| Tetiana Ostashchenko | |
| Birth Place: | Lviv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Birth Name: | Tetiana Mykolaivna Ostashchenko |
| Serviceyears: | 1998–present |
| Rank: | Major general |
| Commands: | Commander of the Medical Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces |
Tetiana Mykolaivna Ostashchenko (Ukrainian: Тетяна Миколаївна Остащенко; born August 1974) is a Ukrainian military doctor and major general. She was Commander of the Medical Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces from 2021 until November 2023.[1] [2] She is the first woman in Ukraine's history to command a military branch, first woman to hold the rank of major general[3] as well as brigadier general.[4]
Tetiana Ostashchenko was born in Lviv (Western Ukraine) in August 1974, her father served in the military.
In 1996, she graduated with honors from the Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University (Faculty of Pharmacy). In 1998, Ostashchenko graduated from the Ukrainian Military Medical Academy.
In 2020, she completed courses in defense and security sector reform and strategic leadership for management at Cranfield University (United Kingdom).
Since 1998, she has served in the military, holding the positions of:
In July 2021, she was appointed Commander of the Medical Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Tetiana Ostashchenko became the first woman in Ukraine's history to command a military branch, as well as the first woman to hold the rank of brigadier general.[5]
On 17 June 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, she was promoted to major general.[6]
On 19 November 2023, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has made changes to the Ukrainian Armed Forces Medical Forces, replacing the commander Major-General Tetiana Ostashchenko with Major-General Anatoliy Kazmirchuk.[7]