Armed Forces of Belarus

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The Armed Forces of Belarus are the national military of Belarus, formed after the dissolution of the Soviet Union and responsible for the country’s defense and security.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf armed forces
military organization
alliance Collective Security Treaty Organization
budgetCurrency Belarusian ruble
commanderInChief President of Belarus
cooperatesMilitarilyWith Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
country Belarus
currentCommander Viktor Khrenin NERFINISHED
currentCommanderTitle Minister of Defence of Belarus
emblem emblem of the Armed Forces of Belarus
flag flag of the Armed Forces of Belarus
formedAfter dissolution of the Soviet Union
garrisonLabel General Staff of the Armed Forces of Belarus
hasBranch Belarusian Air Force and Air Defence Forces
Belarusian Ground Forces
Special Operations Forces of Belarus
Territorial Defence Forces of Belarus
hasComponent General Staff of the Armed Forces of Belarus
headquartersLocation Minsk
inception 1992
legalBasis Constitution of Belarus
Law on Defence of the Republic of Belarus
mottoType military oath
nativeName Вооружённые Силы Республики Беларусь
Узброеныя Сілы Рэспублікі Беларусь
originatesFrom Soviet Armed Forces units stationed in the Byelorussian SSR
participatesIn Union State regional group of forces
primaryLanguage Belarusian
Russian
responsibleFor defense of the territorial integrity of Belarus
protection of Belarusian airspace
support to internal security in emergencies
role homeland security
national defense
serviceBranchesInclude air defence
air force
army
special operations forces
sharesSovietLegacyWith Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
shortName Belarusian Armed Forces
standardEquipmentOrigin Russia
Soviet Union
subordinateTo Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Belarus
supremeCommander President of Belarus
usesConscription yes
usesRankStructureBasedOn Soviet military ranks
usesUniformStyle Soviet-style uniforms with national insignia

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Armed Forces of Belarus ("Узброеныя Сілы Рэспублікі Беларусь")
Armed Forces of Belarus ("Вооружённые Силы Республики Беларусь")
nativeName
Soviet armed forces
followedBy
Armed Forces of Belarus ("Belarusian Armed Forces")
shortName

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