On 5 November Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko signed a decree to appoint Colonel Dmitry Miksha deputy commander of the internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.
Colonel Sergei Grebennikov, who had previously held this position, was discharged from military service and transferred to the reserve due to age with the right to wear military uniform and insignia.