Viktor Gulevich Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Major General
Birth Place:Minsk Oblast, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Rank:Major General
Branch:Soviet Ground Forces
Special Forces of Belarus
Allegiance: (1987–1991)
Belarus (1992–present)
Birth Date:14 May 1969
Viktor Gulevich
Predecessor1:Alexander Volfovich
Successor1:Pavel Muraveiko
Term End1:10 May 2024
Term Start1:11 March 2021
President1:Alexander Lukashenko
Office1:Chief of the General Staff
Serviceyears:1987 - Present

Viktor Vladimirovich Gulevich (Russian: Виктор Владимирович Гулевич; Belarusian: Віктар Уладзіміравіч Гулевіч|translit=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

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]

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

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

Personal life

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lukashenko dismisses chief of Belarusian General Staff. Ukrainska Pravda. Tetyana Oliynyk. May 10, 2024.
  2. Web site: Комбриг. Александр Макаров.. Белорусская военная газета «Во славу Родины». ru. 2021-03-14.
  3. Web site: Счастливая звезда комбрига. Лариса Волынчук.. 2011-02-23. Вечерний Брест. ru. https://web.archive.org/web/20111215120450/http://vb.by/article.php?topic=30&article=12221. 2011-12-15. 2021-03-14.
  4. Web site: Генерал-майор Виктор ГУЛЕВИЧ: "Войска Западного оперативного командования способны в полной мере выполнять стоящие перед ними задачи" — "Красная звезда". 2021-04-02. ru.
  5. Web site: Указ Президента Республики Беларусь 18 июня 2020 г. № 218 «О присвоении воинского звания». 2020-06-20. Национальный правовой Интернет-портал Республики Беларусь. ru. 2021-03-14.
  6. Web site: Лукашенко назначил Виктора Гулевича начальником Генштаба Вооруженных сил Белоруссии. 2021-04-02. ТАСС.
  7. Web site: Лукашенко назначил начальника генерального штаба Белоруссии. 2021-04-02. regnum.ru.
  8. Web site: Лукашенко назначил Гулевича начальником Генштаба Вооруженных сил Беларуси. 2021-04-02. Российская газета. 11 March 2021 .
  9. https://twitter.com/EuromaidanPress/status/1500407854062354432 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
  10. Web site: Arestovych on possible resignation of Chief of General Staff of Belarus: I am checking this information. ua.interfax.com.ua.
  11. Web site: CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK . 16 April 2023.
  12. Web site: L_2022052EN.01000101.xml. eur-lex.europa.eu. 2023-01-02.
  13. Web site: Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets in the UK. Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation HM Treasury. 2022-05-04. 2022-04-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20220428211557/https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1071300/Russia.pdf. live.
  14. Web site: Russia Sanctions Regulations 2022. 2022-11-14. New Zealand Legislation. 2022-03-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20220318083949/https://legislation.govt.nz/regulation/public/2022/0074/latest/whole.html. live.
  15. Web site: Japan imposes additional sanctions on Russia, Belarus and the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics . 7 March 2022 . 2022-05-04 . 2022-04-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220422032249/https://sanctionsnews.bakermckenzie.com/japan-imposes-additional-sanctions-on-russia-belarus-and-the-so-called-donetsk-and-luhansk-peoples-republics/ . live .
  16. Web site: GULEVICH Viktor Vladimirovich. National Agency on Corruption Prevention.
  17. Web site: Указ Прэзідэнта Рэспублікі Беларусь 5 сакавіка 2019 г. № 98 «Аб узнагароджанні». 2019-03-08. Национальный правовой Интернет-портал Республики Беларусь. be. 2021-03-14.
  18. Web site: Указ Прэзідэнта Рэспублікі Беларусь 24 чэрвеня 2012 г. № 292 «Аб узнагароджанні дзяржаўнымі ўзнагародамі Рэспублікі Беларусь». 2012-06-26. Национальный реестр правовых актов Республики Беларусь. be. 2021-03-14.
  19. Web site: Указ Прэзідэнта Рэспублікі Беларусь 16 жніўня 2018 г. № 323 «Аб узнагароджанні». 2018-08-18. Национальный правовой Интернет-портал Республики Беларусь. be. 2021-03-14.
  20. Web site: Виктор и Виктория Гулевич. 2021-04-02. gulevich.net.

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