In his position as Minister of Defence of Belarus since 20 January 2020, Viktor Khrenin is responsible for the decision taken by the Command of the Air Forces and Air Defence Forces for the order dispatching military aircraft to intercept passenger flight FR4978 and compel its landing at Minsk airport, without proper justification, on 23 May 2021. In doing so, Khrenin acted at the direction of Alexander Lukashenko and in conjunction with the Belarusian aviation authorities. This resulted in the forced redirection of flight FR4978, the detention of the aircraft, its passengers and the crew, and the arrest of opposition journalist and civil society actor Roman Protasevich and Protasevich’s partner, Sofia Sapega. This politically motivated decision was aimed at arresting and detaining opposition journalist Protasevich and Sapega and constitutes a form of repression against civil society and democratic opposition in Belarus.
Viktor Khrenin is therefore responsible for the repression of civil society and democratic opposition in Belarus and so undermined democracy and the rule of law there.
In his position as Minister of Defence of Belarus since 20 January 2020, Viktor Khrenin is responsible for the decision taken by the Command of the Air Forces and Air Defence Forces for the order dispatching military aircraft to intercept passenger flight FR4978 and compel its landing at Minsk airport, without proper justification, on 23 May 2021. In doing so, Khrenin acted at the direction of Alexander Lukashenko and in conjunction with the Belarusian aviation authorities. This resulted in the forced redirection of flight FR4978, the detention of the aircraft, its passengers and the crew, and the arrest of opposition journalist and civil society actor Roman Protasevich and Protasevich’s partner, Sofia Sapega. This politically motivated decision was aimed at arresting and detaining opposition journalist Protasevich and Sapega and constitutes a form of repression against civil society and democratic opposition in Belarus. Viktor Khrenin is therefore responsible for the repression of civil society and democratic opposition in Belarus and so undermined democracy and the rule of law there.
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Names (3)
Status
Historical (last time active at 28.02.2022 05:16)
Last name/Name
Khrenin
First name/Name
Viktor
Second name/Name
Gennadevich
Full name/Name
Lieutenant General Khrenin Viktor Gennadevich
Type
Prime alias
Description
Minister of Defence
Remark
Lieutenant General
Status
Historical (last time active at 28.02.2022 05:16)
Last name/Name
Khrenin
First name/Name
Viktar
Second name/Name
Henadzevich
Full name/Name
Khrenin Viktar Henadzevich
Type
AKA (also known as)
Description
Minister of Defence
Status
Historical (last time active at 28.02.2022 05:16)
Last name/Name
Khrenin
First name/Name
Viktar
Second name/Name
Gienadzjevich
Full name/Name
Khrenin Viktar Gienadzjevich
Type
AKA (also known as)
Description
Minister of Defence
Citizenships (1)
Status
Historical (last time active at 28.02.2022 05:16)
Country
Belarus
Addresses (1)
Status
Historical (last time active at 28.02.2022 05:16)
Country
Belarus
Postal code
2
Full address
Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Belarus 1, Kommunisticheskaya St. Minsk 220034 Belarus
Birth data (2)
Status
Historical (last time active at 10.08.2021 05:15)
Birthdate
Place
Novogroduk, Grodno Region
Country
Belarus
Status
Historical (last time active at 28.02.2022 05:16)
Birthdate
Place
Navahrudak/Novogroduk, Grodno Region
Country
Belarus
Updated: 30.04.2025. 04:15
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