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Major General Alyaksandr Viktaravich Naumeka (Belarusian: Аляксандр Віктаравіч Навуменка; Russian: Александр Викторович Науменко; born 26 November 1970)[4] is a Belarusian army officer. He has been serving as the deputy minister of defense since 17 June 2024.[5]

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He previously served as commander of the Northwestern Operational Command from 2021 to 2024.[6][7] Naumeka faces sanctions from several governments for his presumed participation in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Biography

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Alyaksandr Naumeka was born in Belarus on 26 November 1970.[8][9] He graduated from the Minsk Suvorov Military School in 1988[10] and from the Kharkov Higher Military Command Tank School in 1992.[11]

Naumeka served in the 30th Guards Irkutsk-Pinsk Division; after its reduction, he transferred to the 5th Separate Special Purpose Brigade in 2010.[12] During his tenure with the brigade, he held several positions, including group commander, company commander, deputy detachment commander, detachment commander, and brigade chief of staff.[13]

He also served in the Main Intelligence and Main Operations Directorates of the General Staff of the Armed Forces.[14] Later, Naumeka graduated from the Military Academy of Belarus.[15]

Prior to his appointment as head of the Minsk SVU in 2016,[16] he served as chief of staff and first deputy commander of the special operations forces of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus.[17]

On 11 March 2021, Naumeka was appointed commander of the North Western Operational Command.[18] In 2022, he was sanctioned by the United Kingdom, European Union, Switzerland, Australia, and New Zealand for his presumed participation in Belarus's support for the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[9]

On 17 June 2024, Naumeka became the Deputy Minister of Defense of Belarus.[19][20]

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