Lukashenko-linked coach Baskov heads Minsk Dynamo board after ban ends

Dmitry Baskov, head coach of Lukashenko's hockey team, has been appointed chairman of Dynamo Minsk's supervisory board following the expiration of his five-year IIHF disqualification linked to the murder of Roman Bandarenka. The move signals continued state patronage of loyalists in Belarusian sports institutions.