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Viktor Gulevich

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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Vladimirovich and the family name is Gulevich.
Major General
Viktor Gulevich
Виктор Гулевич
Віктар Гулевіч
Viktar Hulevich
Gulevich in 2021
Chief of the General Staff
In office
11 March 2021 – 10 May 2024
PresidentAlexander Lukashenko
Preceded byAlexander Volfovich
Succeeded byPavel Muraveiko
Personal details
Born (1969-05-14) 14 May 1969 (age 55)
Minsk Oblast, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Military service
Allegiance Soviet Union (1987–1991)
 Belarus (1992–present)
Branch/serviceSoviet Ground Forces
Special Forces of Belarus
Years of service1987–present
RankMajor General

Viktor Vladimirovich Gulevich (Russian: Виктор Владимирович Гулевич; Belarusian: Віктар Уладзіміравіч Гулевіч, romanized: Viktar Uladzimiravich Hulevich, born 14 May 1969) is a Belarusian general who was the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Belarus from 2021-2024.[1]

Biography

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He was born in 1969 in the village of Bolshaya Pader in the Slutsk District, of the Byelorussian SSR. After graduating from high school, he entered the Moscow Higher Military Command School, which he graduated from with honors in 1990. He began his service as a platoon commander in the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany. Then he served in the Transcaucasian Military District. After the collapse of the USSR, he returned to a newly independent Belarus, where he again commanded a platoon and rose to the rank of regimental commander in the 103rd Guards Airborne Division. In 2002, he graduated with a gold medal from the Command and Staff Faculty of the Military Academy of Belarus. He then served in various command positions. On 14 February 2011, Colonel Gulevich led the Combat Training Department of the 38th Guards Air Assault Brigade.[2][3]

In 2017 he graduated from the Faculty of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus, and in 2018 he defended his PhD thesis.

In February 2020, he was appointed commander of the Western Operational Command.[4] That June, he was promoted to major general.[5] On 11 March 2021, he was appointed Chief of the General Staff, succeeding Alexander Volfovich.[6][7][8]

Gulevich with Valery Gerasimov in Moscow.

In March 2022, Ukrainian sources reported his resignation, and posted what is claimed to be his resignation letter.[9] The Belarusian Defence Ministry stated that it was not possible for Gulevich to resign, because the right to dismiss him was held by the Commander-in-chief. The Ministry stated that Belarusian soldiers were fully performing their duties, on Belarusian territory.[10]

Sanctions

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Sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to Russo-Ukrainian War.[11]

In 2022, Gulevich was included in the black list of the EU[12] and in the sanctions lists of the United Kingdom,[13] New Zealand,[14] Japan,[15] Switzerland, Canada, Ukraine and Australia.[16]

Awards

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  • Honored Specialist Armed Forces of Belarus (March 5, 2019)[17]
  • Order "For Service to the Motherland" III degree (June 24, 2012)[18]
  • Medal "For Flawless Service" I (August 16, 2018), II, and III degrees[19]

Personal life

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He is married, with his wife Victoria Lvovna Gulevich serving as a medical instructor and a signalman in the 38th Guards Air Assault Brigade. Together they have two children: Sergei and Anya.[20]

References

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  1. ^ Tetyana Oliynyk (May 10, 2024). "Lukashenko dismisses chief of Belarusian General Staff". Ukrainska Pravda.
  2. ^ Александр Макаров. "Комбриг" (in Russian). Белорусская военная газета «Во славу Родины». Retrieved 2021-03-14.
  3. ^ Лариса Волынчук. (2011-02-23). "Счастливая звезда комбрига" (in Russian). Вечерний Брест. Archived from the original on 2011-12-15. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
  4. ^ "Генерал-майор Виктор ГУЛЕВИЧ: "Войска Западного оперативного командования способны в полной мере выполнять стоящие перед ними задачи" — "Красная звезда"" (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-04-02.
  5. ^ "Указ Президента Республики Беларусь 18 июня 2020 г. № 218 «О присвоении воинского звания»" (in Russian). Национальный правовой Интернет-портал Республики Беларусь. 2020-06-20. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
  6. ^ "Лукашенко назначил Виктора Гулевича начальником Генштаба Вооруженных сил Белоруссии". ТАСС. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
  7. ^ "Лукашенко назначил начальника генерального штаба Белоруссии". regnum.ru. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
  8. ^ "Лукашенко назначил Гулевича начальником Генштаба Вооруженных сил Беларуси". Российская газета. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
  9. ^ Chief of the General Staff of Belarus has resigned. He commented: "Due to the mass refusal to take part in hostilities...Belarusian army does not have the ability to staff any battalion group." Reported by former Deputy Defense Minister of Ukraine Nosov; image of his (purported) resignation letter signed V.V Gulevich. The tweet has formed the basis of news stories such as where it is not clear if verification has been performed.
  10. ^ "Arestovych on possible resignation of Chief of General Staff of Belarus: I am checking this information". ua.interfax.com.ua.
  11. ^ "CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK" (PDF). Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  12. ^ "L_2022052EN.01000101.xml". eur-lex.europa.eu. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  13. ^ "Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets in the UK" (PDF). Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation HM Treasury. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-04-28. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
  14. ^ "Russia Sanctions Regulations 2022". New Zealand Legislation. Archived from the original on 2022-03-18. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
  15. ^ "Japan imposes additional sanctions on Russia, Belarus and the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics". 7 March 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-04-22. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
  16. ^ "GULEVICH Viktor Vladimirovich". National Agency on Corruption Prevention.
  17. ^ "Указ Прэзідэнта Рэспублікі Беларусь 5 сакавіка 2019 г. № 98 «Аб узнагароджанні»" (in Belarusian). Национальный правовой Интернет-портал Республики Беларусь. 2019-03-08. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
  18. ^ "Указ Прэзідэнта Рэспублікі Беларусь 24 чэрвеня 2012 г. № 292 «Аб узнагароджанні дзяржаўнымі ўзнагародамі Рэспублікі Беларусь»" (in Belarusian). Национальный реестр правовых актов Республики Беларусь. 2012-06-26. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
  19. ^ "Указ Прэзідэнта Рэспублікі Беларусь 16 жніўня 2018 г. № 323 «Аб узнагароджанні»" (in Belarusian). Национальный правовой Интернет-портал Республики Беларусь. 2018-08-18. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
  20. ^ "Виктор и Виктория Гулевич". gulevich.net. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
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