Back Валерый Сцяпанавіч Сахашчык Byelorussian Valeryj Sachaščyk Estonian Сахащик, Валерий Степанович Russian Сахащик Валерій Степанович Ukrainian
Valery Sakhashchyk | |
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Валерый Сахашчык | |
_(52844236037)_(cropped).jpg) Sakhashchyk in 2022 | |
| Member of the United Transitional Cabinet for Defence and Security | |
| In office 9 August 2022 – 1 August 2024[1] | |
| President | Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya |
| Succeeded by | Vadzim Kabanchuk[citation needed] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Valery Stepanovich Sakhashchik 13 August 1964 Goshava, Drahichyn District, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Political party | Independent |
| Education | Moscow Higher Military Command School |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
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| Branch/service | Airborne forces Special Forces of Belarus Main Directorate of Intelligence (Ukraine)[citation needed] |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Battles/wars | Russian invasion of Ukraine |
Valery Stepanovich Sakhashchyk (Belarusian: Валерый Сцяпанавіч Сахашчык, romanized: Valeryj Sciapanavič Sachaščyk, Russian: Валерий Степанович Сахащик; born 13 August 1964) is a former commander of the Belarusian 38th Separate Guards Air Assault Brigade.[2][3] Following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Sakhashchyk launched video appeals calling for Belarusian forces to refuse to participate in any attack against Ukraine.[2][4] From 9 August 2022 to 1 August 2024, he was the effective defence minister of the Belarusian United Transitional Cabinet, a government-in-exile opposed to the de facto government of Alexander Lukashenko.[5][6][7]
Sakhashchyk was involved in organizing the 1st Separate Air Assault Company "Belarus", a unit of Belarusian volunteers fighting within the 79th Air Assault Brigade of Ukraine. He also personally took part in military operations.[8]
- ^ Сахашчык заявіў аб выхадзе з Аб’яднанага пераходнага кабінета
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- ^ «Сахашчык сам удзельнічае ў баявых апэрацыях». Баец з новай дэсантнай роты беларусаў расказаў, чым яны займаюцца на Данбасе