Staff Reshuffling in the Upper Echelons of the Army before West-2017 Exercises

The dictator replaced the chief of the General Staff and the head of the Transport Support of the Defence Ministry.

It became known that some divisions of the Belarusian Defence Ministry had their heads changed. The press service of Lukashenka reported on two new appointments at senior positions in the country's military-defence sector.

On August 16 Aleh Mishchenka became the new chief of the communication department of the General Staff.

Other innovations are connected with the leadership of one of departments at the Defence Ministry. Yury Shaplauski is appointed to the position of the head of the Transport Department of the Defence Ministry.

Russian-Belarusian exercises "West-2017" begin in September on the territory of Belarus. Now many Belarusian and European politicians as well as the military men believe that Russian troops will remain in Belarus after the exercises.

Belarusians are outraged by their country's involvement in geopolitical games of an aggressive neighbour from the East. On September 8 the Warning Action demanding the abolition of the West-2017 exercises starts at 7 pm, Kastrychnitskaya Square, Minsk.