Armed Forces of Belarus facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Armed Forces of Belarus |
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 Symbol of the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Belarus |
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| Current form | 1992 |
| Parts | Army Belarusian Air Force |
| Leadership | |
| Commander-in-Chief | President Alexander Lukashenko |
| Minister of Defence | LtGen Yurij Zhadobin |
| Serving soldiers | |
| Active employees/soldiers | 48 000 (and 12 000 civilian in 2012) |
| Reserve personnel | 289,500 |
| Deployed personnel | 4,560 (Around the borders) |
| Expenditures | |
| Percent of GDP | 1.4% (FY2010 est.) |
| Industry | |
| Suppliers from foreign countries |
 Russia China Iran |
The Armed Forces of Belarus are the Ground Forces and the Belarusian Air Force. All are under the command of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Belarus. Lieutenant general Yurij Viktorovich Zhadobin is the Minister of Defense since December 4, 2009. Being a landlocked country, Belarus has no navy.
The Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Belarus is the government group that has the duties of raising and maintaining the Armed Forces of Belarus. The formation of the ministry began in 1992. This was a year after the end of the Soviet Union and Belarus becoming an independent state.
Images for kids
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Map showing main military units of the Belarusian Armed Forces Ground Forces Air and Air Defence Forces Special Forces Transport Troops
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Troops of the Special Forces during the 2015 Moscow Victory Day Parade
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The Special Purpose Unit of the Internal Troops.
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Belarusian jets during a flypast in Minsk, July 2019.
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See also
In Spanish: Fuerzas Armadas de Bielorrusia para niños
