Commander of the Air Force (Ukraine) explained
| Post: | Commander |
| Body: | the Ukrainian Air Force |
| Native Name: | Ukrainian: Командувач Повітряних сил Збройних Сил України |
| Flag: | Standard of the Ukrainian Air Force Commander-in-Chief rect.svg |
| Incumbent: | Lieutenant General Anatolii Kryvonozhko |
| Incumbentsince: | 30 August 2024 |
| Reports To: | Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces |
| Appointer: | the President |
| Formation: | 1992 |
| First: | Valeriy Vasylyev |
The Commander of the Ukrainian Air Force is the head of the professional and administrative head of the Ukrainian Air Force, and is under the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. The current Commander of the Air Force is Lieutenant General Anatolii Kryvonozhko.[1]
List of commanders
Pre-merger with the Air Defence Forces (1991-2004)
- 1992 – 1993 Lieutenant General Valeriy Vasylyev
- 1993 – 1999 Colonel General Volodymyr Antonets
- 1999 – 2002 Colonel General Viktor Strelnykov (detained in 2002 due to the Sknyliv air show disaster)
- 2002 – 2004 Lieutenant General Yaroslav Skalko
Post-merger with the Air Defence Forces (2004–present)
| Portrait | Name
| Term of office | |
|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office |
|---|
| 1 | | Colonel general
| May 2005 | 7 November 2007 | | |
| 2 | | Colonel general
| 7 November 2007 | 12 August 2010 | | |
| 3 | | Colonel general
| 12 August 2010 | 8 June 2012 | | [2] [3] |
| 4 | | Colonel general
Yuriy Baydak
| 8 June 2012 | 20 July 2015 | | |
| 5 | | Colonel general
Serhii Drozdov
| 20 July 2015 | 9 August 2021 | | [4] [5] |
| 6 | | Lieutenant general
Mykola Oleschuk
| 9 August 2021 | 30 August 2024 | | [6] [7] |
| 7 | | Lieutenant general
Anatolii Kryvonozhko | 30 August 2024 | Incumbent | | [8] | |
See also
- Commander of the Ground Forces (Ukraine)
- Commander of the Navy (Ukraine)
- Commander of the Air Defence Forces (Ukraine)
- Commander of the Air Assault Forces (Ukraine)
Notes and References
- Web site: Reuters. 30 August 2024. Ukraine's air force commander dismissed after F-16 crash. Yuliia. Dysa.
- http://file.liga.net/person/1014-sergei-onishenko.html Биография
- https://web.archive.org/web/20100820114232/http://www.facts.kiev.ua/archive/2002-07-30/63952/index.html Из досье «Фактов»
- Web site: Decree of the President of Ukraine of July 20, 2015 № 443/2015 “On the appointment of S. Drozdov Commander of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine”. March 21, 2022. zakon.rada.gov.ua. uk.
- Web site: Decree of the President of Ukraine of August 9, 2021 No. 344/2021 “On dismissal of S. Drozdov from the post of Commander of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine”. March 21, 2022. president.gov.ua. uk.
- Web site: New commanders of Air Assault Forces and Air Force presented . 2022-09-13 . Ukrayinska Pravda . uk.
- Web site: Reuters. 30 August 2024. Ukraine's air force commander dismissed after F-16 crash. Yuliia. Dysa.
- Web site: Reuters. 30 August 2024. Ukraine's air force commander dismissed after F-16 crash. Yuliia. Dysa.
