{"id":186558,"date":"2026-05-06T19:18:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T16:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/186558\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T19:18:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T16:18:04","slug":"lukasenka-approves-retirement-of-general-staffs-deputy-chief","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/186558\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0141uka\u0161enka approves retirement of General Staff\u2019s deputy chief"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>May 6, <em>Pozirk. <\/em><\/strong>Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has signed an edict, relieving Major General Siarhiej \u0141ahadziuk of his duties as deputy chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Belarus and head of the main operations directorate, his press office reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The official was discharged from military service into the reserve due to age, with the right to wear military uniform and insignia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A native of Drahi\u010dyn, Brest region, \u0141ahadziuk was promoted to the rank of major general in February 2024.<\/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\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_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\">\u0141uka\u0161enka appoints new Military Academy chief<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">March 27, Pozirk. Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has appointed Maj. Gen. D\u017amitryj Stra\u0161ynski as chief of the Military Academy, the Belarusian leader\u2019s press office reported. Stra\u0161ynski served as chief of the Main Military Inspectorate of the Belarusian Armed Forces. Earlier he served &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/181320\">\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>May 6, Pozirk. Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has signed an edict, relieving Major General Siarhiej \u0141ahadziuk of his duties as deputy chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Belarus and head of the main operations directorate, his press office reports. The official was discharged from military service into the reserve due to age, with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":63993,"template":"","rubric":[16,30],"class_list":["post-186558","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics","rubric-security"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>\u0141uka\u0161enka approves retirement of General Staff\u2019s deputy chief | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"May 6, Pozirk. 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