Major General Alyaksandr Viktaravich Naumeka (Belarusian: Аляксандр Віктаравіч Навуменка; Russian: Александр Викторович Науменко; born 26 November 1970) is a Belarusian army officer. He has been serving as the deputy minister of defense since 17 June 2024.
He previously served as commander of the Northwestern Operational Command from 2021 to 2024. Naumeka faces
sanctions from several governments for his presumed participation in the
Russian invasion of Ukraine
On 24 February 2022, , starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, conflict between the two countries which began in 2014. The fighting has caused hundreds of thou ...
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Biography
Alyaksandr Naumeka was born in
Belarus
Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Belarus spans an a ...
on 26 November 1970.
He graduated from the
Minsk Suvorov Military School
The Minsk Suvorov Military School (MnSVU) is one of the Suvorov Military Schools in Belarus and in other former Soviet Republics for military cadets. The MnSVU is a state specialised educational institution that focuses on military subjects an ...
in 1988 and from the Kharkov Higher Military Command Tank School in 1992.
Naumeka served in the 30th Guards Irkutsk-Pinsk Division; after its reduction, he transferred to the 5th Separate Special Purpose Brigade in 2010. 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.
He also served in the Main Intelligence and Main Operations Directorates of the General Staff of the Armed Forces. Later, Naumeka graduated from the Military Academy of Belarus.
Prior to his appointment as head of the Minsk SVU in 2016, he served as chief of staff and first deputy commander of the special operations forces of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus.
On 11 March 2021, Naumeka was appointed commander of the North Western Operational Command. 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.
On 17 June 2024, Naumeka became the Deputy Minister of Defense of Belarus.
References
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1970 births
Living people
Belarusian generals
Minsk Suvorov Military School alumni