May 2024 | Incumbent | 104 days | ![]() | [2] |
References
- ^ "Вопросы центральных органов военного управления Вооруженных Сил Республики Беларусь" [On the central bodies of military management of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus]. National Legal Internet Portal of the Republic of Belarus (in Russian). Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Lukashenko replaces chief of Belarusian military's General Staff". Ukrainska Pravda. May 23, 2024.
- ^ http://beloffice-g2n.zohosites.com/mobile/%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%88%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%B1.html
- ^ "Начальником Генштаба Вооруженных сил назначен Олег Белоконев". 12 January 2014.
- ^ "Belarus' new defense minister, chief of General Staff introduced to Defense Ministry team". eng.belta.by. Belarusian Telegraph Agency. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ "Лукашенко назначил Виктора Гулевича начальником Генштаба Вооруженных сил Белоруссии". ТАСС. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
- ^ "Лукашенко назначил начальника генерального штаба Белоруссии". regnum.ru. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
- ^ "Лукашенко назначил Гулевича начальником Генштаба Вооруженных сил Беларуси". Российская газета. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
- ^ Tetyana Oliynyk (May 10, 2024). "Lukashenko dismisses chief of Belarusian General Staff". Ukrainska Pravda.