Alyaksandr Naumeka

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]