Commander of the Air Force (Ukraine)
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Commander of the Ukrainian Air Force | |
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Командувач Повітряних сил Збройних Сил України | |
Incumbent since 2019 | |
Ukrainian Air Force | |
Reports to | Chief Commander of Armed Forces |
Appointer | the President |
Formation | 1992 |
First holder | Valeriy Vasylyev |
The Commander of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Командувач Повітряних сил Збройних Сил України) is the head of the professional and administrative head of the Ukrainian Air Force, and is under the Chief of the General Staff. The current Commander of the Air Force is Colonel General .[1]
List of commanders[]
Pre-merger with the Air Defence Forces (1991-2004)
- 1992 – 1993 Lieutenant General Valeriy Vasylyev
- 1993 – 1999 Colonel General Volodymyr Mykhaylovych Antonets
- 1999 – 2002 Colonel General Viktor Ivanovych Strelnykov (detained in 2002 due to the Sknyliv air show disaster)
- 2002 – 2004 Lieutenant General Yaroslav Illich Skalko
Post-merger with the Air Defence Forces (2004–present)
- 2004 – 2007 Colonel General Anatoliy Yakovych Toropchyn
- 2007 – 2010 Colonel General Ivan Stepanovych Rusnak
- 2010 – 2012 Colonel General Serhiy Ivanovych Onyshchenko[2][3]
- 2012 – 2015 Colonel General Yuriy Avramovych Baydak
- 2015 – 2019 Colonel General Serhii Drozdov
- 2019 - Lieutenant General Mykola Oleschuk
References[]
- ^ Serhiy Drozdov appointed commander of Ukrainian Air Force Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, Interfax-Ukraine (20 July 2015)
- ^ Биография
- ^ Из досье «Фактов»
Categories:
- Military of Ukraine
- 1991 establishments in Ukraine
- Air force chiefs of staff