Uladzimir Bely

Colonel Uladzimir Uladzimravich Bely (Belarusian: Уладзімір Уладзіміравіч Белы; Russian: Владимир Владимирович Белый; born on 17 February 1977), is a Belarusian army officer who is currently the commander of the Western Operational Command since March 2023.

Biography
Uladzimir Bely was born in Mikolaevshchyna, Minsk Region on 17 February 1977.

He graduated from the Military Academy of the Belarus with honors in 1991.

In 2011, he entered command and staff faculty of the educational institution "Military Academy of the Republic of Belarus", with honors and a gold medal.

He had been the commander of a motorized rifle platoon, company in the 120th HV MSD.

In the 120th HG AMB SZOK, he was the deputy commander of a separate motorized rifle battalion; deputy chief of staff, chief of the operational group, commander of a mechanized battalion of a separate army, mechanized group, and a commander of a separate guards mechanized battalion.

He had also been the Deputy Commander, Chief of Staff, First Deputy Commander of the 19th Army.

He had been the Chief of Staff – First Deputy Commander of the 103rd Military Intelligence Division, and the Commander of the General Staff.

In 2018, he became the head of the faculty of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the educational institution "Military Academy of the Republic of Belarus".

In recent years, he had been the Deputy Commander, Chief of Staff – First Deputy Commander of Special Operations Forces.

In March 2023, Bely was appointed the commander of the Western Operational Command.