{"id":194972,"date":"2026-07-08T23:19:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T20:19:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/194972\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T23:19:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T20:19:17","slug":"lukasenka-appoints-new-deputy-defense-minister","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/194972\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0141uka\u0161enka appoints new deputy defense minister"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>July 8,\u00a0<em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong>\u00a0Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka, by his July 8 edict,\u00a0appointed Major General U\u0142adzimir Bie\u0142y as deputy defense minister\u00a0instead of\u00a0Major General Alaksandar Navumienka.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prior to his appointment, Bie\u0142y had served as chief of the main combat training directorate of the Armed Forces of Belarus.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Navumienka, who&nbsp;became&nbsp;deputy defense minister in July 2024, was relieved of his position and transferred into the reserve with the right to wear&nbsp;military&nbsp;uniform and insignia.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While meeting with&nbsp;Defense Minister Viktar Chrenin&nbsp;on May 12,&nbsp;\u0141uka\u0161enka&nbsp;said that he would like to discuss \u201cstaffing issues.\u201d \u201cWe know from experience that if a right person is in charge of something, the situation there will be right. If the person is wrong, there will be trouble,\u201d he said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On July 6,&nbsp;\u0141uka\u0161enka&nbsp;dismissed Siarhiej Udovika\u016d as chief of the Minsk regional office of the Investigative Committee. The following day, Udovika\u016d was appointed as deputy prosecutor general.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/lukashenko_hrenin_kabinet_presssl_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/lukashenko_hrenin_kabinet_presssl_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/lukashenko_hrenin_kabinet_presssl_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/lukashenko_hrenin_kabinet_presssl_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/lukashenko_hrenin_kabinet_presssl_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/lukashenko_hrenin_kabinet_presssl_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Politics<\/label>\n\n                            <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Security<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Politics, Security<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">\u00a0\u0141uka\u0161enka vows to keep troops ready for war<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">May 12, Pozirk. The army exists to be ready to conduct military operations if necessary, Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has told Defense Minister Viktar Chrenin, while stressing Belarus\u2019 commitment to peace, his press office reports. \u201cWe will selectively mobilize units to prepare &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/187188\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July 8,\u00a0Pozirk.\u00a0Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka, by his July 8 edict,\u00a0appointed Major General U\u0142adzimir Bie\u0142y as deputy defense minister\u00a0instead of\u00a0Major General Alaksandar Navumienka.\u00a0 Prior to his appointment, Bie\u0142y had served as chief of the main combat training directorate of the Armed Forces of Belarus.&nbsp; Navumienka, who&nbsp;became&nbsp;deputy defense minister in July 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