{"id":85391,"date":"2024-05-16T12:24:54","date_gmt":"2024-05-16T09:24:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/85391\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"lukasenka-appoints-new-air-force-deputy-commander","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/85391\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0141uka\u0161enka appoints new Air Force deputy commander"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/matrosov_minsknews_by.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/matrosov_minsknews_by.jpg 640w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/matrosov_minsknews_by-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/matrosov_minsknews_by-178x118.jpg 178w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(minsknews.by)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>May 16, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka appointed Colonel Michai\u0142 Matrosa\u016d as deputy commander of the Belarusian Air\/Air Defense Forces, his press office reported yesterday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The announcement came five days following the dismissal of Viktar Hulevi\u010d as General Staff chief and first deputy defense minister.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Matrosa\u016d, who had served as the first deputy head of the Air\/Air Defense Forces command\u2019s armament department since 2023, filled the position left vacant by D\u017amitryj Micha\u0142ap, transferred to a top management position at Military Academy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Matrosa\u016d holds a degree from a military engineering school in Minsk and has experience of service with anti-aircraft units. He was awarded nine medals and received a commendation from \u0141uka\u0161enka.<\/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\/03\/gulevich_minoborony-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/gulevich_minoborony-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/gulevich_minoborony-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/gulevich_minoborony-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/gulevich_minoborony-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/gulevich_minoborony.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Security<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Security<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">\u0141uka\u0161enka fires chief of general staff<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">May 10, Pozirk. Maj. Gen. Viktar Hulevi\u010d has been dismissed as General Staff chief\/first deputy defense minister. Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka signed an edict to that effect today, the presidential press office reported. Hulevi\u010d was transferred to the reserve on retirement, with &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/84725\">\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 16, Pozirk. Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka appointed Colonel Michai\u0142 Matrosa\u016d as deputy commander of the Belarusian Air\/Air Defense Forces, his press office reported yesterday. The announcement came five days following the dismissal of Viktar Hulevi\u010d as General Staff chief and first deputy defense minister. Matrosa\u016d, who had served as the first deputy head of the Air\/Air [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":85295,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-85391","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>\u0141uka\u0161enka appoints new Air Force deputy commander | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"May 16, Pozirk. 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