Vadzim Kabanchuk

Vadzim Mikhailavich Kabanchuk (, also Vadim) is a Belarusian who has held political

Youth and education Kabanchuk was born in Babruysk.

Political activism and repression Kabanchuk participated in protests on 10 and 13 March 1997 during the Minsk Spring. He was charged under Article 186 Part 3, relating to street protests, and Article 187 Part 2, relating to resisting arrest, of the Criminal Code of Belarus. He was imprisoned from September 1997 to 27 March 1998 at Pishchalauski Castle. After his release, he continued his political activism as part of the Belarusian opposition, and was sentenced several times to administrative detention.

As of early 2012, Kabanchuk was a member of Belarusian Christian Democracy (BCD). On 21 March 2012, he was detained in Minsk. Other BCD activists travelling in the same car as Kabanchuk escaped.

Military commander Following the February 2022 full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, Kabanchuk became deputy commander of the Kastuś Kalinoŭski Regiment, a military structure of Belarusians within the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

United Transitional Cabinet member Kabancuhuk was appointed Representative for Defense and National Security in the United Transitional Cabinet of Belarus (UTC) on 3 August 2024. For compatibility with his new role, he shifted to reserve status in the Kalinoŭski Regiment.

In August 2024, Kabanchuk stated the Belarusian ammunition and military equipment had been transported to Russia for use in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and that there was a risk of Belarusian armed forces also being used in the Russian invasion.