Viktor Khrenin

Viktor Gennadievich Khrenin is a Belarusian senior military officer and the current minister of defense since 2020.
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Some of the key events about Viktor Khrenin

  • 1962
    Graduated from the Tashkent Higher Combined Arms Command School
  • 1982
    Completed studies at the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia
  • 2014
    Appointed as Commander of the Western Operational Command of Belarus
  • 2020
    Promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General
  • 2021
    Became Minister of Defense of Belarus
  • 2022
    Participated in planning joint military exercises with Russia near Ukraine's borders
  • 2022
    Involved in allowing Russian forces to use Belarusian territory for invasion of Ukraine
  • 2022
    Sanctioned by the European Union for role in Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • 2022
    Sanctioned by the United States for supporting Russian military action
  • 2023
    Continued support for Russian military presence in Belarus despite international criticism

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