Lukashenko Appoints New Leadership for Special Operations Forces and Operational Commands

Colonel Vladimir Safonov has been appointed commander of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces. He has been relieved of his previous post as chief of staff — first deputy commander of the Special Operations Forces. Colonel Dmitry Voroshilov has been appointed to this position.

Colonel Alexander Ilyukevich, who previously led the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces, has been appointed commander of the Western Operational Command of the Armed Forces. Major General Andrei Kravchenko has been appointed chief of staff — first deputy commander of these forces. He has been relieved of his post as head of the territorial defense department — deputy chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces.

Major General Alexander Lavrenov has been appointed commander of the North-Western Operational Command of the Armed Forces. Previously, he held the position of chief of staff — first deputy commander of the Western Operational Command of the Armed Forces.