Commander of the Air and Air Defence Forces (Belarus)

Commander of Air and Air Defence Forces
Flag of the Air and Air Defence Forces
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.	Name	Rank	Term			Notes
			Took office	Left office	Duration
1	Oleg Paferov	Lieutenant General	12 December 2001	16 November 2006	4 years, 11 months and 4 days	The first commander after unification of the Forces [1] [2] [3]
2	Igor Azarenok	Major General	16 November 2006	11 January 2011	4 years, 1 month and 26 days	Dismissed for corruption [4] [5]
3	Sergey Lemeshevsky	Major General	6 May 2011	20 February 2012	9 months and 14 days	Dismissed for systematic non-fulfillment of the terms of his contract [4]
4	Dmitry Pakhmelkin	Major General	20 February 2012	31 July 2012	5 months and 11 days	Dismissed after a Swedish amateur single-engine aircraft violated Belarusian airspace unopposed [4] [6]
5	Oleg Dvigalev	Major General	10 September 2012	18 July 2017	4 years, 10 months and 8 days	[7] [8]
6	Igor Golub	Major General	31 August 2017	18 November 2022	5 years, 2 months and 18 days	[9] [10]
7	Andrey Lukyanovich	Major General	13 December 2022	Incumbent	2 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. "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.