Commander-in-Chief of the Aerospace Forces
Commander of the Russian Aerospace Forces | |
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Главнокомандующий Воздушно-космическими силами | |
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Member of | General Staff of the Armed Forces |
Reports to | Chief of the General Staff |
Appointer | President of Russia |
Formation | 1 August 2015 |
First holder | Viktor Bondarev |
Deputy | Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Air Force |
Website | Official website |
The Commander of the Russian Aerospace Forces (Russian: Главнокомандующий Воздушно-космическими силами) is the chief commanding authority of the Russian Aerospace Forces. The position was created in 2015, when the Russian Air Force, and Russian Space Forces where placed under a unified command.[1] He is appointed by the President of Russia. The current commander is Army General Sergei Surovikin.
List of Commanders[]
No. | Portrait | Commander | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref |
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1 | Viktor Bondarev (born 1959) | Colonel general1 August 2015 | 26 September 2017 | 2 years, 56 days | [2][3] | |
- | (born 1961) Acting | Lieutenant general26 September 2017 | 22 November 2017 | 57 days | [4] | |
2 | Sergei Surovikin (born 1966) | Army general22 November 2017 | Incumbent | 4 years, 34 days | [5][3] |
References[]
- ^ Russia creates new Aerospace Force service branch Archived 2015-12-27 at the Wayback Machine, janes.com, 4 August 2015
- ^ "Официальное опубликование правовых актов в электронном виде". pravo.gov.ru. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
- ^ a b Создатель военной полиции генерал Суровикин возглавит ВКС России Rossiyskaya Gazeta, 21 September 2017.
- ^ "Источник: врио главкома ВКС назначен генерал-лейтенант Павел Кураченко" (in Russian). TACC. 25 September 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ Источники сообщили о смене командующего ВКС России RIA Novosti, 21 September 2017.
Categories:
- Air force chiefs of staff
- Military of Russia
- Military of the Soviet Union
- Commanders-in-chief of the Russian Air Force