General Staff of the Armed Forces of Belarus

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General Staff of the Armed Forces
Генеральны штаб Узброеных Сіл Рэспублікі Беларусь
Генеральный штаб Вооружённых сил Республики Беларусь
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Staff overview
FormedMay 1992
Preceding Staff
  • General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union (1946–1991)
Headquarters Minsk, Belarus
Minister responsible
Staff executive
Website www.mil.ru

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 General Staff was established originally as the Main Staff in May 1992, when the Byelorussian Military District of the Soviet Union was dissolved. [2]

The current Chief of the General Staff is Pavel Muraveiko, who also serves as First Deputy Minister of Defence. [3]

Structure

The following departments are under the control of the general staff: [4]

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References

  1. "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.
  2. Muzyka, Konrad (August 2021). "The Belarusian Armed Forces: Structures, Capabilities, and Defence Relations with Russia" (PDF). International Centre for Defence and Security.
  3. "Lukashenko replaces chief of Belarusian military's General Staff". Ukrainska Pravda . May 23, 2024.
  4. http://beloffice-g2n.zohosites.com/mobile/%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%88%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%B1.html