Belarusian Military Rejoiced Upon Winning Back Crimea, Got Promoted

• 1.06.2016, 11:16

Ukrainian media nicknamed him “A Russian World Adept” last year.

Colonel Ruslan Kosygin was appointed the Chief of Staff – the First Deputy Commander of the Western Operational Command of the Armed Forces of Belarus.

This is provided for by Lukashenka’s Decree №183.

The Western Command has its headquarters in Hrodna, there are only two commands in the Ministry of Defense structure (the second has its headquarters in Barysau).

What is remarkable about Ruslan Kosygin? Last year Ukrainian media called him “A Russian World Adept”, having had a look at his page in Odnoklassniki There Kosygin was pointing out happily that “the Crimea is now in our hands,” Nasha Niva. informs

Kosygin was born in Gurzuf, the Crimea, got education in Chelyabinsk, but made his career in Belarus. Until recently he was the head of information-analytical management of the General Staff.