Commander of the Air and Air Defence Forces (Belarus)

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Commander of Air and Air Defence Forces
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Incumbent
Major General Andrei Lukyanovich
since 13 December 2022
Ministry of Defence
Reports to Chief of the General Staff
Seat Minsk
Constituting instrument Constitution of Belarus

The Commander of the Air and Air Defence Forces is the administrative head in the Belarusian Air Force, and is under the Chief of the General Staff and the Ministry of Defence. The current Commander of the Air and Air Defence Forces is Major General Andrei Lukyanovich.

List of commanders

No.NameRankTermNotes
Took officeLeft officeDuration
1Oleg PaferovLieutenant General12 December 200116 November 20064 years, 11 months and 4 daysThe first commander after unification of the Forces [1] [2] [3]
2Igor AzarenokMajor General16 November 200611 January 20114 years, 1 month and 26 daysDismissed for corruption [4] [5]
3Sergey LemeshevskyMajor General6 May 201120 February 20129 months and 14 daysDismissed for systematic non-fulfillment of the terms of his contract [4]
4Dmitry PakhmelkinMajor General20 February 201231 July 20125 months and 11 daysDismissed after a Swedish amateur single-engine aircraft violated Belarusian airspace unopposed [4] [6]
5Oleg DvigalevMajor General10 September 201218 July 20174 years, 10 months and 8 days [7] [8]
6Igor GolubMajor General31 August 201718 November 20225 years, 2 months and 18 days [9] [10]
7Andrey LukyanovichMajor General13 December 2022Incumbent2 years and 8 months [11] [12]

References

  1. "История ВВС и войск ПВО" [History of the Air Force and Air Defense Forces] (in Russian). Ministry of Defense. Archived from the original on 12 September 2015.
  2. "О назначении О.С.Паферова" [On the Appointment of O.S. Paferov]. normativka.by (in Russian). President of Belarus. 12 December 2001. Archived from the original on 30 July 2025.
  3. "Об освобождении О.С.Паферова" [On the Dismissal of O.S. Paferov] (in Russian). President of Belarus. 16 November 2006. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 "За три года в отставку были отправлены три командующих ВВС и войсками ПВО" [Within three years, three commanders of the Air Force and Air Defense Forces were dismissed]. ex-press.live (in Russian). 1 August 2012. Archived from the original on 30 July 2025.
  5. "Задержан командующий ВВС и войсками ПВО Игорь Азаренок" [Commander of the Air Force and Air Defense Forces Igor Azarenok has been detained] (in Russian). United Democratic Forces of Belarus. 24 December 2010. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021.
  6. "Пахмелкин назначен командующим ВВС и войсками ПВО Вооруженных Сил Беларуси" [Pakhmelkin has been appointed Commander of the Air Force and Air Defense Forces of the Armed Forces of Belarus]. BelTA (in Russian). 20 February 2012. Archived from the original on 30 July 2025.
  7. "О.Двигалев назначен командующим ВВС и войсками ПВО Вооруженных Сил Беларуси" [O. Dvigaev has been appointed Commander of the Air Force and Air Defense Forces of the Armed Forces of Belarus]. Belarus Today (in Russian). 10 September 2012. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020.
  8. "Олег Двигалев назначен Председателем Государственного военно-промышленного комитета" [Oleg Dvigaev has been appointed Chairman of the State Military-Industrial Committee] (in Russian). President of Belarus. 18 July 2017. Archived from the original on 30 January 2025.
  9. "Игорь Голуб назначен командующим Военно-воздушными силами и войсками ПВО" [Igor Golub appointed Commander of the Air Force and Air Defense Troops]. Belarus Today (in Russian). 31 August 2017. Archived from the original on 12 September 2020.
  10. "Генерал-майор Игорь Голуб освобожден от должности командующего ВВС и войсками ПВО ВС" [Major General Igor Golub relieved of his post as commander of the Air Force and Air Defense Forces] (in Russian). President of Belarus. 18 November 2022. Archived from the original on 29 January 2025.
  11. "Лукашенко назначил командующего Военно-воздушными силами и противовоздушной обороны" [Lukashenko appointed the commander of the Air Force and Air Defense] (in Russian). 2022-12-13. Archived from the original on 15 April 2025.
  12. "Минобороны: очередная батарея современных зенитных ракетных комплексов «Тор-М2» поступила в армию" [Ministry of Defense: Another battery of modern Tor-M2 anti-aircraft missile systems has entered service with the army] (in Russian). Belarus Today. 11 December 2024. Archived from the original on 12 December 2024.