Back Сілы спецыяльных аперацый (Беларусь) Byelorussian Сілы спэцыяльных апэрацыяў УС РБ BE-X-OLD הכוחות המיוחדים של בלארוס HE Forze speciali bielorusse Italian ベラルーシ特殊作戦軍 Japanese Siły Specjalnych Operacji Sił Zbrojnych Republiki Białorusi Polish Forças de Operações Especiais da Bielorrússia Portuguese Силы специальных операций Республики Беларусь Russian Сили спеціальних операцій Білорусі Ukrainian
| Special Operations Forces of Belarus | |
|---|---|
&sq=John McAfee&lang=en&file=File:Belarusian_Special_Forces_in_a_Moscow_Parade.jpg) Belarusian Special Forces march during the 2015 Moscow Victory Day Parade. | |
| Active | 2007–present |
| Country |  Belarus |
| Type | Special forces Airmobile |
| Size | 6,150 |
| Part of | Armed Forces of Belarus |
| Nickname(s) | "Winged Infantry" |
| Motto(s) | Nobody but us (Belarusian: Ніхто, акрамя нас!) Anywhere, anytime, any task (alternative) |
| Anniversaries | 2 August — Paratroopers' Day |
| Engagements | United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon[1] Libyan Civil War (2011)[2] 2020 Belarusian protests[3] |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Major General Vadim Denisenko[4] |
| Notable commanders | Major General Oleg Belokonev |
| Insignia | |
| Emblem | &sq=John McAfee&lang=en&file=File:Emblema_si%C5%82a%C5%AD_specyjalnych_aperacyja%C5%AD_RB.png) |
| Flag | &sq=John McAfee&lang=en&file=File:Flag_of_the_Special_Forces_of_Belarus.png) |
The Special Operations Forces of Belarus (SSO) (Russian: Силы специальных операций Вооружённых сил Республики Беларусь; Belarusian: Cілы спецыяльных аперацый Узброеных Сіл Рэспублікі Беларусь) is a service branch of the Armed Forces of Belarus. Like all post-Soviet states, Belarus inherited its special forces units from the remnants of the Soviet armed forces, GRU and KGB units. The units of the Belarusian SSO, which include two airborne brigades and one Spetsnaz brigade, are the only fully manned ground combat units in the Armed Forces of Belarus.
Belarus's units conduct joint exercises with the Armed Forces of Russia in which the nation's special forces participate extensively. Belarus's ruling party has been accused of using its special forces to assassinate opposition leaders.[5][6] Functionally, the Belarusian SSO are not equivalent to special forces in the conventional sense but rather an inferior counterpart of the Russian Airborne Forces, which they are highly integrated with through relationships established during joint training exercises.[7]
During 2020 protests, the 5th Spetsnaz Brigade participated in the suppression of the protests, killing one man in Brest.[3][8] The 38th Guards Air Assault Brigade, while not engaging with protestors, due to its role as a Military Unit, not a Special Forces Unit, moved towards the borders of Belarus, via the order of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.[9]
- ^ Кто такие белорусские миротворцы, как они могут появиться в чужой стране и можно ли им стрелять?
- ^ На стороне Каддафи воюют белорусские партизаны — Комсомольская правда, 6 апреля 2011
- ^ a b Свабода, Радыё (17 February 2021). "На судзе ў справе Шутава стала вядома, хто загадаў выкарыстоўваць узброеных вайскоўцаў падчас пратэстаў". Retrieved 2 December 2023 – via www.svaboda.org.
- ^ "Силы специальных операций — Военный информационный портал Министерства обороны Республики Беларусь". www.mil.by. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ "Belarus: Special Forces Again Implicated In Opposition Disappearances". Radio Free Europe. 28 Aug 2001.
- ^ "Pskov paratroopers and Belarus special forces to conduct manoeuvres in April". EN-TAS. 2 Apr 2014.
- ^ Wilk, Andrzej (March 2021). Russia's Belarusian army. The practical aspects of Belarus and Russia's military integration (PDF). Warsaw: Centre for Eastern Studies. p. 53. ISBN 978-83-65827-75-3.
- ^ "На улицах Минска появились внедорожники, которые есть только у Сил спецопераций. Разобрались в вопросе". Стартовая страница Беларуси. 21.by (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-04-07.
- ^ Redefyne. "Belarus to move assault troops to western borders as Lukashenko agrees cooperation with Putin - EU Today". eutoday.net. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
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