Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

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Commander-in-Chief of Armed Forces
Головнокомандувач Збройних сил України
Incumbent Lieutenant general Valerii Zaluzhnyi since 27 July 2021
Ministry of Defence
Abbreviation	GZSU
Member of	National Security and Defense Council
Reports to	Minister of Defence
Nominator	Minister of Defence
Appointer	President of Ukraine – Supreme Commander-in-Chief
Term length	No fixed length
Precursor	Chief of the General Staff – Commander-in-Chief
Formation	28 March 2020
First holder	Ruslan Khomchak
Website	Official website

The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Головнокомандувач Збройних сил України) is the professional head of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The position was created by President Volodymyr Zelensky on March 28 2020.^[1] Before March 27 2020 this position was held by the Chief of the General Staff.

Legislative status[]

Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine - a person who directly directs the Armed Forces of Ukraine, monitors the state of the army with military equipment, weapons and other resources, reports to the President and the Minister of Defense on achieving military-strategic goals in defense.

At the same time, the Law of Ukraine "On the Armed Forces of Ukraine" stipulates that direct military leadership is an activity aimed at implementing measures for the development of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, their technical equipment, training and comprehensive support, determining the basis of their application and management.^[2]

Until March 27, 2020 in accordance with Art. 8 of the Law of Ukraine "On the Armed Forces of Ukraine", the Chief of the General Staff was the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Appointees[]

No.	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Defence branch	Ref.
1		Khomchak, RuslanLieutenant general Ruslan Khomchak (born 1967)	28 March 2020	27 July 2021	1 year, 326 days	Ukrainian Ground Forces	[1]
2		Zaluzhnyi, ValeriiLieutenant general Valerii Zaluzhnyi (born 1973)	27 July 2021	Incumbent	205 days	Ukrainian Ground Forces	[3][4][5]

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